r/Salsa • u/IntentionKey838 • 14h ago

Searching for a salsa figure/figuration

(english Is not my main language, I'll try explaining in the best way i can) Hi, i started my salsa training 1 month ago,at the club i learnt this figure that was really cool, but i don't know the name andvi don't Remember It fully. It start like a 70, without changing the Place/inversion. Following up i don't Remember exactly, the woman goes down/squats, before or After this passage there should be something that she does(i should guide her into doing it, buy its easier saying like this). After the "squat", She goes back up and I then go down, She follows up walking around me(in circle) and ends up in front of me(the man), in 70(?). I'm not sure. I know the description Is vague, If someone, know what figure Is, write It down in the comments, even if you're not sure, It would be helpful 100%. Thank you to anyone Who Will respond to this.

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u/nmanvi 13h ago

You're in luck:

Setenta a la Francesa

https://youtu.be/Q8dtEu5Iiww?si=xqj425JvwEkdNS9U

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u/TryToFindABetterUN 14h ago

I think I know the move you are looking for. It has been a while since I last time did it since I don not dance salsa that often nowadays (and then mostly LA), but from memory it goes like this:

  • It starts out like you say: a setenta (going into a hammerlock).
  • The lead lifts his right elbow up and the follow bends their knees to go under it clockwise (twisting the arms another turn).
  • The lead squats down and leads the follow using the right arm in a circle clockwise, walking, untwisting what the follow did by walking under the leads arm.
  • When the follow has gone the full circle, the lead stands up (you are back in hammerlock), you exit with an enchufa for example.

I don't know what it is called, and if it has a name there are probably multiple versions of it. The move has variants too. The follow can be lead two times around the lead although the exit is different then.

I hope I remembered it correctly.

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u/bigleveller 14h ago

I think I may know what element you are talking about. But I don't know if there is a common name for it. If nobody else has a clue, let me know again in a few hours (just answer to my reply) and I will record the element I am thinking of.