Salsa

Sombrero con Coca-Cola

The hat, with a twist. A sombrero drape that flows straight into the leader's self-turn under the joined arm.

What This Move Is

Sombrero = the overhead "hat" drape and Coca-Cola = the leader's self-turn under the joined arm. This combo leads the sombrero drape — joined hands swept over the head — and flows it directly into a Coca-Cola, the lead spinning himself under the raised arm as the figure resolves. Standard reading: drape the sombrero, then take the self-turn under the arm and resolve through enchufla or Dile Que No to open.

Key Points

  • Lead: Lead the sombrero drape cleanly first, then take your Coca-Cola self-turn under the joined arm without dropping the height or tugging the follow's hand — keep the arms high and untangled through both.
  • Follow: Give overhead room on the drape, keep your head level, and hold a steady frame while the lead turns under the arm — your job is to anchor, his is to spin.
  • Timing: Sombrero drape across one 8-count (drape 1-2-3), the Coca-Cola self-turn riding the next phrase (5-6-7) into the resolution on the following 8.
  • Common mistake: Dropping the joined-hand height so the Coca-Cola jams, or tangling the arms on the hand-off between the drape and the self-turn.

Style Notes

A sombrero dressed with a leader flourish — sits in the rich sombrero family (Sombrero, Medio Sombrero, Sombrero Doble) and adds the Coca-Cola self-turn for flavour. A flowing accent that lives equally in social and show casino.

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