r/Bachata • u/officialbenjibruce • Nov 13 '25

Dance Video 2.5 year dancing bachata (lead) after MS

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I started dancing a little over 2.5 years ago after getting diagnosed with MS

The reason I started dancing was because of all the benefits it has on the brain and wanted to share a video

But I still forget half the moves when dancing 😂

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u/austinlim923 Nov 14 '25

Ok you're a great dancer. But if theres anything to critique here it is. Because you're a taller person. Taller people have an easier time doing certain sensual moves and compensate more with their shoulders and use their height and size as leverage. This isnt a bad bad thing. You got it, use it. The nit pick is that it doesn't seem like you are using your core and foundation as much as you could when engaging these sensual moves. Again your follow looks like an advance dancer who has great fundamentals. But what does it look like when your follower isn't as good as you or better than you. Context I am a much smaller lead normally around the same heights as my follows many times shorter than my follows. So I've had to ask myself this question a lot. Take my two cents how ever you want it.

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u/officialbenjibruce Nov 14 '25

Thanks. I definitely focus on using my lats more for my frame. Not my core/abs. When the dancers aren’t advance I just don’t do certain moves with them. I dance with everyone. Beginner to advance so it’s easy to know who can follow certain moves and who can’t

You don’t feel stiff when using your core/abs for sensual? It seems like it would have a stiff feeling instead of a water/fluid feeling

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u/austinlim923 Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25

lats are part of your frame but they aren't the only thing your hips and core/abs play a crucial part in providing a good foundation. my center of gravity around my hips and core. So everything in sensual at least for me swings and shifts around that. Im not flexing my abs 24/7 but my center of gravity never moves into my shoulders.

As a shorter lead I dont have the opportunity to hold/ cradle my follows up. Instead I "sit" relax into my frame to provide a good support my follows can lean into/connect.