Goni y Bella

“Weight on both feet — absolutely NO! Your weight always has to be on one foot.”

Stressing the principle of weight transfer during the head roll and side wave drills

“The more you guys use your body, the easier it is for her.”

Advice on how the lead uses his body, during the shadow position up-down breakdown

“On the Madrid step your hands should stay near your hips.”

A basic hand-position tip while covering the Madrid step

“Whatever move you're doing, you have to breathe. Onda, cycling, basic — all of it.”

Opening a bolero breathing lesson by stressing that breath applies to everything

“The most important thing for a leader is being able to breathe.”

Explaining how bolero breathing connects to leading

“Sensual bachata is going for a dance that flows without ever breaking. Just adding one more breath keeps the energy from cutting off.”

On why bolero breathing matters so much

“When I'm following, I get greedy with styling because I just want to stand out and look pretty. But when I hold onto actually following the leader's lead, it feels more like I'm rebuilding my own style from scratch.”

An interview about a shift in follower mindset

“The leader leads and the follower follows. Very literally.”

Looking back on what Korke stressed about the essence of partner dance

“Let's focus on using our breath instead of on patterns.”

Stressing breath over patterns mid-class

“Dance is a hobby, something we enjoy together. You should be able to dance without straining, without hurting, without any discomfort. That's what I'm aiming for.”

An interview sharing a personal philosophy on why we dance