Sombrero

salsa
cubano
Level 3
70–138 BPM
Lead
8 beats

A Cuban casino figure ending with the joined hands held over the lead's head, like the brim of a sombrero. The lead initiates a follow turn on 1-3, raises the joined hands over their own head on 5-6, and the partners settle on 7-8 with the lead under the "brim." The doble chains a second turn before the settle.

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Cues

Lead and follow cues

Lead

English

{{move_name}}, initiate the follow turn on 1-3, raise joined hands over your head on 5-6, settle under the brim on 8.

Español

{{move_name}}, inicia el giro de la follow en 1 a 3, levanta las manos unidas sobre tu cabeza en 5 y 6, asienta bajo el ala en 8.

English

{{move_name}}, turn on 1-3, the joined hands pass over the lead's head on 5-6, settle on 8.

Español

{{move_name}}, gira en 1 a 3, las manos unidas pasan sobre la cabeza del lead en 5 y 6, asienta en 8.