batacadas

[slinkiness]

Batacadas in International samba are a cool move, but I don't get the body or hip action. Anyone here have tips? I found a clip on Youtube that teaches it but doesn't have a good verbal explanation, and a clip on the SYTYCD website that kind of explains the weight transfer, but I need a bit more detail.

[latingal]

oh dear, very hard to describe and detail in words in a post. in fact I'm not sure we can really even attempt it well here.

at the very least I can recommend you start with the correct leg and foot action. do you have the foot work down? body and hip action start in the feet and the legs, so it's important.

by the way, there are different types of batacadas in samba; forward, side to side, back with side to side body action, back with an accent on the forward hip, and back with a ronde action to name a few....