Salsa
Coco
The coconut. The joined hands frame the follow's head like cradling a coconut, then release.
What This Move Is
Coco = "coconut." A head-cradle figure: the lead brings the joined hands up and around to frame the follow's head — the hands cupping it like holding a coconut — then opens out and resolves. It is a standard casino move and the base for Coco Complicado, which extends the same cradle with extra wraps and turns.
Key Points
- Lead: Bring the joined hands up and around the head gently — frame, don't clamp; keep the hands clear of the follow's hair and face and lead the release smoothly.
- Follow: Keep your head level and let the hands frame you without ducking; stay on your basic and follow the open-out.
- Timing: Set up the cradle on 1-2-3, frame and release across 5-6-7, resolving on the next 8.
- Common mistake: Lead clamping or pulling the head instead of framing it, or dropping the hands too low so the "coconut" shape never forms.
Style Notes
A standard beginner casino figure and the entry point to the Coco family — Coco Complicado dresses this same cradle with more wraps. Social and friendly, a soft accent move.
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- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Wraps & Locks
- Frame
- Open
- Style
- Cuban
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