Tis the season to make your Cha Cha Forward Lock awesome! “But what about my back locks?”, you may ask. Well, one thing at a time young padawan! As you are practicing, be sure to check that you are doing your Cha Cha Locks the correct way with this handy guide!
PS: Forward Locks are also called Chasses, take a look at all the chasses that are used in the International Cha Cha dance style here.
Mistake #1: Knees Bent The Whole Time
Mistake #7: Bouncing
A final word about the Cha Cha Forward Lock:
Since the Cha Cha Forward Lock is EVERYWHERE, get this down and you will see tremendous improvement in your cha cha dance. It’s always a good idea to give yourself time for slow technique practice, where you are not worrying about the music or performance. Then, spend time on musical practice where you work on incorporating these techniques to the music.
Doing it a toe lead is unnatural? Doing Hip Action is unnatural? Thinking to yourself: “Why didn’t my mom give birth to me this way? Dang it.” Oh well… I guess you’re just like the rest of us! So, here are 5 exercises, only 5 minutes a day that can strengthen, increase flexibility, and help improve those “unnatural movements”.
Guilty of any of the above mistakes? Drop me a comment below!
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