In this instructional segment from the Zouk Budapest Weekender, instructor Veronesi (Speaker A) breaks down the execution of a simple turn for both leaders and followers. He emphasizes the importance of lateral pull, chest alignment, and consistent intention when deciding whether to stay lateral or open. Detailed footwork counts (1‑2‑3‑5‑6‑7) are provided, along with cues for directing the partner, maintaining frame, and ensuring a solid connection throughout the turn. Veronesi also highlights practical considerations such as shoe choice, spatial awareness, and musical timing, using rhythmic vocalizations to illustrate the beat. The brief interjection from Speaker B confirms understanding, and the lesson concludes with a recap of the steps and encouragement to maintain smooth, straight movement and connection.
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About the simple turn. So think about the way you're gonna do, like I said to you guys. So you just may have said the lateral, think about pull on the floor, keep your chest to the bar at the time, yes or not? It's not that me, for example, leaders cannot play with the leg. Yeah, the leaders cannot play because it's still the same time of the lateral. The intention is still the same, for example. Yeah. Followers, for example, can do that with the heels. Ba, bum, ba, e, bum, ba, e, bum, a, bum, e, bum, a. Just careful if you have the big heels. When I'm gonna do something like this, don't go over here. Yeah, just careful about this kind. Yeah, kind of shoes. Okay, so from this, not enough. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. If I'm not giving intention to you to open, please stay in the lateral because probably I want something from this position. Yeah, only if I'm gonna give intention to you to open and then I'm gonna open because also I have to prepare myself, open long. Because if I want a lateral and then open long, I'm gonna get that feeling. Yeah. So if he don't give intention to you to open, stay the lateral because he probably gonna open more than you. Yeah, to create space to connect. 5, remember the line. 6, step. 7, and then connect the balls. 1, 2, and 3. And for this one, you're gonna show her the way you want her to step. Don't just keep straight. Your body gonna say, but walk. When you step, the transfer. She will follow you if you have a good connection here. Do it from here without— if you're not, you go, but I'm gonna go, she will come later because it doesn't have option. I'm going straight, so that's why she will come, but it will come too late. Yeah, so keep this frame, keep good connection, show her the direction, follow. You can add some style at the same time you're gonna walk. Pay attention to the space you have. Attention in the music. After that, back simple turn and then back to the base. Yeah, so also about the end of the simple turn, following it. Like I said before, don't think about looking in the middle. Yes, think about to look on the right shoulder as a follower. So if you want to step to my partner, I also want to think about right partner. This Right part, right one as well. I'll twist when I make the last step. Right part as well with my left one. The one I'm gonna connect, just go straight. I'm gonna be in the middle, so I'm gonna be in the next position this way. Because if I change for the middle, it's gonna be that way, or within the front of my partner. So careful this kind of thing. When you're gonna turn, ha ha ha, especially here, you just have to connect in the end and that's it. Yes. Hey. Hop hop hop, a bum bum bum. We're always gonna have a good connection. Bum bum bum, hop hop hop, boom. So you can see she comes straight to me. Don't think about boom. Don't think about hop hop hop, and then you are here open. You will make the open step diagonal here. So it doesn't make sense. You still have to go straight. Yeah, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, straight to connect again because you're gonna wait for you to make this travel together. Make sense? Yes or yes? Yes. So without stop, gonna be like this. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. 1, 2, 3, and 5, 6, 7. Six, seven, eight. Bun, ha, ha, run. Yep.
