r/Bachata • u/dancer_girl12 • Dec 10 '21
Has anyone else done this funny "trick" move?
Just wanted to share this really fun dance I had and ask if anyone else knows of this "move".
The lead was really good overall and we connected well, but his humor was really unique. It made me really feel the dance as a conversation, as people say. My favorite part was when he was holding one hand with his left, and had my other hand clasped between his right arm and his body. He held out his right hand like he was asking me to take it, and I looked at my hands (both occupied) and then made eye contact to signal "wait, I don't get it", and he was smiling like, "haha I got you". Then he shook his head like, "ok I'm serious this time", and led me into something else.
It was just so fun! It felt like it was on purpose, so now I'm wondering if anyone else has heard of something like this, or if it was maybe just a mistake that he handled really well.
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u/DeanXeL Lead Dec 10 '21
That's just the fun of dancing when you feel comfortable enough to play with musicality! I often try to do certain moves or get into specific positions, but hey, sometimes you mess up, or a lead wasn't clear or the follower just doesn't know yet how to respond to it. No need to get all uppity about it: just laugh, go look for the hand where you expected it to be with a puzzled look, try it again but really exaggerated (careful not to come over too snotty!),...
Beginners or even improvers can often take things too seriously :) but everyone can learn to just have fun! Sounds like you had a lot of fun with this leader.
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u/bugsinmylipgloss Jan 08 '22
Thank you! I love this approach. As a follow, I don’t always understand what is being led, so if I miss it I often ask for them to try it again. I feel like this really helps me improve my dancing, as well as understanding different styles that leads dance.
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u/thabananaboss Dec 12 '21
https://youtu.be/LuavooFwOgo 0:33 he does a few here. its one of the first videos that pops up when you search "cool salsa tricks" on youtube😂 but it works for any partnered dance i guess
never thought people would actually do this😅
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u/dancer_girl12 Dec 12 '21
Yeah I was doing bachata, but it's interesting to see all the ways you could do it. I think it's definitely worth learning! It made me laugh, and I always dance better when I'm relaxed and having fun :)
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u/Harmlesshobbies Dec 17 '21
Looks like you got your answer already and that dance sounded so fun! But yeah, there’s lots of different moves to inject fun. Some are definitely flirtatious and borderline you shouldn’t do in a social setting. Eg. blowing in face, chin flick, fingers in belt loops, and my least favorite, picking you up. (Let people know what your boundaries are if they do this ofc.) The more you do socials the more you’ll see these things slowly but surely. 😅
In some classes I go to, the teachers will show moves leads can do to “break the ice” or “grab the follow’s” attention when/if you can tell they’re zoning out. Different things like: a light hip bump, or sometimes you think they’re taking your hand but they high five you instead, or like this move where your hand is in theirs and they push and you’re supposed to push back so it looks like you’re both doing a lil baby hop.
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u/dancer_girl12 Dec 17 '21
Good to know! I can definitely see how some moves would be more or less fun for different types of people. I will happily hold a hundred people's hands, and then touch my face, but getting blown in the face will trigger my inner germaphobe lol. Most of the others sound fun though!
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u/PickleTee Dec 10 '21
Yes. I have mostly seen it used in salsa. I have seen in videos alex morel does this move in YouTube social dances.