Bachata
Double Inside Turn
Two for the price of one prep. The same inside turn she already knows — but she keeps going for a second rotation. The first taste of a multi-turn.
Also known as: double right turn (distinct from the faster, sharper Double Turn B017 at Advanced)
This move builds: Frame & Lead-Follow Clarity …on the always-on five — Connection, Frame, Comfort, Posture, Consent.
- Entry
- open L-to-R
- Exit
- open R-to-R
- Tempo
- medium
- Musical use
- accent
- Connector
- Yes — connects open L-to-R → open R-to-R vocabulary
- Level
- Intermediate
- Cluster
- open-hands
- Style
- Modern
What This Move Is
A right/inside turn carried through two full rotations from a single prep. The lead gives a touch more energy and keeps the hand leading the second turn; the follow rides it around twice and lands facing. It's the controlled, intermediate version of multi-turning — not yet the snappy advanced double.
Key Points
- Lead: Prep slightly stronger, and keep the hand "alive" above her head through both rotations — if you quit after one, the second stalls. Lead the body, not the arm.
- Follow: Spot twice — pick your point, find it on rotation one, find it again on rotation two. Stay tall over your axis so you don't travel off-line.
- Timing: Prep on the tap, two rotations across the 8.
- Common mistake: Follow over-spinning into a third or drifting; lead giving one turn's worth of energy and expecting two. Match the energy to the count.
Style Notes
Controlled and smooth — that's what makes it I1 rather than the sharp Advanced Double Turn (B017). Master the single Right Turn (B013) cold first; the double just extends it. Great confidence builder for the follow's balance.
Chains into
After this, you can flow into…