Salsa:Corrective Dancing tips

Corrective Dancing tips from Eddie the Salsa freak:

These were tips given out by Eddie at the Congresss this weekend, to correct mistakes.

1) Mens Posture: Put both hands over your head. They form a frame. Bring the hands down, in front, keeping that same frame intact. Your elbows should be 6 -7 inches forward (if measured from your back ). Imagine having two oranges under your armpits, so that your arms extend away from your body rather than stay close.

2)Ladies right spin: Imagine a pizza around the ladies head, men should not invade the space inside when turning. Beats 1,2,3 is for preparing the lady for a turn. If you are doing 3,4 turns, then you prepare for a turn on beat 2. During beats 5,6,7 , men should NOT step back as then you will have your hands over the ladies head. step sideways or just behind your left shoe, at an angle.
3)Spinning Fingers: Use multiple fingers rather than one for spinning.

4)Turns wil have better momentum when you use your hands to generate momentum. Keep them near your centre of gravity , which is just below chest for men and lower down for women.

4)Loose arms will make it hard for a lady to be led. Moving the arm will not move the body and so the lead cannot be followed.

Tips from other instructors:

5)Cross Body lead : Normally you open up on beat 3. However, if you start to turn your body leftward on 2, the lady has a much better idea that a cross body lead is coming, and so the men have more time on beat three to think about the next move rather than having to push the lady to turn.

6) The direction of feet can indicate the next coming move , so do not always assume you have to end a move with both feet together. The left feet in front pointed to the right indicates the man will do a left turn soon.

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