Setenta Cubana

Setenta Cubana = "Cuban seventy" — the island variation of the 70 hammerlock combo. The skeleton is the familiar Setenta (prep on 7, hammerlock, half-walk, unravel and switch), but danced in the Cuban manner: rounder arm paths, more hip and contratiempo feel, and a smoother, less stop-start walk than the squared-off versions taught abroad. Exact club choreography may vary — verify against your teacher's version.

• Lead: Round the hammerlock and the half-walk rather than marching them — keep the arm low and let the hips carry the travel so it reads Cuban, not mechanical.
• Follow: Get turned into the hammerlock as in a normal Setenta, but let the walk flow with your hips instead of stepping it square; stay soft through the unravel.
• Timing: Multi-phrase like any Setenta: prep on 7, hammerlock on 1-2-3, unravel/switch on 5-6-7, resolution on the following 8 — with a looser, more contratiempo feel.
• Common mistake: Dancing it stiff and squared like a drilled exercise — the whole point is the rounder, hip-led Cuban flavour.

The root Setenta wearing its home clothes — same family, same module, danced the way it's danced on the island. Pure social texture; lean into the hips when the music is warm.