Salsa
Coca Cola
The travelling left turn. A curved-line left turn where the follow travels more than a full rotation around the lead.
This move builds: Frame …on the always-on four — Connection, Frame, Comfort, Posture.
- Entry
- open, L-to-R, facing
- Exit
- open, L-to-R, facing
- Tempo
- any
- Musical use
- filler/travelling
- Connector
- No
- Level
- Intermediate
- Cluster
- Cuban-Core
- Style
- Cuban
What This Move Is
"Coca-Cola" — the Cuban nickname for left / cross-body-left turns. Preserved verbatim from the user's inventory. On a cross-body lead, the lead spins the follow left by the shoulder/hand and pulls behind on 1-2-3, then finishes the cross-body to the left on 5-6-7. The turn must travel a curved line of more than 360 degrees. Flag: partly a category term; shoulder-lead vs. hand-lead is regional.
Key Points
- Lead: Lead the turn on the 6 — too early and she under-rotates; a curved-line left turn must travel past 360.
- Follow: Turn left and travel around/in front of the lead on a curved line, more than a full rotation.
- Timing: Spin/pull 1-2-3, finish 5-6-7; emphasis on the 6.
- Common mistake: Leading the turn too early (not on 6) and under-rotating.
Style Notes
Note: "Coco" is often just informal shorthand for Coca-Cola or a tag inside a compound call — there is no reliably distinct standalone "Coco" move. Verify before treating "Coco" as separate.
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