Sacada. Meaning – ‘a-really-cool-move-that-you-think-is-really-complicated-but-is-an-illusion of techniques’. For most people when they see a sacada for the first time, their reaction is one of surprise that a.) it looks really complicated (it’s not). and b.) that they can never see themselves doing one (you will). And these are usually forward sacadas for the Lead into the Follower’s side step. Usually. There are about 1024 sacadas, which drops to 512 when you rule out certain impossibilities. In reality, there are about 10 different ‘flavors‘ of them that when you combine the different flavors of walking systems, that number jumps to an insane number. Things go right off the rails (as the saying goes) when we see a sacada that does not fit into this paradigm. Enter the “Back Sacada“.
Important Notation: This article & video has been re-written, updated, and the video has been completely redone for 2019 going forward. Originally the video that accompanied this article was 31 minutes and 35 second in length. It is now over 1 hr and 35 minutes. The original video is still present and available for purchase, as it contains desirable information. However, the article that represented it is no longer present. 😉 Enjoy.
What is a Back Sacada ? The easiest way to describe this Sacada, which is a displacement, where either the Lead or the Follower will displace and then take the place of their partner by using a Back Step! Generally, these types of Sacadas require Applied Disassociation to make them happen for either role. Typically this type of Sacada is created whereby the Follower is led to Sacada the Lead, whereas the second most common variety is the Lead will Sacada the Follower. Of all the Sacadas that one can lead and follow, this is probably the most challenging for a variety of reasons. Most notably because you quite literally have to have mastery over proprioception in order for them to work properly. Most people, however, do not have the necessary mastery, so they end up bumping into one another and feet getting stepped on, repeatedly. While this isn’t always the case, and not to disparage anyone’s experience of them Leading or Following these ideas, the fact remains that unless proprioception has been mastered then this type of Sacada will repeatedly fail.
The Free Tip. The Back Sacada is only one of 501 possible Sacadas, yes FIVE HUNDRED and ONE, that are available to you. However, this particular Sacada has one unique quality that sets it apart that may not seems apparent to you, in nearly all cases of Back Sacadas, they nearly all require one or both partners to do some form of over-rotation! Meaning that in order for them to work, you must, must, must apply disassociation, and then release that energy that’s built up as if it were a rubber band snapping back to achieve the over-rotation.
About The Video. Total runtime for this video is: 01:38:55. This is a combined video format, lead and follow technique are mixed together.
Introduction – 00:06:22
Disassociation/Applied Disassociation Review – 00:20:54
Trailing Foot – 00:05:27
Leg Extension – 00:11:06
Dangling Foot Error – 00:04:18
First Common Back Sacada – 00:12:35
Second Common Back Sacada – 00:07:00
Dancer’s Cheat/Lead’s Cheat – 00:05:41
First Common Multiple Back Sacada – 00:07:34
Second Common Multiple Back Sacada – 00:02:26
An Interesting Back Sacada and a Surprise Back Sacada – 00:07:47
Close Embrace Back Sacadas/Closure – 00:07:45