breaking the waist

[opendoor]

do you know this technique and where do you leaders all make use of it. I mean the soft lateral caving (quebradizing) of the follower to force her into a back cross or an enganche.

 

[Dave Bailey]

I've heard of the technique, but that was in the context of creating a "wiggle" movement. I learnt that in a Edinburgh workshop last year, taught by Horacio and Cecilia.

I'm not sure why it's necessary to create a back cross or enganche, however... Surely they can be led normally, they just rely on good leading and free leg movement