Salsa

Setenta con Guancho

Seventy with a hook. The classic hammerlock, finished with a scooping guancho before it opens.

What This Move Is

Setenta con Guancho = "seventy with a hook" (guancho is the Cuban hook/scoop). It is a standard Setenta whose resolution is dressed with a guancho: instead of simply unravelling and switching, the lead hooks his arm to scoop the follow around — a little catch-and-sweep — before releasing into the open exit. The 70 module is unchanged; the guancho is the flavour on the finish. Exact club choreography may vary — verify against your teacher's version.

Key Points

  • Lead: Run the Setenta clean, then on the unravel hook your arm to scoop her path rather than just letting go — keep the hook low and round so it sweeps, not snags.
  • Follow: Travel through the hammerlock and unravel as usual, then yield to the hook and let it carry you round before you settle into the open.
  • Timing: Setenta phrasing as normal (prep on 7, hammerlock 1-2-3, unravel 5-6-7), with the guancho hook landing on the resolution 8.
  • Common mistake: Hooking high or sharp so the scoop yanks the follow's arm, instead of keeping it low and round so the guancho flows.

Style Notes

A Setenta-family variation — same 70 spine with a hooked finish, in the same spirit as Setenta con Exhíbela. Social-friendly: a small accent that makes a familiar combo feel fresh.

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Style
Cuban

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