Cambré Combination

The cambré as a complete, three-part move: enter from a Dip Prep so the weight is already shared, hold the supported bend for a musical beat, then recover smoothly to upright. The point of teaching it as a combination is that the entry and the recover matter as much as the dip — a dip without a controlled entry and exit is where injuries happen.

• Lead: Set your base before anything moves; support her through the whole arc and lead the recover just as deliberately as the dip. You are her structure — never let the bend go past her comfort.
• Follow: Keep your core engaged the entire time; you should be able to abort and come up at any moment. Don't throw yourself in — give weight only as far as your own back is comfortable. The more upright, the safer.
• Timing: Enter across 1-2, hold on 3, recover across 4 and up — never fast, never whipped.
• Common mistake: Treating the dip as the move and the entry/recover as afterthoughts. The safety is the entry and recover. Only with a partner who's confirmed no back or neck issues.

The safe, complete version of Cambré (B039), gated behind the I2 Dip Prep (B092). This is a trick in the safety sense — gorgeous with full technique and a willing partner, hazardous without. We frame the whole cluster around consent, a real base, and an abort-able bend. Never fast, never a surprise.