(Bachata) Straight-up Spanish flavor~ catch him at Zerape 😊 Victor Alba new-gen pattern workshop Part 2 (2025)

“The lead doesn't have to drive every single move. Just send the signal.”

The part explaining how actively the lead should be steering the follow in the elbow-hold pattern

“Grab the elbow, not the forearm. Grab the forearm and the arm goes straight, and your follow ends up like an airplane.”

A specific technique note on hand placement — grabbing the wrong spot straightens the arm and kills the connection

“Hold the elbow and you can lift it all the way up to the shoulder. Not down — up, up to the shoulder.”

CONTEXTExplaining why the elbow hold beats the forearm hold