(Bachata) Level up with one simple pretty pattern~ Add a DJ turn to your side cambré! Monguraful Mongplang open class LATIN

“You're not grabbing the wrist — if you make contact all the way up the upper arm toward her back, that alone is enough to control her.”

Explaining where to hold and how to build contact points at the start of the pattern

“Give as many contact points as you can, and then when you feel like playing you can let go with the left hand and still control with just the right.”

CONTEXTOn how much freedom you get from using contact points

“If the guy doesn't shift his weight onto the left foot, the girl has no way to pull it together behind him.”

CONTEXTExplaining how the lead's weight transfer affects whether the follow can finish the move

“The guy has to shift his weight along with the basic footwork and lift her at the same time.”

CONTEXTExplaining the timing of the weight shift and lifting the follow

“Because I dropped the shoulder down, her body turns to the outside — and that's what makes the DJ turn possible.”

CONTEXTExplaining the frame principle that makes the DJ turn work

“This move only works because the guy keeps switching the direction of her frame — her ribs, basically.”

CONTEXTBreaking down why the pattern works, from the angle of the leader's frame control

“Start low, and as you bring your arm up to her neckline, think of it as sweeping the line around — that works a lot better.”

CONTEXTExplaining what path the hand should draw to make the move look pretty