The Full Guide to
Hot Moves for the Salsa Addict
Volume IV
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General notes about the video
Sometimes you will see the graphic on the screen, "switch to dancing on5." This happens in a move that involves a twist, dip, or drop, and then a pause. The dancers then resume dancing by taking the normal first step (MLfoot forward and WRfoot back) on the 5th beat of the music. So at this point they are dancing "on 5." This is no problem and is done on purpose. Just continue dancing like this. If you need to count, I would count it as "1" (MLfoot forward) to match the foot patterns for when dancing "on 1", even though it's the 5th beat of the music. The most important thing is for you to realize that this has occurred. (If you want to get back to dancing "on 1" you could do another one of these moves again.)
Sometimes I indicate on which beat a twist, dip or drop occurs in the music. Please note that the move (twist, dip or drop) can be used to hit an accent in the music. That is why I am showing on which beat it occurs -- so you can remember this, practice it, and eventually use it to hit accents in the music. Please note that the move usually does not have to match the music exactly, but if it occurs within one beat you will still probably get the effect and feeling of hitting the accent.
All of the moves are leadable and followable. Many of these moves were developed by just dancing with various partners of mine by just initially playing around and experimenting.
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# 1: SWEETHEART MOVES (XB:WLT, check, and reverse)
MOVE # 1: Reach-In Sweetheart
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WRT winding R-L behind Wback, XB:WLT unwinding R-L and reaching MR arm
under WRarm to reverse her
MOVE # 2: Surprise Reach-In Sweetheart
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L-R,R-L:WRT winding all hands over Whead, Copa and WLT leting go of R-L
and re-grabing in same spot after turn), sweetheart, unwinding with simul
MLT with all hands going over our heads
MOVE # 3: Cuddle Move
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L-R:XB:WLT keeping MRhand behind back of W (around WLribs) and wrap
MOVE # 4: Cuddle Move with sit down
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like above move except, W sits on Wbent Lknee and W kneels down with Rknee
on ground and M looks up at her.
MOVE # 5: Open Cuddle Move
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L-L:XB:WLT reaching MRhand around Wstomach
MOVE # 6: Double Cuddle Move divided in two
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XB switching to R-R on7 // pick up L-L below & WRT // XB:WLT w/R-R
winding behind her back, then another XB:WLT (note that during my explanation
I said that to fingers should be inter-locked. That is correct, only
the hands don’t start the move that way – they start much more overlapped
and as she comes around into cuddle position, the hands slide away until
just the top part of the fingers are overlapped)
MOVE # 7: Double Cuddle Move divided in two and
surprise into reverse-sex Cuba Libre
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just as the title says, and to get out, XB:WLT(make quicker turn for effect)
releasing R-R and picking up R-R again, and XB with 1/2WRT (instead of
regular 1/2WLT)
MOVE # 8: Copa Catch and Double Cuddle Move
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XB switching to R-R on7 // pull her in for copa catching L-L, then finish
copa with WLT going into double cuddle move, unwind and WRT (keeping R-R
down) // L-L Mhead comb & R-R:XB:WLT // sweetheart, check, unwind 2WRT
MOVE # 9: Double Cuddle Move
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R-R,L-L:WRT, XB:2WLT, with R-R winding behind her back & into sit-down
cuddle move, unwind and 2WRT and second W turn with hand slip (being careful
to bring R-R up at correct time)
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# 2: MULTIPLE SPIN MOVES
MOVE # 10: Basic Double WRT explained
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not stepping forward on5
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step on3
MOVE # 11: Twister
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2WRT with L-R on 1st turn switching to R-R on 2nd turn with simul MRT at
end
MOVE # 12: Crazy Twister
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2WRT with L-R,R-L over all her head with simul MRT at end (during the explanation
I said bring the hands down enough to signal the second turn. This
is true, only I exxagerated how much the hands need to be brought down
– actually the less the better.)
MOVE # 13: Extra Crazy Twister (Cuban-inspired
version of
“Crazy Twister”)
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L-R,R-L:WRT Hammerlock, unwind and pull-in / C-WLT with all hands over
her head, pull-in, and start exhibela/hecho and make it 3WRT with last
turn with simulMLT leading by bringing arms down and then up (Welbows should
stay down to catch lead)
MOVE # 14: Four-handed wrapped-cumbia and special
out (improvement to HMSA-I:Move#12)
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L-R,R-L:WRT throwing out and releasing L-R, holding onto R-L and pick up
L-R again after turn, C-WLT, pull-in bringing R-L over Mhead, then L-R
over Mhead / 2WRT & simul MLT at end with slipping R-L around her back
(need light touch) into XB
MOVE # 15: Ibi’s Special (difficult move)
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R-R triple turn (sweetheart, unwind, WRT, MRT, WRT)
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(shown also from basic for instruction)
MOVE # 16: Tornado variation #1 (See “Cool
Moves Revealed”, Move #17 for original “Tornado”)
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2WRT w/1st turn as behind back shake hand and 2nd turn as:
MOVE # 17: Tornado variation #2
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2WRT w/1st turn as behind back shake hand and 2nd turn as:
MOVE # 18: Tornado variation #3
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2WRT w/1st turn as behind back shake hand and 2nd turn as:
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WRT released by ducking to release hand over Mhead
MOVE # 19: Tornado variation #4
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2WRT w/1st turn as behind back shake hand and 2nd turn as:
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WRT w/simul R-R:MLT (over heads) (by grabbing on wrist or by slipping hands
between turn so not twist Wwrist)
MOVE # 20: Cool Release
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R-R:XB:WLT into sweetheart, unwind and 2WRT with last turn being led as
release over Mhead while starting simul MRT
MOVE # 21: Another Still Pretty Cool Release
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R-L:2WRT with second WRT releasing hands over Mhead and simul MRT
MOVE # 22: Triple WRT explained
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W takes three steps and spins on Rfoot
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W takes two steps and spins on Rfoot (explanation only)
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# 3: DROPS
MOVE # 23: Cuddle and Drop (drop on5)
MOVE # 24: Hand Behind Back Drop (drop on5)
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XB:MLT reach & slip & catch R-R behind my back as I turn (now in
R-R behind back dilequeno position), optionally do a XB, and then drop
on5 (by bringing L-L to Wcollar-bone)
MOVE # 25: Hand Behind Back Drop with Arm Drop
behind back (drop on5)
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XB:MLT bringing L-R over Mhead, letting go of hands and WRhand droping
down Mback and catch R-R, then drop on5 (by bringing L-L to Wcollar-bone)
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Variation #1: no Meyes following / W goes all the way into drop ending
with head going back, freeze for a moment, W comes up and quickly hit on1
for basic
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Variation #2: Meyes follows WRhand / W goes down but not with head back,
doesn’t really freeze, W comes up with enough time to naturally hit on1
for basic
MOVE # 26: Both Hands Behind Back Drop (drop
starts on7 & finishes on1)
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R-R,L-L:WRT, C-WLT, back-WRT keeping L-L low (now in L-L behind back dilequeno
position), and drop W during XB (on7)
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with ¼ MLT so she ends up behind my back (very nice line)
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pull her up, M turns to R a little, and R-R:C-WLT
MOVE # 27: “Head Butt” Drop (drop starts on7
& finishes on8)
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R-R,L-L:WRT, C-WLT, back-WRT keeping L-L low, then on1 pull W to M’s left
side (now have R-R behind Mback), travel CW together, touch foreheads,
then reverse direction on5 and drop (drop on “on6” foot (WLfoot) leading
with head-head contact
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# 4: DUCK DOWNS, PA'L PISOS
&
DUCK OUTS (CUBAN-INSPIRED MOVES)
(basic move is in “Salsa a la
Cubana: Instructional Video #3, with many variations here)
MOVE # 28: Solo Pa’l Piso
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L-R:C-WLT, pull-in switching to R-R and walk CW together / reach MLhand
between WRhand and WRribs (on around 7, and W should met WRhand behind
back to grab L-L / Pa’l Piso / C-WLT and (this is just one way out), back-MRT,
bring W around Mback to Mleft-side (making W back cross on1), switch L-L
to R-L and WRT
MOVE # 29: Hammerlock and then Pa’l Piso
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L-R,R-L:WRT Hammerlock and Pa’l Piso starting on7 and come up on the next
on7, behind back cross-handed cumbias and out
MOVE # 30: Hammerlock Pa’l Piso
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L-R,R-L:WRT Hecho Hammerlock and Pa’l Piso (during on5,6,7), behind back
cross-handed cumbias and out
MOVE # 31: Duck Down, Pa’l Piso and Duck Out (with
2 trips around man)
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Duck Down (R-R,L-L Hecho(WRT), wind W other way (to L) and then switch
her direction (to R), lift L-L arms and W ducks under L-L arms) /
(L-L hand hold adjustment) then M to the floor and W walks CW 2 times around
M and W ducks to R to get out during:
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Variation #1: on1,2,3,5,6,7
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Variation #2: on5,6,7
MOVE # 32: Duck Down, Pa’l Piso and Duck
Out (with 2 trips around man, reverse direction and 2 more trips)
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Duck Down, walk CW together and then M to floor starting on7, and W walks
CW 2 times around M & W turns to L (on7-on1) to switch directions (this
is totally lead), W walks CCW 2 times around M, then W ducks to L to get
out (during on1,2,3,5,6,7) into Double Cuddle Move (Move#?? on HMSA-??)
MOVE # 33: Double Duck Down Crazyness, Pa’l Piso
and Duck Out (with 3 trips around man)
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Duck Down, then another seemingly impossible duck down, then W walks CW
3 times around M & W ducks R to get out
MOVE # 34: Wound-up Pa’l Piso Tornillo
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Variation #1: Duck Down, Pa’l Piso, then W walks CW 2 times around
man and into Tornillo
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Variation #2: Double Duck Down, Pa’l Piso, then W walks CW 3 times
around man and into Tornillo
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get out by bringing MRfoot into body which causes M to spin to R, get up,
and unwind her, pull-in and XB
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# 5: SIT DOWNS (CUBAN-INSPIRED)
MOVE # 35: Around the Chair Combination Sit-Down
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M sits down, L-R,R-L:WRT into hammerlock, C-WLT, pull-in with R-L going
over Mhead first, then L-R over Mhead and WRT and M gets up
MOVE # 36: Two Chairs XB Sit-Down
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XB into both of us sitting down
MOVE # 37: Two Chairs Enchufle and Vacilala Sit-Down
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Variation #1: Enchufle Sit-Down
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Variation #2: Vacilala Sit-Down
MOVE # 38: “Get Your Mac On” (also known as
“Hey,
so what’s your phone number baby?”)
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Variation #1: MRhand pushing down on top of WLshoulder to lead sit-down
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Variation #2: R-L:WRT & switch to L-L, then MRhand pushing down on
WRshoulder to lead sit-down ending up in more “interesting” position