Arm styling is crucial to spice up your dancing once you have gotten the footwork under control. Although it is not as emphasized for men as it is for ladies, arm styling can still be a significant enhancement to the male look if done right. Even something other than hanging your arms next to your side will always look good, so read on for instructions on perform some basic arm styling in a Bronze American Cha Cha.
Instructions
1. The routine is: Basic, cross-body lead, crossover break, spot turn, chase, 3 cha's cha's back, 3 cha cha's forward.
2. For the beginning basic, you will be in closed position, so do not worry about arm styling just yet. Continue passed the cross body lead and stop right before the cross over breaks.
3. For the cross over breaks, you want to take your right arm--it should be already in a holding position--and let it go outwards to your right as you open up and step forward. Further continue the movement of your right arm and perform a quick, counter-clockwise loop before you send it back behind you in a straight line. As you rotate to step forward in this crossover, your body will naturally place your arm behind you.
4. Recover from the crossover and when you chasse to your left, just touch palms with your partner in preparation for the spot turn. During the spot turn, slide off of each others' palms as you turn and return to face each other with no arm connections.
5. Keeping your arms out by your side, perform the chase pattern. You may choose to style what you like here since you are not connected at all, but one easy option would be just to use your arms like you are running (in opposition) for this section.
6. The following steps are just 3 cha cha's in closed position, so there is no arm styling to be done in this portion. After these, loop the pattern and try again.
