Single Right Turn & Single Left Turn for Men

One of the five building blocks of salsa, and the one most leads skip: your own turn, danced over the back half of the basic while the follow keeps her basic. The right turn spins you clockwise, the left turn counter-clockwise — same axis, mirrored direction. It teaches you to turn cleanly on your own axis, the prerequisite for changing the couple's direction and for every lead decoration later.

• Lead (right turn): Prep on the previous beat, then turn right over 5-6-7 on a tight axis — spot forward, keep your frame quiet so you don't disturb her. Land facing her, on time, ready to continue.
• Lead (left turn): The mirror image — prep, then turn left (counter-clockwise) on the same count and the same tight axis. Most leads find one side easier; drill the weaker direction until both feel equal.
• Follow: Keep dancing your basic and hold a calm frame — your steadiness is what he turns against. Don't chase him; stay home.
• Timing: Prep on 4 (or the break), turn on 5-6-7, resolve on 8/1 — the same for either direction.
• Common mistake: Turning from the feet instead of a stacked axis, so you wobble off the beat; or disturbing the follow's frame as you go around.

The library already has the lady's right and left turns — this fills the obvious gap: the lead gets to turn too, both ways. Clean single-turn technique here, on both sides, is exactly what makes later multiple spins easy rather than mediocre.