Finish a casino phrase with a shallow agreed dip outside the traffic of the circle.
Cuban Salsa - Basic dip
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Description
Finish a casino phrase with a shallow agreed dip outside the traffic of the circle.
Use On1 timing: six regular weight changes on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 unless an explicitly counted spin recovery, syncopation or held accent is described. Rotation without a step does not add a weight transfer.
Caída is a broad descriptive name. Do this only as an agreed individual accent, not an uncalled interruption to rueda traffic. This catalogue uses the title for the particular practice version described here; naming and sequences vary between schools.
Instructions
Lead
1
Beat 1: Step left forward with weight. Agree a shallow dip and choose clear space first.
2
Beat 2: Step right slightly back with weight, opening your torso left.
3
Beat 3: Step left out of the lane with weight, facing about a quarter left. Establish a stable closed frame, supporting the upper back.
5
Beat 4: Pause without an extra step; allow rotation to settle.
6
Beat 5: Transfer onto right in a small supporting lunge as the follower chooses a shallow incline.
7
Beat 6: Hold your supporting stance without an extra weight transfer.
8
Beat 7: Rise together without an extra step; reset left then right on the next 1 and 2 before resuming the basic.
9
Beat 8: Pause without an extra step; keep your balance for the next 1.
Follow
1
Beat 1: Step right back with weight.
2
Beat 2: Replace weight onto left.
3
Beat 3: Step right underneath you with weight. Finish facing your partner with your own stable support.
5
Beat 4: Pause without an extra step; allow rotation to settle.
6
Beat 5: Transfer onto a bent left supporting leg, keeping right grounded; incline only as far as you control, head aligned.
7
Beat 6: Hold the shallow incline without an extra weight transfer.
8
Beat 7: Rise without an extra step; reset right then left on the next 1 and 2 before resuming the basic.
9
Beat 8: Pause without an extra step; keep your balance for the next 1.
Lead Direction
Stop the travelling path before offering the dip and support the upper back, never the neck.
Tips
Caída is a broad descriptive name. Do this only as an agreed individual accent, not an uncalled interruption to rueda traffic.
Practice slowly with small steps and keep your own supporting balance.
Common Mistakes
Holding fingers tightly so the connection cannot swivel or release.
Continuing a turn after losing the shared rhythm or your own balance.
