Past lesson notes

When you turn, don't use your head.

Son Nari x Garion's New Year open class — what looks like a head roll in a tilt turn is actually your chest moving. And whether a wave or a turn comes after the "up" is decided by your feet.

After the pelvis comes the ribcage — order is what makes the move.

Edward Maria's "Body Awareness" workshop — movement is about feeling each body part one at a time and linking them together. Once your pelvis lifts, don't rush ahead — the ribcage comes first.

The power of a basic comes from pressing into the floor.

Raquel's bachata basics workshop — profiling three basics one by one: Figure 8, Swing, Push. Before you go big with the upper body, press into the floor first.

A turn isn't an explosion — it's a sunrise.

Teacher Inwoo's one-point on salsa lead & follow — a side turn backstep isn't about reaching the leader in one shot. It winds in across one-two-three. Not a bang! — more like a sunrise.

A headroll isn't about bending down — it's about finding the connection.

Melvin Gatica's 'influence headroll' masterclass — why doesn't he bend down into the headroll? The answer isn't shape, it's connection. The bigger you drop, the farther you get from your partner's hand.

Connection comes first — that's what brings musicality to life.

Carlos's 'Connection Masterclass' — before you can express the music, the two of you have to be connected first. Tools for building connection in the intro (the first 8 counts). Before you fill it with flash, connect.

That mambo section — how do dancers actually pull it off?

Bam-ba-BAM! That exact section that calls for shines — how do the Barcelona dancers make it work? It's not about panic-filling; it's about picking out the accents in the music and hitting just those.

The footwork that looks easy? That's actually the coolest.

Minyong & Suim's salsa footwork shines — forget the flashy spins, this is one easy footwork pattern done with real swagger. Nailing something easy beats fumbling something hard, every time.