Salsa
Candado y Exhíbela Doble
Lock, then show her off twice. A candado resolving into a double exhíbela display.
What This Move Is
Candado y Exhíbela Doble = "lock and show her off, double." A combo: the lead leads a candado (the arm lock), then unwinds it directly into an exhíbela doble — two consecutive right turns presenting the follow. The lock provides the wind-up and the place change; the double showcase turn unwinds it into a display before resolving to open.
Key Points
- Lead: Lead the candado cleanly, then unwind straight into the double showcase — let the release of the lock feed the prep of the first turn so there's no dead spot; keep the hand high for both turns.
- Follow: Take the lock, then on the release spin two full right turns back-to-back; keep your axis tight so the second turn is as clean as the first.
- Timing: Candado on the first 8-count, the two exhíbela turns across the next (turn one 1-2-3, turn two 5-6-7), resolving after.
- Common mistake: A dead pause between the lock and the turns, or under-rotating the first showcase turn so the doble falls apart.
Style Notes
A tidy beginner combo that joins the candado lock to the exhíbela doble display — wind up, then show off twice. Familiar parts, satisfying flow, pure social showcase.
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- Open
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- Cuban
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