Salsa Swivels
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This Intermediate Salsa pattern is fun to do and easy to learn. The key to doing successful Swivels in Salsa, or in any dance, is to stay on the balls of your feet and swivel only from your torso. You don't want to get your shoulders involved. They should remain still. Use your ab muscles to swivel.

The Salsa can be counted "1, 2, hold" (the "hold" being the "3, 4" count), then "5, 6, hold" (the hold being the" 7, 8" count.) Or sometimes is counted (as in our Salsa Video) "1, 2, 3" (the "3" and silent "4" being the "hold") then "5, 6, 7" (the "7" and silent" 8" being the "hold.")

Gentleman's Footwork - The Gentleman begins with one full Salsa basic step. On the second half of the basic (5,6,hold), he begins to lead his partner into a Cross Over Break. He steps

into the Cross Over Break on counts "1, 2", on "hold" he swivels to the left, facing his partner, on "5, 6" he swivels facing his partner and on "hold" faces right and does another Cross Over Break. He repeats this in place for "5, 6, and on hold he swivels facing his partner. He does a Cross Over Break on "1, 2" and repeats the swivel action to the left for "hold", he swivels to the right for "5", to the left for "6", and swivels to the right for "hold". He does another Cross Over Break and leads an Underarm Turn to finish.

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