(Bachata) "Create the flow, then let her ride it" — a whole new dance epiphany! Kluy & Dala LATIN Chuseok Workshop

“I found that when you wiggle your body for no reason, that's exactly what creates the tension.”

Pointing out that unnecessary wobbling while leading creates tension with your partner.

“You create a flow that moves, and it's like you tie that flow to something. You can't just make shapes without making the flow.”

The part explaining what leading really is, contrasting "making shapes" with "making flow."

“If you think of it as setting her onto the flow you made with the up, it leads without you putting any force into your arms.”

A moment laying out the principles of bachata leading — the ideas of "making a flow" and "setting her on it."

“Don't try to turn your neck — turn your body. If you turn your body, your neck comes around naturally.”

A direction stressing rotating the torso instead of the neck, during body movement drills.

“For the follow, all you do is lift your sternum. Don't push with your legs — just lift the sternum and that's enough.”

Explaining how to use the sternum (the core) instead of the legs on the follow's movement

“Once you've made the flow, you let her ride it. The lead catches it with the bounce and just keeps the up-down going.”

CONTEXTExplaining how the lead picks the flow back up with a bounce after setting the follow into it