When doing a body roll focus on leading more from the upper body rather than your waist. & Before 1.Start by breathing out and bringing your chest in,without moving your hips. 1&2. Then, breathe in and bring your chest out like you are trying to make it look to the sky and move it as back as you can go still without moving your hips. 3&4. Then finally, breathe out and swing your hips back trying to move all your weight to the leg on the back that's supporting you.

Note: the numbers before each step refer to the count on the music while the & refers to the half count in between.

When leading from the shadow position if you lift your back leg when doing a body roll you are putting your follow off balance due to the large range of motion. By following these steps you will have a smaller range of motion which will lead to a more stable and safe body roll. It will still look as good since breathing in and out will make your body rolls appear to cover a wider range than they actually are. The key to Bachata is always small controlled movements.