Body Wave / Body Roll

A sequential vertical ripple: bend the knees keeping the body vertical, then move hips, then mid-body, then chest, then chin/head forward as if pressing against a wall. In salsa it should be smoother and subtler than the hip-hop version.

• Solo/either role: Move one body part at a time in sequence, top-down or bottom-up, keeping the flow continuous.
• Timing: Stretched over slow counts; pairs with half-time phrasing.
• Common mistake: Doing it too big or sharp (hip-hop style) or breaking the sequential flow.

A styling layer, not a step — drop it onto a pause, an open break, or a slow passage. The Cuban "salsawave" is a smoother, fluidity-focused variant (an informal term, not universally standardised).