Repique Stutter
- bachata
- Level 3
- 99–145 BPM
- 8 beats
A showpiece that fractures a single underarm turn into a STUTTERED, three-click cadence so the follow's turn seems to skip a groove like the bongo's repique roll. One-hand connection raised: the lead opens the turn on 1, checks it with a sharp fingertip stop on the 'and' of 2, holds her at 45 degrees through 3, re-fires a rapid double-time spin across 'and-4', catches on 5, then a quarter-turn check-and-release on 6-7 before settling on 8. The turn lands in three percussive clicks rather than one smooth rotation — every stop and go led purely from the fingertips, the elbow and shoulder quiet.
Cues
Lead and follow cues
Lead
English
On {{count}} open the turn, then stop and go from your fingertips alone — three clean clicks with a quarter-turn reversal — matching {{partner}} to the bongo's repique.
Español
En el {{count}} abre la vuelta y luego frena y arranca solo desde las yemas — tres clics limpios con una reversa de cuarto de vuelta — sincronizando a {{partner}} con el repique del bongó.
Follow
English
Spin on a high, collected passe axis and re-spot the room at each fingertip stop — hold, then snap to the next; absorb the whole brake in your standing leg, never your shoulders.
Español
Gira sobre un eje alto y recogido en passe y vuelve a fijar la mirada en cada alto de yema — sostén y luego salta al siguiente; absorbe todo el freno en tu pierna de apoyo, nunca en los hombros.