Salsa- The Cross-Body Lead

To bring you partner around, you are going to do what is called the Cross Body Lead.

The idea here is that you are going to take the girl from one side of you to the other side.

We will do the men’s footwork first.

We are going to step forward on our left,

(Counting and Demo)

And step to the side. And we are going to stop perpendicular to where we started in a very wide stance.

One more time, stepping forward with left, it is

Left, right, step to the side,

Now from here, we are going to mark in place,

Right,

And then left,

And then we close our feet heading in the opposite direction. So, let us see that one more time.

Stepping forward with the left, rocking back on the right,

(Counting and Demo)

Step to side,

Right, left, close.

Okay now for the ladies,

Ladies, you are going to have it slightly different. We are going to walk forward with our left foot and add our 3rd step.

We are going to turn to our left, just to have turn. Watching once, starting on one,

(Counting and Demo)

Okay, we are stepping back on our right. Let us watch that one more time ladies. Walking forward,

Left, right and close your feet.

You are doing a half turn to your left,

Back and close.

Now walk, walk, feet together,

Back and close

(Clap)

Walk, walk, feet together,

Basic and together,

Back.

So, what is going to happen is you are always going to be right in sync with you partner. What how this works.

We have got the basic step, forward and back, forward and close.

Back and close, cross body and open,

Ladies walk by,

Back and together, girls forward and together,

Back and close, walk, walk together.

And gentlemen forward,

And back and close,

Step forward rock, step to the side,

Right, left, right,

Forward and center,

Back and center.

(Counting and Demo)

Step to the side, right, left, close. Okay guys?

So, the idea is if you keep your bodies still as possible, the ladies going to be walking around you effortlessly.

She is not going to get tired but you must keep this right foot in place,

And in place and in place and close otherwise, you are going to make her tired and she is not want to dance with you anymore.

Okay, cross body lead.

(Laughing)

(Salsa Music Playing)

Like 700 cross body leads,


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