Salsa
Suave
Also known as: Smooth cross-body
A cross-body lead taken slow and silky — the leader checks the follower's momentum and lets her glide across the slot, turning a plain pattern into a smooth, controlled showpiece.
What This Move Is
A styled variation of the cross-body lead that trades speed for smoothness. The leader gently checks and stretches the follower's travel so the cross-body unfolds slowly and elegantly, used to settle into a calmer part of the music.
Lead & Follow It
The leader leads with a soft, sustained tone in the arm and never rushes the cross. The follower matches that smoothness, staying connected and stretching the step rather than hurrying through it.
How It Connects
It is a cross-body lead at heart, so it links into any line pattern; use it to change pace, then accelerate back into turns when the song lifts.
- Musical use
- Filler
- Level
- Intermediate
- Frame
- Open
- Style
- Any
Chains into
Layer this onto any move.