From today's class at Mambolab! All I kept thinking was to hold a baby 😂😂 I also tried to sit back in my 67 more. Something I noticed here is compared to our instructor Noelia (in front), I didn't change the direction of my torso in many of the moves, especially the pachanga. Which Elian is constantly saying to do and this is the first video that I'm really seeing the importance of that.

Day 4. Today we add just one thing: a soft knee bend. Don’t force body movement. Let it happen through the legs. Basic step. Small steps. Soft knees. Practice slowly. Notice the difference.

I learned from my Day 1 video that I was stepping my 6 next to my 5 rather than behind it. This was recorded before I read day 3 instructions… and I was definitely thinking too much and taking big steps here 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

I definitely need to work on my facials 😂 decided to go with a faster song today. My focus for today’s video was keeping my basic nice and simple while feeling the music. I tend to catch myself counting when I dance just to make sure I am on time but by doing so I feel as if I’m performing for my follow or the people around me. Reminding myself to enjoy the music and let go, allows me to make social dances more enjoyable not only for myself but also for my follows.

I was thinking about this challenge all day yesterday and I realized that I wasn't fully transferring my weight on the 67; I was teetering in the middle. This was making me a little behind the beat but also, it wasn't allowing me to reset and dig into the ground again. So I tried to keep that in mind, even to fully lift my left foot off the ground on 6. And it seemed to really help! The basic feels better than 2 days ago. After watching this back, one thing I noticed was that I wasn't always holding my hands like a baby ( @Ashley Rivera always says to do this in class and now I finally see why: because it allows your arms to go a little out to the side, which is better for balance and frame. And it looks better.)