Sometimes I indicate on which beat a twist, dip or drop occurs in the music. Please note that the move (twist, dip or drop) can be used to hit an accent in the music. That is why I am showing on which beat it occurs -- so you can remember this, practice it, and eventually use it to hit accents in the music. Please note that the move usually does not have to match the music exactly, but if it occurs within one beat you will still probably get the effect and feeling of hitting the accent.

All of the moves are leadable and followable. Many of these moves were developed by just dancing with various partners of mine by just initially playing around and experimenting.

MOVE # 1:    Reach-In Sweetheart

• WRT winding R-L behind Wback, XB:WLT unwinding R-L and reaching MR arm under WRarm to reverse her

• L-R,R-L:WRT winding all hands over Whead, Copa and WLT leting go of R-L and re-grabing in same spot after turn), sweetheart, unwinding with simul MLT with all hands going over our heads

• L-R:XB:WLT keeping MRhand behind back of W (around WLribs) and wrap

• like above move except, W sits on Wbent Lknee and W kneels down with Rknee on ground and M looks up at her.

• L-L:XB:WLT reaching MRhand around Wstomach

• XB switching to R-R on7 // pick up L-L below & WRT // XB:WLT w/R-R winding behind her back, then another XB:WLT (note that during my explanation I said that to fingers should be inter-locked.  That is correct, only the hands don’t start the move that way – they start much more overlapped and as she comes around into cuddle position, the hands slide away until just the top part of the fingers are overlapped)

• just as the title says, and to get out, XB:WLT(make quicker turn for effect) releasing R-R and picking up R-R again, and XB with 1/2WRT (instead of regular 1/2WLT)

• XB switching to R-R on7 // pull her in for copa catching L-L, then finish copa with WLT going into double cuddle move, unwind and WRT (keeping R-R down) // L-L Mhead comb & R-R:XB:WLT // sweetheart, check, unwind 2WRT

• R-R,L-L:WRT, XB:2WLT, with R-R winding behind her back & into sit-down cuddle move, unwind and 2WRT and second W turn with hand slip (being careful to bring R-R up at correct time)

MOVE # 10:    Basic Double WRT explained

• not stepping forward on5
• step on3

• 2WRT with L-R on 1st turn switching to R-R on 2nd turn with simul MRT at end

• 2WRT with L-R,R-L over all her head with simul MRT at end (during the explanation I said bring the hands down enough to signal the second turn.  This is true, only I exxagerated how much the hands need to be brought down – actually the less the better.)

• L-R,R-L:WRT Hammerlock, unwind and pull-in / C-WLT with all hands over her head, pull-in, and start exhibela/hecho and make it 3WRT with last turn with simulMLT leading by bringing arms down and then up (Welbows should stay down to catch lead)

• L-R,R-L:WRT throwing out and releasing L-R, holding onto R-L and pick up L-R again after turn, C-WLT, pull-in bringing R-L over Mhead, then L-R over Mhead / 2WRT & simul MLT at end with slipping R-L around her back (need light touch) into XB

• R-R triple turn (sweetheart, unwind, WRT, MRT, WRT)
• (shown also from basic for instruction)

• 2WRT w/1st turn as behind back shake hand and 2nd turn as:
• WRT released

• 2WRT w/1st turn as behind back shake hand and 2nd turn as:
• WRT released w/simul MLT

• 2WRT w/1st turn as behind back shake hand and 2nd turn as:
• WRT released by ducking to release hand over Mhead

• 2WRT w/1st turn as behind back shake hand and 2nd turn as:
• WRT w/simul R-R:MLT (over heads) (by grabbing on wrist or by slipping hands between turn so not twist Wwrist)

• R-R:XB:WLT into sweetheart, unwind and 2WRT with last turn being led as release over Mhead while starting simul MRT

• R-L:2WRT with second WRT releasing hands over Mhead and simul MRT

• W takes three steps and spins on Rfoot
• W takes two steps and spins on Rfoot (explanation only)

MOVE # 23:    Cuddle and Drop (drop on5)

MOVE # 24:    Hand Behind Back Drop (drop on5)

• XB:MLT reach & slip & catch R-R behind my back as I turn (now in R-R behind back dilequeno position), optionally do a XB, and then drop on5 (by bringing L-L to Wcollar-bone)

• XB:MLT bringing L-R over Mhead, letting go of hands and WRhand droping down Mback and catch R-R, then drop on5 (by bringing L-L to Wcollar-bone)
• Variation #1: no Meyes following / W goes all the way into drop ending with head going back, freeze for a moment, W comes up and quickly hit on1 for basic
• Variation #2: Meyes follows WRhand / W goes down but not with head back, doesn’t really freeze, W comes up with enough time to naturally hit on1 for basic

• R-R,L-L:WRT, C-WLT, back-WRT keeping L-L low (now in L-L behind back dilequeno position), and drop W during XB (on7)
• with ¼ MLT so she ends up behind my back (very nice line)
• pull her up, M turns to R a little, and R-R:C-WLT

• R-R,L-L:WRT, C-WLT, back-WRT keeping L-L low, then on1 pull W to M’s left side (now have R-R behind Mback), travel CW together, touch foreheads, then reverse direction on5 and drop (drop on “on6” foot (WLfoot) leading with head-head contact

MOVE # 28:    Solo Pa’l Piso

• L-R:C-WLT, pull-in switching to R-R and walk CW together / reach MLhand between WRhand and WRribs (on around 7, and W should met WRhand behind back to grab L-L / Pa’l Piso / C-WLT and (this is just one way out), back-MRT, bring W around Mback to Mleft-side (making W back cross on1), switch L-L to R-L and WRT

• L-R,R-L:WRT Hammerlock and Pa’l Piso starting on7 and come up on the next on7, behind back cross-handed cumbias and out

• L-R,R-L:WRT Hecho Hammerlock and Pa’l Piso (during on5,6,7), behind back cross-handed cumbias and out

• Duck Down (R-R,L-L Hecho(WRT), wind W other way (to L) and then switch her direction (to R), lift L-L arms and W ducks under L-L arms)  / (L-L hand hold adjustment) then M to the floor and W walks CW 2 times around M and W ducks to R to get out during:
• Variation #1:  on1,2,3,5,6,7
• Variation #2:  on5,6,7

• Duck Down, walk CW together and then M to floor starting on7, and W walks CW 2 times around M & W turns to L (on7-on1) to switch directions (this is totally lead), W walks CCW 2 times around M, then W ducks to L to get out (during on1,2,3,5,6,7) into Double Cuddle Move (Move#?? on HMSA-??)

• Duck Down, then another seemingly impossible duck down, then W walks CW 3 times around M & W ducks R to get out

• Variation #1:  Duck Down, Pa’l Piso, then W walks CW 2 times around man and into Tornillo
• Variation #2:  Double Duck Down, Pa’l Piso, then W walks CW 3 times around man and into Tornillo
• get out by bringing MRfoot into body which causes M to spin to R, get up, and unwind her, pull-in and XB

MOVE # 35:    Around the Chair Combination Sit-Down

• M sits down, L-R,R-L:WRT into hammerlock, C-WLT, pull-in with R-L going over Mhead first, then L-R over Mhead and WRT and M gets up

• XB into both of us sitting down

• Variation #1:  Enchufle Sit-Down
• Variation #2:  Vacilala Sit-Down

• Variation #1: MRhand pushing down on top of WLshoulder to lead sit-down
• Variation #2: R-L:WRT & switch to L-L, then MRhand pushing down on WRshoulder to lead sit-down ending up in more “interesting” position