Salsa
Setenta y Uno (71)
SalsaAdvancedCuban-CoreCuban
A trimmer seventy. A shortened Setenta defined by a single elbow hook.
This move builds: Frame & Lead-Follow Clarity …on the always-on five — Connection, Frame, Comfort, Posture, Consent.
- Entry
- open, two-hand (Setenta prep), facing
- Exit
- open, L-to-R, facing
- Tempo
- medium
- Musical use
- filler
- Connector
- No
- Level
- Advanced
- Cluster
- Cuban-Core
- Style
- Cuban
What This Move Is
"Seventy-one." Like a Setenta but shorter: the lead hooks just the right elbow on 7, then resolves out via Dile Que No. Flag: the name is standard and recognised, but the exact hook mechanic is regionally variable — often defined relative to 72.
Key Points
- Lead: Catch a single right-elbow hook on 7, then unwind cleanly out.
- Follow: Be led through a shortened Setenta entry, caught in one right-elbow hook, then unwound out.
- Timing: Shorter than the full Setenta; the defining hook lands on 7.
- Common mistake: Hooking the wrong elbow, or hooking both (that's 72).
Style Notes
A compact alternative to the full Setenta. Verify the precise hook against your own school — the number-to-mechanic mapping is semi-regional.
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