This video is Oliver and Luda “performance social dancing” (non-choreography) to the famous song “Hacha y Machete”. I’d like everyone to watch this video at least three times and pay attention to a few very important things. Enjoy the video on your first viewing of course! On your second, pay attention to the body movement. The song “Hacha y Machete” has a lot of detailed instrumentation, and Oliver, probably having heard and danced the salsa song many times, can showcase the minute detail of those instruments through his body movement. You can even see how his shimmies match the change in percussion rhythm in the song when they break apart (you might have to raise the volume to hear). On you third viewing, pay very close attention to his ability to control his movements perfectly in shines as well as in partner work. He is able to stop fast turns on “a dime”, perform smooth yet controlled hand movements of his patterns without affecting Luda’s balance, and his ability to stay on perfect timing. These are the types of dance attributes and techniques that all salsa dancer should hope to perfect, regardless of your style of salsa.
For those interested in knowing what a Cross Body Lead 720 looks like, it happens at time: 2:40
Cool. Never saw a 720 before
This video also shows great musicality and beautiful styling on the part of the guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7adEQ90Dgzg
Awesome dancing indeed!
Oliver an Luda are my favorites.
Was there a world championship competition this year? I couldn’t find anything about it on youtube.
Anyway, Oliver and Luda are so wonderful. They get all the accents in the music and do not always find it necessary to do very complicated things. They go from slow to fast, from simple to complicated. It is so refined and gentle. Genle, because what I find so striking about Oliver is the respect for his dance partner and how he makes them look like.
Very cool shine of them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip7AJE6c7Bk
Another couple I adore are Brian and Mechteld. With them, music seems to be central too.
Wow!
I wondered it’s just a matter of time that Anthony would post a video of Oliver and Luda after a another one features Luda and Sam McOnie from Salsa Suave. They are all fantastic. Thank you Anthony for your selection, I always enjoy it
Amazing. I’m going to have to work on that 720!
i’ve actually got this video on my ipod touch lol !!! its awesome how they do it
Musicality was amazing! They were accurate on every beat. Love the way he hit the 2 and 6. Man! I have to step my game up!
great dancing never expected less from Oliver & Luda and Sam, definitely we both have to step up our game, cheers!!