Salsa
Hair Drape (Hairbrush)
Frame your own face. A styling sweep of the hand up and over the head — the first move that makes a turn look like *you*.
Coach's notes — the how & why
What This Move Is
A solo styling layer: the free hand travels straight up the vertical midline of the body and over the head, fingers grazing past as if smoothing your hair, then releases just above the crown. It's the classic feminine finish layered onto a turn or a pause — close to the body, elegant, and almost impossible to look awkward doing once the path is right.
Key Points
- Lead/Follow (styling): Keep the hand on the vertical plane — straight up the centre line and over, not swinging out wide where it could catch a neighbour. Release just above the head and let the arm float down.
- Timing: Unhurried — drape on a slow passage or the pause after a turn; let it finish a phrase rather than rush through one.
- Common mistake: Sweeping the arm out sideways (looks flappy and risks an elbow), or rushing so it reads as fixing your hair rather than styling. Slow and vertical.
Style Notes
This is a styling layer you add yourself — the solo cousin of the partnered Hair Comb (SL073), which a lead leads. Distinct from arm styling (SL062), which shapes the arms generally; the drape is the specific up-and-over-the-head sweep. Keep arms close enough to be safe on a busy floor.
Quick notes, not instruction — always learn moves in person with a qualified teacher.
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