Advanced
Cuddle
Advanced Level
Full mastery — nuance, personal expression, and artistry
A wrapped embrace where the follower folds into the leader's arms — the figure that teaches you what connection actually feels like.
Tips
- •Leader: your right arm should feel like a seatbelt, not a seatlock. Firm enough to guide, gentle enough that she could step out at any moment.
- •Follower: keep your weight on your own feet. The cuddle is a shared position, not a leaning post.
- •Practice the entry in slow motion first. The smoothness of the wrap determines how the whole figure feels.
Common mistakes
- •Squeezing the follower too tight — the arm should drape, not clamp
- •Losing the basic step during the transition into cuddle position
- •Leader's hand landing too high (across the chest) instead of at hip or waist level
- •Follower collapsing into the leader instead of maintaining her own posture and axis
Practice drill
Enter and exit the cuddle 10 times in a row to music, alternating between entering from a right turn and from a cross-body lead. Focus on making each entry smoother than the last. By rep 7 or 8, it should feel like breathing — no thought, just flow.