Salsa
Cross-Body Lead with Double Turn
Two rotations, one slot. The CBL inside turn doubled — the move that teaches your follow to spin twice and still land home.
This move builds: Frame & Lead-Follow Clarity …on the always-on five — Connection, Frame, Comfort, Posture, Consent.
- Entry
- open, L-to-R, facing
- Exit
- open, L-to-R, facing (exchanged)
- Tempo
- medium/fast
- Musical use
- accent
- Connector
- Yes — connects open, L-to-R, facing → open, L-to-R, facing (exchanged) vocabulary
- Level
- Intermediate
- Cluster
- Cross-Body
- Style
- Both
What This Move Is
A cross-body lead where the follow takes two left rotations as she travels the slot, instead of the single one-and-a-half of the inside turn. The extra spin needs more prep and a higher, steadier frame — and a touch more time, which is why it feels more controlled danced On2, where the count gives the second rotation room to breathe.
Key Points
- Lead: Prep clearly and raise a still, high frame — the double lives in giving her a clean axis and getting out of the way, not in spinning her harder. One smooth lift, then let go light.
- Follow: Cover the slot first, then take both turns over the balls of your feet — spot to keep from travelling off-line. Don't rush rotation one and stall rotation two; keep them even.
- Timing: Prep on 1, the two rotations across 2-3 (On1) with the resolve on 5-6-7; On2 the count gives the second turn more room, landing on 6.
- Common mistake: Under-prepping so she can't fit two turns, or cranking the arm — both stall the second rotation. Prep, lift, release.
Style Notes
The natural next step after the CBL inside turn (SL006) and the free spin (SL071) — same exit, more rotation. Build the single clean before the double; a rushed single makes a mediocre double at best.
Chains into
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