Half Hammer Lock or Broken Arm in Salsa turn patterns

Holds	Directions	Actions	Positions
Normal closed hold Normal open holds Crossed holds	Facing the line of dance Facing perpendicular to the line of dance	Change of a hand hold, Change of directions Cross body lead, Turns, Duck, Check Copa or 'In and Out', Hand drop, Hand throw Natural top, Walks	Hammerlock Half hammerlock or Broken arm Embrace, Arm loop, Sombrero Arm lock or Arm hook

Half-Hammerlock or Broken Arm

Variations

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Left Half-HL for the lady

The dancers are facing each other; the lady has her left arm bent behind her back. The man holds the lady's left with his right (a single hand hold).

M → ← L

HL(Left)

Right Half-HL for the lady

The dancers are facing each other; the lady has her right arm bent behind her back. The man holds the lady's right with his left.

M → ← L

HL(Right)

Reverse left Half-HL for the lady

This position is similar to the 'Left 1/2HL for the lady', however the dancers are in a crossed hold: left to left.

M → ← L

HL(Left)

Reverse right Half-HL for the lady

This position is similar to the 'Right 1/2HL for the lady', however the dancers are in a crossed hold: right to right.

M → ← L

HL(Right)

Left Half-HL for the man

The dancers are facing each other; the man has his left arm bent behind his back. The lady holds the man's left with her right.

M → ← L

HL(left)

Right half HL for the man

The dancers are facing each other; the man has his right arm bent behind his back. The lady holds the man's right with her left.

M → ← L

HL(Right)

Reverse left half HL for the man

This position is similar to the 'Left 1/2HL for the man', however the dancers are in crossed hold: left to left.

M → ← L

HL(Left)

Reverse right half HL for the man

This position is similar to the 'Right 1/2HL for the man', however the dancers are in crossed hold: right to right.

M → ← L

HL(Right)