Salsa
Setenta y Dos (72)
SalsaAdvancedCuban-CoreCuban
The double-hook seventy. A Setenta with two successive elbow hooks before the resolution.
This move builds: Frame …on the always-on four — Connection, Frame, Comfort, Posture.
- Entry
- open, two-hand (Setenta prep), facing
- Exit
- open, L-to-R, facing
- Tempo
- medium
- Musical use
- filler
- Connector
- No
- Level
- Advanced
- Cluster
- Cuban-Core
- Style
- Cuban
What This Move Is
"Seventy-two." Like a Setenta but with a double gancho: the lead hooks the left elbow on 5 and the right elbow on 7, then resolves via Dile Que No. Flag: the name is high-confidence; the exact hook sequence varies by school (some keep the hooks stationary, others walk the follow around).
Key Points
- Lead: Hook left on 5, right on 7 — two successive ganchos — then Dile Que No.
- Follow: Enter via Setenta, be caught in left-then-right elbow hooks, then sent back via Dile Que No.
- Timing: Setenta entry; hooks on 5 (left) and 7 (right); Dile Que No on the next phrase.
- Common mistake: Walking the follow around during the hooks when the regional variant keeps them stationary.
Style Notes
The double-hook gives it more rhythmic texture than 70 or 71. Names for 70/71/72 are standard; exact execution is regionally variable — verify locally.
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