(Bachata) That swivel you do every single day~ make it look cool with down-up momentum — Poppin' Amanda open class LATIN

“When you plant into the floor, you have to rise using that pressing force, keep it going. If you just think of it as moving side to side, it gets hard.”

CONTEXTExplaining that you need to use the push against the floor to create the down-up momentum in swivels

“You have to plant that right foot exactly. If you don't, it gets hard for the follow to turn.”

CONTEXTExplaining that the lead planting the foot at a specific timing is what lets the partner complete the turn

“You've got to give me a good "up." That's what makes it feel like I'm being lifted rather than pushed to keep going.”

CONTEXTA follow's-eye explanation that in down-up momentum, the lead's up frame should come across as lifting, not pushing