The Patternito

Here is a short salsa dance pattern to get you gives you something different to do after a double handed in-n-out (copa) salsa dance move. After an in-n-out salsa move, you can keep both hands near the follow's shoulder, and flick the hand into a hammerlock. From there, you can proceed with a simple reverse cross body lead. We called it "Patternito" as a play on the phrase of 'Short Pattern' because I ran out of creativity.

Practice tip

Practice the move in sections and keep the lead-follow communication controlled and compact. Once the transition points feel obvious, it becomes much easier to use the pattern naturally on a crowded social floor.

Why this helps on the social floor

Use the cleanest section first and save the full version for moments when the floor and your connection can support it.