(Bachata) Prepare Before — the prep-move details that show just how hard leads work — Daniel Alma workshop by Gatz Honey

“This arm has to be right here. Otherwise the figure is over.”

Explaining how crucial the arm connection and tension are before entering a figure

“Don't let go of the arm — it's right here. What's the next move? Open, touch. So what do you need? Control, position.”

CONTEXTLeading with questions, drilling them to prep the next movement ahead of every single step

“If you're gonna make a circle with your hand, you have to prep it ahead of time.”

CONTEXTExplaining that you need to set up the prep position before the hand movement (circle)

“If the next move is an open, your hand has to prep for it first.”

CONTEXTA repetition drill on setting the hand prep before the open

“Always be thinking about what the next move is.”

The core message running through the whole workshop — a repeated push to think one movement ahead, every moment

“Think first.”

The closing line, dropped right after walking through the open–contraction–release sequence

“On the way up you add power — you push the power out into your hands.”

CONTEXTExplaining that on the lift, the force has to travel all the way out to the fingertips