Salsa
Exhibela
Show her off. A presentational walk that parades the follow around an oval, displayed to the room.
Coach's notes — the how & why
What This Move Is
"Show her off." The lead leads the follow forward and around an oval / egg-shaped path — commonly under his left arm — presenting her to the room. Preserved verbatim from the user's inventory. Flag: contested — some schools teach it as a walk (Casino Clásico), others as a sideways turn with a back-rock; this is the deepest naming disagreement in the casino vocabulary.
Key Points
- Lead: Walk her the oval and use the pause for the corner/direction change; present her, don't rush.
- Follow: Walk out 1-2-3, use the pause for the corner, walk back 5-6-7 along the oval, styling to the room.
- Timing: A tiempo — three out (1-2-3), pause/corner, three back (5-6-7).
- Common mistake: Rushing or skipping the corner pause, collapsing the walk into a back-rock turn.
Style Notes
A showcase walk that lives on medium-tempo, presentational passages. Verify the walk-vs-turn convention against your own school before drilling it as canonical. Think of it as the Cuban casino cousin of the plain Lady’s Right Turn — the “show her off” version rather than a simple spot turn.
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