Merengue Alternate Wraps Step

In 29th class, we also learnt Merengue's Alternate Wraps Step.
After a basic step,
1: He raises his left arm and she follows by start rotating counter clockwise. Instead of moving sideways, he picks up his left foot and places it at the same place.
2: She completes the turn and both the partners start facing same direction. She ends up in his left.
3: Both the partners should come in same line, if not then they use 3 and 4 steps to do so.
4: Step 4.
1: They both move forward, male partner with left foot and female partner with right foot.
2: Continues moving forward.
3: Continues moving forward.
4: Continues moving forward.
1: He raises his left hand and she starts unwinding / rotating clockwise. He also starts rotating, but to his left by 90 degrees. She rotates at her position.
2: He completes another 90 degrees of turn, thus facing opposite direction to initial direction. She also completes her clockwise turn (a total of 180 + 360 degrees), so that she also face same direction as him and ends up in his right.
3: Basic step 3, but at same place.
4: Basic step 4, but at same place.
1: They both move forward, male partner with left foot and female partner with right foot.
2: Continues moving forward.
3: Continues moving forward.
4: Continues moving forward.
1: He raises his right hand and she starts unwinding / rotating counter clockwise. He also starts rotating, but to his right by 90 degrees. She rotates at her position.
2: He completes another 90 degrees of turn, thus facing opposite direction to previous direction. She also completes her counter clockwise turn (a total of 180 + 360 degrees), so that she also face same direction as him and ends up in his left.
3: Basic step 3, but at same place.
4: Basic step 4, but at same place.
1: They both move forward, male partner with left foot and female partner with right foot.
2: Continues moving forward.
3: Continues moving forward.
4: Continues moving forward.
1: He raises his right hand and she starts unwinding / rotating clockwise. Now he does not rotate. She also moves so that she will end up in his front.
2: He leaves her left hand by his right hand, so that she can complete the turn. She completes her clockwise turn (a total of 180 + 360 degrees), so that they both face each other.
3: Basic step 3, but at same place.
4: Basic step 4, but at same place.

Following video shows Pretzel move, which is quite different to alternate wraps, but first step is similar:

The Pretzel Move for Dancing the Merengue

Merengue Combing / Arm Slide variation

In 29th class, we learnt Merengue's Combing or Arm Slide variation steps. After doing separation step, partners do:
8: On separation's 8th step, male partners gives lead by lifting his right arm such that its palm is horizontally facing up.
1: He steps by his left foot in front direction, by around a foot length. Since female partner also does the same thing with her right foot, they may step on each other, so he puts his left foot in left of front direction. Doing this, he takes his right hand (holding her left hand) over his head and leave her hand there, causing a kind of combing. For this he makes a kind of window with the hands, through which he bends (from his neck and back) and passes his head. She never bends.
2: He shifts his weight on right foot.
3: He shifts weight on left foot. He again catches her left hand by his right hand and brings the hold down.
4: He shifts weight on right foot. He gives lead for next step. He raises his left hand with palm horizontal and facing up.
5: He steps by his left foot in front direction (a bit to right), by around a foot length. Doing this, he takes his left hand (holding her right hand) over his head and leave her hand there, causing a kind of combing. For this he again makes a kind of window with the hands, through which he bends (from his neck and back) and passes his head.
6: He shifts his weight on right foot.
7: He shifts weight on left foot. He again catches her right hand by his left hand and brings the hold down.
8: He shifts weight on right foot.

Both the partners then come close to each other.

Jive's Curl out and Curl in

In 28th class, we also learnt Jive's Curl out and Curl in steps.
In Curl out steps, she does a clockwise turn both partners become perpendicular to each other.
In Curl in step she does a counter-clockwise turn and comes back.

Curl out:
1: Step 1 of Jive.
2: Step 2 of Jive.
3: Step 3 of Jive. He gives her lead by lifting his left hand and lowering his right hand. He then pulls her by his right hand towards his left.
a: She starts doing clockwise turn.
4: She completes the turn. Both partners are now perpendicular to each other.
5: Step 5 of Jive. He should make sure that she does not go far to him and they keep making a W with their hands.
a: Step a of Jive.
6: Step 6 of Jive.

Curl in:
Both partners are facing perpendicular directions.
1: Step 1 of Jive.
2: Step 2 of Jive.
3: Step 3 of Jive. He gives her lead by lifting his left hand such that only two fingers are in her palm and his left hand palm is horizontally facing towards her.
a: She starts turning counter-clockwise.
4: She completes turn. Both partners are now facing each other.
5: Step 5 of Jive.
a: Step a of Jive.
6: Step 6 of Jive.

Jive's Toe Heel Tap and Kick Flick Ball Change

In 28th class, we learnt Jive's Toe-Heel-Tap and Kick-Flick-Ball change steps.

Toe Heel Tap steps:
Both partners do a break away and start facing the same directions.
1: Jive step 1.
2: Jive step 2.
3/Toe: With weight on right foot, he touches his left foot's toe to ground and mid of right foot. His left foot's heel remains lifted pointing back and left upwards.
4/Heel: Now he touches his left foot's heel to ground and mid of right foot. His left foot's toe points a bit left and upwards.
5/Tap: He does a tap with his left foot, such that both feet are close and parallel to each other. Weight is shifted on left foot.

6/Toe: He picks up his right foot and touches his its toe to ground and mid of left foot. His right foot's heel remains lifted pointing back and right upwards.
7/Heel: Now he touches his right foot's heel to ground and mid of left foot. His right foot's toe points a bit right and upwards.
8/Tap: He does a tap with his right foot, such that both feet are close and parallel to each other. Weight is shifted on right foot.

Kick Flick Ball change steps:
After doing Toe Heel Tap steps, both partners do:
1: Jive step 1.
2: Jive step 2.
3/Kick: With weight on right foot, he picks up and does a kick step with his left foot towards forward direction, such that his left foot toe's point towards ground.
4/Flick: He again picks up his left leg sufficiently and does a flick towards his left. His left foot's toe points towards left and downwards.
5/Ball: He places down his left foot just back to his right foot. Weight is shifted on left foot.

6/Kick: With weight on left foot, he picks up and does a kick step with his right foot towards forward direction, such that his right foot toe's point towards ground.
7/Flick: He again picks up his right leg sufficiently and does a flick towards his right. His right foot's toe points towards right and downwards.
8/Ball: He places down his right foot just back to his left foot. Weight is shifted on right foot.

Salsa's Cross Hand Variations

In 27th class, we learnt Salsa's Cross hand variations.
After a complete basic step we do:
1: Male partner does open break. He starts leading by forming an inverted C. He pushes his left and female partner's right hand to his left.
2: Step 2 of open break. His left hand continues forming inverted C
3: Step 3 of open break. His lifts his left hand, with left hand palm vertical facing her.
5: Step 5 of side step. He picks his right foot and does a side step. He leaves her left hand and she starts doing a clockwise turn. While doing side step, he should look at his right. His left hand remains at the lifted position and helping her to take a turn.
6: Step 6 of side step.
7: Step 7 of side step. She completes the turn and both partners lower their hands down. While bringing their hands down, they do cross hands. He leaves her right hand and catches it with his right hand. Now both partners have their left hands free.

1: He again does open break. He starts leading by pushing her right hand with his right hand towards her right side.
2: Step 2 of open break. He starts lifting his right hand.
3: Step 3 of open break. His lifts his right hand above their head, with right hand's two fingers in her palm, such that his palm is horizontal and facing her.
5: Step 5 of side step. He picks his right foot and does a side step. She again starts doing a clockwise turn. While doing side step, he should look at his right. His right hand remains at the lifted position and helping her to take a turn.
6: Step 6 of side step.
7: Step 7 of side step. She completes the turn and both partners lower their hands down. While bringing their hands down, he catches her left hand with his left hand above their right hands.

1: Now both partners do cross body lead. Both do step 1 of CBL.
2: Step 2 of CBL.
3: Step 3 of CBL.
Shift: He leads her by leaving their right hands and pulling her left hand by his left hand towards his left.
5: Step 5 of CBL.
6: Step 6 of CBL.
7: Step 7 of CBL. They both do cross hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice-versa.

Rumba Walk

In twenty-sixth class, we also learnt Rumba Walk.
After doing a simple Rumba step (2-3-4-1 2-3-4-1), we do:
2: Male partner does simple Rumba step 2.
3: Instead of simply shifting weight on right foot, he drags it a bit behind and then shifts weight.
4: He lifts his left foot and puts it a foot behind his right foot.
1: Weight is shifted on left foot.

2: He lifts his right foot and puts it few inches behind left foot.
3: He lifts his left foot and puts it few inches behind right foot.
4: He lifts his right foot and puts it a foot behind his left foot.
1: Weight is shifted on right foot.

2: He lifts his left foot and puts it few inches behind right foot.
3: He lifts his right foot and puts it few inches behind left foot.
4: He lifts his left foot and puts it a foot behind his right foot.
1: Weight is shifted on left foot.

2: He lifts his right foot and puts it few inches behind left foot. Female partner starts doing a walk around turn towards her right (clockwise direction). He raises his left hand and she puts her left foot crossing her right foot. Her direction changes by 90 degrees.
3: Simple step 3, with weight shifting on left foot. She slides on both her feet and turns clockwise 180 degrees.
4: He lifts his right foot and puts it a foot towards his right. She does simple step 4, by putting her left foot a foot left.
1: Weight is shifted on right foot.

Simple 2-3-4-1 is done. The he does forward Rumba walk.

2: Simple Rumba step 2, with right foot going back and weight shifting on right foot.
3: He drags his left foot a bit ahead and shifts his weight on it.
4: He lifts his right foot and puts it a foot ahead of left foot.
1: Weight is shifted on right foot.

2: He lifts his left foot and puts it few inches ahead of right foot.
3: He lifts his right foot and puts it few inches ahead of left foot.
4: He lifts his left foot and puts it a foot ahead of his right foot.
1: Weight is shifted on left foot.

2: He lifts his right foot and puts it few inches ahead of left foot.
3: He lifts his left foot and puts it few inches ahead of right foot.
4: He lifts his right foot and puts it a foot ahead of his left foot.
1: Weight is shifted on right foot.

2: He lifts his left foot and puts it few inches ahead of right foot. Female partner starts doing a walk around turn towards her left (counter-clockwise direction). He raises his left hand and she puts her right foot crossing her left foot. Her direction changes by 90 degrees.
3: Simple step 3, with weight shifting on right foot. She slides on both her feet and turns counter-clockwise 180 degrees.
4: He lifts his left foot and puts it a foot towards his left. She does simple step 4, by putting her right foot a foot right.
1: Weight is shifted on left foot.

Cha Cha Fan Step

In twenty-sixth class, we learnt Cha Cha's Fan step. Steps are:

• 2.
• 3.
• Cha: Male partner gives lead by coming into open hold position, and extending both hands.
• Cha.
• 1.
• 2: During this step, he gives lead to female partner by his right hand (same lead as he gives in Salsa Cross body step 5). Instead of putting her left foot ahead, she puts it in right of his left foot (a bit rotated clockwise).
• 3: She puts her right foot ahead of left, diagonally going ahead.
• Cha: She turns to her left over her right foot and puts her left foot in such a way, that both the partners face perpendicular directions. He has to make sure that she does not move away too much, while she does the fan step.
• Cha: She does another cha in perpendicular direction.
• 1: Both partners extend their extreme hands (his right and her left) at shoulder height.
• 2: Instead of going forward ahead, he goes forward towards her.
• 3.
• Cha.
• Cha.
• 1.
• 2: He gives lead by raising his left hand, so that she can do a right (clockwise) turn (a tap-tap kind of turn). She does her Cha Cha step 2, but she rotates around 90 degrees towards her right. So she puts her left foot across her right foot.
• 3. Female partner does a right (clockwise) turn of 180 degrees. She rotates on her left foot and putting her right rotated clockwise.
• Cha: She keeps on rotating towards right. She picks up his left foot and completes rest of turn by 180 degrees, and then put it a foot apart.
• Cha.
• 1.