Tuesday, 26 October 2010

Salsa Under Arm Turn

In twenty-first class, we were taught Salsa's Under Arm Turn:
  1. All the steps are same as basic steps for male partner, except for the lead, that he gives during step 4 and the push during step 5.
  2. During step 3 and 4, he forms an inverted C with his left arm and raises it above is head at the end of step 4.
  3. During step 5, he leaves her left hand and gives her a rotating push, using his left hand to her right hand, such that she gets momentum to turn towards her right (clockwise). She steps forward with her left leg and starts rotating, by around 45 degrees.
  4. During step 6, she picks up her right foot, rotate it and put it back, with around 225 degrees rotated clockwise, from initial direction.
  5. During step 7, she picks up her left leg, and rotate on her right foot, and put her left foot back near her right one, doing the complete 360 degrees clockwise rotation.

After completing under arm turn, we were also taught more steps, as shown in following video.
  • Male partner does a clockwise turn on steps 1-2-3-4. He does it without raising his arms.
  • After completing his turn, he holds different hands, i.e., right hand in right hand and left hand in left hand.
  • Again she does an under arm turn in steps 5-6-7-8, but this time, he does it by raising right hands of both the partners.
  • Then both partners do step 1-2-3, with right hand in right and left hand in left.
  • Between step 3 and 4, she rotates 90 degrees counter-clockwise, while he rotates 90 degrees clockwise.
  • The we do rest of the steps 5-6-7-8 and next two basic steps facing the same direction, such that male partner goes ahead sideways to her, so that they don't bang into each other.
  • Finally, he spins her clockwise, leaving his left hand and spinning her with his right hand. After giving initial momentum, he leaves her right hand also.

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