So I decided to release this episode a little earlier than normal. One of our members asked about different ways of getting out of hammerlock positions. In this episode of addicted2salsa, I show you a couple of simple ways to get out of hammerlocks and one slick/combo way. Please some of these moves require practice and patience so you do not hurt the ladies arm. Ladies, this is the best way to practice your copa step.
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Well, we are here again, bringing you a simple, yet slick salsa combo you can learn and use at the club (or wherever). This combo uses a lot of simple elements (half a turn), with a drop hands, and then a blind cross body lead while switching hands. In addition, we use the concepts of a wrap and a copa to finish off the combo. (You can check some of the moves in an earlier podcast).
Well, this is a funny one I think. The name of this combo was given by our video grapher (Cedric Parlade) because everytime I taught the combo I would make a ‘boop’ sound similar to that one on the radars in submarines. If you would like to do the ‘boop’ sound, it is done on the counts of 1 and 5.
I usually use this combo to give me more time to think what move/combo I will be doing next – so basically I use it to stall. 
Good to have it in the salsa dance arsenal of moves.
So, since we were doing a reloaded version of the salsa basic step with zoomed in angles, we decided to do the same with the other basic elements of salsa moves.
We present how to do a right turn in partnering, as well as the crossbody lead and the open break. These moves are fundamental to making a lot of combinations work once you reach advanced levels of salsa.
We have been asked to do the basic step once again (with zoomed in) camera angles – so we decided to do it, and make it a ‘practice’ with us video. So, I hope you enjoy the basic steps to salsa – reloaded.
We have also zoomed in to our feet so that you can see (along side the dirt on the floor) our footwork. I hope you use this episode so you can practice your basic step, over and over again. Remember, your basic step is your best friend on the dance floor when everything else fails.
We perform the basic step On1 and On2. We also show you the right turn On1.
Well, say this three times fast! “Double-handed, hand holds“. So it might be easy.. but sometimes we get stuck in weird hand positions. Here is another episode of the Addicted2Salsa Podcast! Today we go over a couple of slick ways of getting out of two-handed holds in combos.
You know, sometimes you end up holding both of the follower’s hands (crossed position) and maybe don’t know how to be slick about getting back to normal for the next move? Well, we summarize a couple of ways of doing it, so you can just pick one whenever you end up in that position! They can be used as regular salsa combos, or combo finishers (think of interesting ways of putting them in).
Bloch is carried here as well,...
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