Topical Series. Sequences with Walking and Barridas

Simple but veeery elegant, this is one of Sara’s favorite walking steps. And of course, leave it to Sara and Ivan to take a simple movement and make it beautifully more complex.

Walking turns are fun and useful because they allow us to keep moving in a line, while giving us the glorious feeling of turning. In this video Ivan and Sara show you a basic walking turn as a foundation for more complex and embellished movements.

Besides being a lovely and unusual way to change between the cross and parallel systems, this movement might also elicit a small gasp of surprise from the follower! And with its smooth 1-2-3 timing, you can also use it quite effectively in vals!

Changing fronts while moving in a line can be quite dramatic! A more extreme version of the walking turn, this movement will also give you plenty of opportunities to work on your improvisation and creativity! So what can be better? Dramatic. Creative. Exciting!

An unusual, simple and effective barrida for all occasions. And the dynamic turn entry and exert makes it even better. We love barridas, hopefully this move will make you an enthusiastic barridaer as well.

There are many ways to turn, and a nice, embellished way is to add in barridas for leaders and followers. Plus it looks dangerous - all those touching feet! But if done correctly, a barrida in turn should be smooth and seamless… Here is how.

Really a very lovely back barrida – catching the followers leg has never been so sweet. And very unusual to boot. Sure to elicit gasps of pleasure from all around!

Happy day! Many barridas, in a turn, changing directions, all combined! Now that you are a barrida lover, you can become a barride expert, seamlessly and fluidly changing from one position to the next. Barridas! Yes!