Authentic bachata sensual technique from Korke's own protégé — no studying abroad in Spain required: Bolero | Impulso | Caída

“We use this technique every time we change direction. And when we prepare, we always start by breathing in.”

CONTEXTExplains how to prepare the bolero technique with the breath when changing direction

“We call this the bolero technique, because this is the heart of bolero. Bolero is a style of its own, and a really good one.”

Names and defines the movement used when changing direction as the 'bolero technique'

“Have you heard of the caída technique? You sit like this — hips back, chest in, and open. We call this one 'the chiropractor.'”

CONTEXTExplains the posture of the caída technique with a joke, and gives it a nickname

“I lead without using force. If she leans on me, I can't lead. That's not what bachata sensual is about. Sensual is about letting her move on her own, stand on her own.”

Explains a leading philosophy — the lead isn't pushing your partner with force, it's letting your partner find her own balance

“Most of us don't have that natural Latin feel. But teachers never tell you how to train it. So we break it down and turn it into something you can actually practice and train.”

Explains a teaching philosophy of breaking natural Latin movement down into trainable pieces

“In sensual movement, when the leader brings me forward with their chest, I let my head go the opposite way. That way everything links up and you get a more snake-like movement.”

CONTEXTA follower explains the principle of sending chest and head in opposite directions to create a wave in sensual movement

“As the chest comes into the contraction, the head goes back — late. Remember, the collarbones stay open the whole time and only the chest contracts.”

CONTEXTBreaks down exactly how to use the head and collarbones during a contraction

“The head is just dead weight. You just let go and leave it there.”

CONTEXTA tip on fully releasing the head after a contraction

“Don't push here. Once you've built the momentum, she opens her legs naturally.”

CONTEXTExplains leading the back half of the caída with momentum instead of force

“I don't bend back from my lower back. I engage here and here so I'm fully in control, and then I open. I use this part of my upper back to create the bend, so I'm not putting a lot of pressure on my lower back.”

CONTEXTExplaining, from the follower's perspective, how to use the upper back instead of the lower back in backbends to prevent injury

“You don't have to touch me. Instead of controlling all the time, up top you just let her grow on her own.”

CONTEXTExplains how a lead can give their partner freedom instead of controlling every upper-body movement

“For me, closing the circle means coming closer to me, and longer. Ladies, pay attention to this part.”

CONTEXTShares a personal take on finishing a circle, aimed at the followers

“As you grow, find your vertical. Keep this inside, open the chest, follow the lead. Very slowly.”

CONTEXTA practice cue for following posture and lead at a slow tempo