Adrian y Naiyira

“All you have to give your partner is the information and the intention about where you're going next.”

In the turn prep, direction and intention are the only things the leader needs to send.

“You always need intention when you're prepping a turn.”

Stressing that the leader's intention is essential in the turn prep.

“Open the door and cross. Open and come this way, open and go that way — you just keep opening the door and crossing.”

Walking through the bachata cross-body pattern (open the door) step by step

“You have to pull your partner in toward you and keep your basic going”

Explaining how to control your partner while keeping the basic step steady during a pattern

“Focus on the basic step. Don't think about the hands.”

Coaching to focus on fundamentals before starting the pattern practice

“The prep details seem so tiny that nobody actually bothers with them.”

Pointing out that most dancers miss the fine details of the prep.