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“On the Madrid step your hands should stay near your hips.”

A basic hand-position tip while covering the Madrid step

“The more you guys use your body, the easier it is for her.”

Advice on how the lead uses his body, during the shadow position up-down breakdown

“On a contraction, feel like someone's punching you from above — hoo!”

Describing what the contraction should feel like, in movement training

“On the way up, breathe in, take the air in. On the way down, hoo, let it out.”

Explaining how breath connects to the movement, in movement training

“It's not that you keep tension in your elbow the whole time — when the signal comes that a loop is going over you, you let that tension go naturally.”

Explaining frame and tension control from the follow's side

“Weight on both feet — absolutely NO! Your weight always has to be on one foot.”

Stressing the principle of weight transfer during the head roll and side wave drills

“Think of your weight as being wherever your upper body is headed.”

Explaining during a drill on matching body direction with weight shift

“On the side wave you've got to really commit to bending your knees — that's what makes the movement big and pretty.”

Stressing how to use the knees during side wave practice

“Elbow down, wrist down — like you're parting water, like you're sliding all the way down a wall — do that arm styling and the side wave at the same time.”

Explaining arm styling in the reverse side wave

“You do the Madrid step like you're being careful not to break a clay jar.”

CONTEXTA metaphor for the up-down energy of the Madrid step

“It's important to hit all four directions of the circle exactly.”

Stressing directionality while going over circle movement details

“Your weight has to shift all the way, 0 to 100. The move always has to travel together with your weight.”

Stressing weight placement during the circle movement breakdown at the Bell & Fiona workshop

“Even while you're moving, the guy's arm frame can't break. Don't just use your hands — use your body with them.”

Stressing that the lead keeps his frame, during the body lead breakdown

“Lead her with the feeling of, 'Hey, I'm working hard and moving too, so come move with me.'”

Explaining that the lead can't just signal with his hands — he has to use his body along with it

“It used to be that the guy just stood there and used his hand to tell the girl to circle — but the trend these days is that the guy and the girl move together.”

Explaining how circle leading has changed, at the Bell & Fiona workshop

“But you don't need to move as big as the ladies do. The guys move small, small.”

Explaining the difference in movement size between lead and follow

“They say every move was made by a person, so any person can do it. Even if it doesn't come on day one, practice and you'll get it.”

Encouraging the participants at the close of the workshop