Don’t just go through the motions, improve your basics every day.
Observation: Watch other dancers/coaches, see how they move.
Experimentation: Try out different things – hand positions, foot positions, torso, different levels, slowing down/speeding up. See what works with your body.
Progressive Basic
Take a big step back on 3 (push off the 2).
Take a big step forward on 7 (push off the 6).
Goal: Always be progressing forward on the back break.
Colombian Basics
Basic (basico), forward basic, taps (dinos), basic w/ taps, point point (punta punta), figure fours (quatros)