Salsa
Setenta (70)
The casino classic. A hammerlock-and-unravel combination that every intermediate dancer must own.
Coach's notes — the how & why
What This Move Is
Setenta = "seventy." Preserved verbatim from the user's inventory. The lead preps on the previous 7 (left hand over right, pointing into the circle), spins the follow left into a hammerlock, half-walks around, then unravels and switches places, resolving via an enchufla. Its prep-plus-hammerlock-plus-half-walk is the reusable module for the entire Setenta family.
Key Points
- Lead: Keep the hammerlock arm low — raising the right arm jams the follow's shoulder; don't rush the half-walk.
- Follow: Get turned left into the hammerlock (your own left arm behind your back), then be walked through the swaps to the lead's right.
- Timing: Multi-phrase: prep on 7, hammerlock on the first 1-2-3, unravel/switch 5-6-7, resolution on the following 8.
- Common mistake: Lead raising the right arm during the hammerlock (jams the shoulder) instead of keeping it low.
Style Notes
The gateway intermediate combo and the root of 71, 72, Complicado and beyond. Drill the hammerlock module until it's automatic.
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