Cross Body Shoulder Check (CBshouldercheck)

Cross Body Shoulder Check is aPartnering Dance Technique. A CBCheck (see "Cross Body Check"), but with the Leader stopping the Follower with his hands on her shoulder(s). The Leader can choose to lead the Follower with one or with two hands. The key is to lead the Follower into a CBFreeturn (see "Cross Body Freeturn") and to end stopping her Walking Turns with both his hands on the 7th Count: with his right hand in front of her right shoulder and with his left hand on her left shoulder.

The CBShouldercheck can also be lead from her shoulder(s) starting from the very beginning of the Cross Body Turn (see "Cross Body Turn"). The secret to lead this properly from her shoulder(s) (with 1 or 2 hands) is for the dance couple to start with a Mambo Basic in an Open Dance Position (see "Mambo Basic" and "Open Dance Position"). On the 7th Count the Leader brings his right hand to her right shoulder (or his left hand to her right shoulder), or he brings both his hands to her corresponding shoulders. The leading techniques are the same as the CBHipcheck (see "Cross Body Hip Check"), but now the Leader use the shoulder(s) of the Follower to lead her (On1). The Leader can choose to put his left hand on the right shoulder of the Follower for extra support when he's leading her into a CBCheck with the Right to Right Hand Hold (see "Hand Holds"). Then It's also called a CBCheck.