In today's (seventh) class, we added one more step to Salsa – the open or back break step. It is a bit similar to basic step. Here our legs move only backwards. During practice, we were asked to do two basics, two side, and then two open steps, one basic, one side, and then one open steps, half basic, half side, half open, half basic, half side, and finally half open.
Details of open steps are:
1 – Left leg goes behind right one, not much far, with weight shifting from right to left leg. Left leg is placed at 45 degrees to right leg.
2 – Weight is shifted back from left to right leg.
3 – No weight shifting. Left leg is brought back to original position (in-line to right leg), such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
4/Shift – Only weight is shifted from right to left leg.
5 – Above four steps are repeated with other leg. Right leg goes behind left, with weight shifting from left to right leg. Right leg is placed at 45 degrees to left leg.
6 – Weight is shifted back from right to left leg.
7 – No weight shifting. Right leg is brought back closer to left leg, such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
8/Shift – Only weight is shifted from left to right leg.
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