How To Salsa - The Hammerlock Combination
Los Angeles Salsa Lessons known as LA Style Salsa. If you like what you see, you can purchase our videos at www.learnsalsa.com. Learn the basis hammerlock combination in salsa through this short tutorial.
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Now, let's break down our next step, the hammerlock combination. Now, the ladies are going to execute a right turn, while the gentleman do an open break.
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Now, we are going to face each other. Now, ladies, break back to the right and caballeros, we break back to the right.
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So we break.One, two, three.We are going to bring the left hand up. We are going to point fingertips to fingertips. Let's have a close up on the fingers.
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Let's try that one more time.And we break.One, two, three.Now, we are going to side step to the right with the right leg.And ladies you are going to cross with the left.Five, six, seven.Holding on to the right hand and to the left.
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Let's try that one more time.We break.One, two, three, five, six, seven.And this is what as known as a hammerlock position.
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Let's try it from the back angle.Gentlemen, break back with the left.Ladies, back with the right.And we break.One, two, three.Turn herFive, six, and seven.
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Let's try that one more time.Five, six, seven, break.One, two, three.Five, six, seven.
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Now, let's try another back angle for the ladies.So ladies, break back with the right,Caballeros back with the left.One, two, three, turn her, five, six, and seven.
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Now, notice on the turn, caballeros,You go right, one, two, three.Bring the head towards her center and turn her only using the wrist.Five, six, and bring it to the side on seven.
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Now, let's try that with music.We are going to do one basic and then the hammerlock.