Speaker A
We call this combination "two somewhere." Actually, it's an extension of the reverse crossbody turn, but this time with both hands. So very slowly, we're going to start with the count: one and two, and count five and six and seven.
Detailed salsa dance tutorial by Deacher focusing on the 'two somewhere' combination with step-by-step guidance and common mistakes.
Key Takeaways
- Maintain open thumbs and slight tension in hands for better connection.
- Leads should step back straight or slightly left to facilitate follower's turn.
- Followers must keep hands centered and avoid turning too early.
- Proper hand placement and release are crucial for smooth transitions.
- Avoid common mistakes like crossing feet incorrectly or holding hands too tightly.
Summary
- The video teaches the salsa combination called 'two somewhere,' an extension of the reverse crossbody turn using both hands.
- Instructions include counts and hand positioning, emphasizing keeping thumbs open and maintaining slight tension.
- The lead initiates the turn by stepping back and pushing the follower slightly away on the first count.
- Detailed explanation on hand placement during turns and how to properly execute the crossbody lead.
- Common mistakes are highlighted, such as incorrect foot placement, dropping hands, and premature turning by the follower.
- Advice for leads to step back in a straight line or slightly to the left to create space for the follower's turn.
- Followers are instructed to keep their hands centered and avoid dropping them to ensure smooth turns.
- Emphasis on comfort and fluidity during the dance, with instructions to avoid awkward hand grips or tension.
- Multiple slow demonstrations from different angles are provided to reinforce learning.
- The tutorial encourages practice and awareness of body signals to improve salsa dancing technique.
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Speaker A
Changing hands now. Guys, be sure that you keep your thumbs open. Do not squeeze each other's hands, and keep a slight tension on your hands. Now the guy is going to step back with his left foot. The ladies are going to step back with
Speaker A
the right foot, and guys, you're going to initiate the turn by pushing her slightly away from you on the first count. This is one. Nine on two and three, when you kind of pull her forward, you have to be sure that she feels going
Speaker A
forward instead of starting to turn. Now I'm placing my left hand under, and now I'm going to turn Vanessa clockwise with both hands up. Five and six and seven. Now we get here, so now we are facing each other, and what happens is
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this: guys, I bring up my left hand, and I bring up my right hand. My right hand goes all for Vanessa's head, and my left hand over my own hand. Now be sure of one thing, guys: when you go over the hands, let the hands
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go by going down. One and two and stop. What happens now is that this hand is on top of her left hand, which we do not like so much because normally we are like this. Now instead of trying to get
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the hand back like this, the only thing you have to do, guys, is just send her in a crossbody lead. Five, six, seven, passing her from your right hand to your left. That's basically it. So here we go slowly.
Speaker A
One and two, left hand down, turn. Five and six, seven. Some real one, let go. Two, three and five, six, seven. Now here is what not to do. Okay, these are the most common mistakes. What happens a lot is when the guy steps back
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one, two, is that he's going to step back not straight, but that he's going to step back crossing his right foot like this. One, what happens here, guys, is that you're sending her a signal with your body telling her that you want her to go
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that way on your left side, but you want her to turn on that side. So be sure when you step back, you step in a straight line, or if you want to step out, step out to your left one because like this,
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you're making space on the side where you want her to turn. One, two, and this is the third count. The only thing you have to do is have your hand here. Now ladies, be sure that when he comes from a basic
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step and he's letting you go, be sure that you do not drop the hand. If you drop the hand and he comes to this point, then he will not get your hand, and then he has to do the turn with one hand, and
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then it looks a bit sloppy. Okay, so be sure, ladies, you keep your hand centered. One, two. So the only thing he has to do is place his hand under. Now again, with your thumbs open, fingers slightly bent,
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here starts to turn. Five, six, and seven. What else not to do? What happens a lot is that the lady starts turning away on the first count, one, and then it's going to be very hard to go back to your basic.
Speaker A
So ladies, just step straight back. One, two. And what happens also, this is the most popular one, that's when the guy is not about to let go, and then it looks like this. One, two. Okay, and this I call
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first eight. Okay, it always makes me think of a criminal in wartime or something. Okay, what happens now, guys, you're enough soldier, so you just let go of the hands. One, two, let go. Okay, as soon as you move, start to feel
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uncomfortable, there has to be a little belly. Okay, up in your head to go like there's something wrong. It should be comfortable at all times. One, two, and five, six, and seven. So let's do it a few more times from both sides
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slowly. One and two, and count change hands, stepping back. One, one and two, left hand down, turn up. Five, six, seven. Some real one and two, crossbody lead. Five, six, seven. Once you get back to seven, guys, and you're in this position,
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because you have letters here, go, you can place your head under again. One, and you can start continuing dancing. One more time from the side. One, two, cross, five, changing hands, step back to left, under. Five, six, seven. One, two, crossbody lead.
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Five, six, seven. One more time from this side. Five, changing hands, left hand down, turn. Five, six, seven, and one, two, crossbody lead. Five, six, and seven.
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