Zouk that helps your Bachata (2): the zouk-style head movement modern bachata needs — Zouk World Champ Terence & Iji @ Zouk Night LATIN

“When the movement finishes, your axis always has to be neutral.”

CONTEXTPointing out hip and axis alignment in the finishing position of a head turn

“Grazing the floor with your leg so it makes a sound — that's the best.”

Coaching leg movement, with a detail tip about brushing the floor

“When you turn, you have to move your body as one block. Keep the tension and move the whole thing together, just like that.”

Coaching turn technique — how to rotate the whole torso as a single unit

“The movement itself is exactly the same. The only difference is whether the body stays still and the head moves, or the head stays still and the body moves.”

CONTEXTExplaining head movement, stressing that body-led and head-led versions end up being the same motion

“You have to use the momentum of your upper body to come up from the bottom to the top, fast.”

CONTEXTExplaining how to use momentum when bringing the upper body back up after a head movement

“You rock it like a cradle and then just let it drop to the left. The best is when you hear that sound of it grazing the floor.”

CONTEXTUsing the image of rocking a baby's cradle to explain the rhythm of the head/body movement