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Lateral step
- bachata
- Level 1
- 110–145 BPM
- Both
- 8 beats
The side-to-side basic that anchors traditional Dominican bachata. Both partners travel laterally over counts 1-2-3 with a hip-pop tap on 4, then mirror back over 5-6-7-tap.
Cues
Lead and follow cues
Lead
English
{{move_name}} — step right on 1-2-3, tap on 4; step left on 5-6-7, tap on 8
Español
{{move_name}} — paso a la derecha en 1-2-3, tap en 4; paso a la izquierda en 5-6-7, tap en 8
Follow
English
{{move_name}} — mirror the lead's lateral step: left on 1-2-3-tap, right on 5-6-7-tap
Español
{{move_name}} — espeja el paso lateral del lead: izquierda en 1-2-3-tap, derecha en 5-6-7-tap