Dancing, dancING, DANCING!

Been a long time eh? Well I've been busy... Doing what? Dancing! of course!

In the past 6 months, I've learned at least the basic steps of:
Foxtrot,
Tango,
West Coast Swing,
Hustle,
Rumba,
Cha Cha Cha,
Bachata,
Merengue,
Reggeton

Not bad eh? I've taken a strong interest in Hustle and Salsa. And am taking classes specifically devoted to those. Monday night is Salsa night, I have one class on Beginner Salsa, and one on Salsa Shines. Tuesday night is hustle time, I take another two classes, one that focuses on technique, and one for moves. Friday is an interesting gig down at a local gym, that teaches a move, say like the Turkish Towel, and then puts into different dances, like Cha Cha, west coast swing, and Rumba (Yes, Salsa too).

So also, Learning all these different dances has an adverse effect...
I start to blend them... Last friday, I started with west coast swing, did the Turkish towel, and finished coming out of it doing a salsa step, before going back to the swing... Yea... lol... It looked good though!

So in an effort to keep my dances straight and remember some of the different elements and steps and moves, I want to write down a little list for at least Salsa and Hustle. Many have "Names," others are a description.. because they have no name (or I don't know it).

This is a working list, and I will updated it weekly.

Hustle

1. Basic
2. Man's turn
3. Woman's turn
4. Hesitation
   
5. Pull in
6. Throw out
7. Shadow
8. Cross body lead
9. Cross body turn
10. Flick
11. Shadow Turn
12. New York Walk
13. Half Shadow turn reverse
14. Elbow to the face pull in

Salsa (Shines in Italic)

1. Basic.
2. Side Break. (Inst. calls it Cucaracha )
   
3. Cumbia.
4. Right Turn.
5. Woman's Right turn with flourish.
6. Cross body lead.
7. Cross body turn.
8. Back break.
9. Hammer Lock.
10. Enchufla (look at watch, cross arms, switch places)
11. Suzie Q
12. Hunts Point
13. Back Slide
14. Hesitant suzie Q(step left over right, back ,then suzie q for 5,6,7,8)