Season: The embrace - Theme: Compression

Sometimes, followers need to overturn, e.g. turn by more than 180 degrees, or leaders need to communicate a large turn in a position where they can't themselves dissociate much. This is when we use the "compression" technique to communicate the pivot and help the follower execute it. A very useful tool that enables graceful pivots.

Season: The embrace - Theme: Pivots in very close embrace

In this class, we explored pivots in close embrace, including an elegant step where the follower turns around the leader, which can be used as an entry to a giro.

Season: The embrace - Theme: Pivots in tight embrace

There's something effortlessly elegant about 360-degree pivots in very close embrace. There's a bit of secret to them and with the right technique, you'll add them to your repertoire of steps in no time.

Season: The embrace - Theme: Invasions and retreats

Using techniques we call invasions and retreats, you can create crosses from the americana position.

Season: The embrace - Theme: Steps in Americana II

In this step, we continued our work on the americana, with some creative and musical use of this beautiful change of embrace.