Some years ago I took an eye-opening class from
(much-maligned-on-this-list) Metin Yazir. He taught the 8CB - in reverse. That
is, starting with leader L back, R side, etc, culminating in the follower
crossing her R in front of her L as Ernest showed. The principle his class and
subsequent "mirror image" investigations has shown me is that steps work better
or worse on one side or the other as a direct consequence of the slight
asymmetry of the embrace. That is, even the most parallel milonguero embrace
still will have an ever so slight "V," with the leader's left side slightly
more open than the right, and with the follower ever so slightly shifted to his
right in his embrace.
Studying in this way, trying to do mirror-image versions of every step
your learn, will show you the subtle adjustments to the embrace/frame and the
specific movements of the torso that that must be made in order to make the
step work smoothly (or at all). I highly recommend it.
J
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