An introduction to Mambo basics leads into this ten-variation Bronze collection with Felipe Telona, Jr. and Carolina Orlovsky. Second-position breaks begin the numbered material, followed by an underarm-turn subject and crossover breaks connected with step taps. A syncopated crossover with flick, twist and pop completes the first five figures before their grouped demonstration.
The later material includes shoulder and hip actions, a hand roll, a double-dip combination and a back-spot subject connected with curl and ronde. Outside Turn, Pose to Sit closes the numbered list. Those subjects identify a collection concerned with combinations and accents, useful to dancers selecting a particular variation to discuss with a teacher.
The demonstration of Figures 1–5 is a useful point of reference between the opening material and the later variations. Viewers can return to that group while studying how the individual subjects sit within a broader Mambo repertoire. The remaining entries offer distinct movement and presentation ideas, from double-shoulder accents to the final Outside Turn, Pose to Sit.
This is a Bronze variation collection for dancers who want identifiable combinations to work on with their teacher. Its contents make the choice concrete: breaks and turns appear alongside syncopated accents, dips and poses, rather than an unspecified promise of general Mambo improvement.
Course Contents
- Introduction to Mambo Basics
- 1) 2nd Position Breaks
- 2) Underarm Turn to Snake
- 3) Crossover Breaks to Step Taps
- 4) Forward Spot Turn
- 5) Syncopation Crossover with Flick Twist Pop
- 5.1) Demonstration of Figures 1-5
- 6) Shoulder Shoulder, Hip Hip, Down UP, Hand Roll
- 7) Back Spot Turn with Double Dip
- 8) Double Shoulder, Up Down, Roll
- 9) Back Spot with Curl, Ronde
- 10) Outside Turn, Pose to Sit
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