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Ashley: Hey this is Ashley and Henry, right now we're going to teach
you how to do the sit dip. You can use this in a variety of different
styles; salsa, zuke, club dance, anything you want to use it in. So
we're going to show you the technique for it.
Henry: Yep. Let me demonstrate the move first, and then we'll break it
down. So, pretty simple just the technique is, this. So this is how the
move goes. Let me show you at a different angle so you can see. This, so
let's break it down for you guys. So, for the guy's part, the leader's
part, right? The main thing is when you do this move you have to be sort
of staggered. So literally our legs are going to be, the right leg is
going to connect to the right leg, but you are not like clenching to
each other like this. All you are doing is keeping your right side of
the body, and you want to aim with your left hand to put her left side
of her body into your right side. So you are in this angular position
rather than being too square, because otherwise it's going to be a
little too hard.
Ashley: Think female right chest to guy's.
Henry: Yea. So we're looking from our right side, diagonal. So, here
guys the cool thing about this is you're going to have your own space
and she has her own space over there, right? That kind of relationship,
you have your own space kind of thing. Very important. So, from here
what we do is we grab the lady, or the follower, and you twist to your
left. But before going down the main thing is you want to twist.
The more you twist the easier it's going to be to go down. You don't
want to think about going down and trying to twist, you're going to
twist, and then you sit. All we're doing for the leader's part is your
knee goes in with the right, goes in with the right. So it's basically
this, my right heel is going to go off the floor so it gives you balance
to see where you are.
Don't keep the right heel down or it's going to be way too hard, and the
place of the furthest follower. When we're here, we leave one heal, most
likely it's going to be the right for me.
Ashley: And I'm lifting up through the left.
Henry: Yes. And that helps you to get that balance.
Ashley: So, guys you're creating basically a little chair for us to sit
on.
Henry: Yes. A little knee chair. Demonstrating this other angle so you
can see. Let's pretend we're dancing, and then I my partner and twist.
And together this is enough, all you do is just come up, and continue
dancing. Whichever style you are doing. Should we try with music?
Ashley: Yea let's do it!
Henry: Okay. So we're dancing right, pretend we're a little side by
side, and then we go, so you can be sharp or you can be smooth.
Ashley: And this is great to use at the end of a song, song's coming to
the end and you know, okay let me impress the lady and do something fun.
Guys just grab her, and. There you can sit. So that's our sit dip, and
remember you can use it in any style; salsa, zuke, cha-cha, hip-hop,
whatever you want.
Henry: Yes. So, never forget that one, that's a basic technique for
your sit dip.