Willy Jesse

“Your hips move in the opposite direction from your weight.”

Explaining the basic step and the principle behind the hip movement

“This right here is the difference between a good basic and one that's just filling in one-two-three, five-six-seven.”

Demonstrating the basic step count and explaining the difference between a quality basic and just repeating counts

“Just open up your body — that's all it is.”

Said mid-demo, pointing out exactly where the upper body opens

“This is just a variation, everyone. You can do the one-two on the basic, but when the music kicks in, for example, you can use it a different way.”

Explaining how to use variations of the basic step, tied to the moment the music starts