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Pachanga Hops

Also called: apache, the apache

Definition

A traveling hopping step, also called the Apache, danced low with the torso tilted forward and chest lifted. On every hop you send the hip back for a clear front-to-back motion, lifting the opposite knee in passe en dedans on the way up and crossing the passe behind on the backward section.

Preview of the Pachanga Hops module
Preview of the Pachanga Hops module

Taught in

Pachanga Hops, a module of Pachanga

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