Ultimate shoulder rides

Years ago I discovered a dance (possibly from Mexico?) called “Corridos” which sometimes featured WOM rides astride one shoulder.  I’ve found more recent examples of it, including some very brief double-shoulder riding in the complex choreography used by dancers in high-level competitions.  I’ve found only one example of longer double-shoulder riding, but the video was so dark the rides were almost invisible, so I’ve brightened it up in a video editor program and will upload it to the archives.

Apparently the basic steps usually involve the woman riding her partner’s thigh.  Here’s a good example of that, but these dancers didn’t get as far as shoulder riding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv5wVCT9I1c 

Here are two more advanced dancers, who included some very nice tight single-shoulder riding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayYSeIlX8O0  at 25 sec.

It seems that couples who discover that the shoulder riding is the most exciting part of the dance may keep riding for over a minute and a half, as this couple did, with the rider nice and snug astride her partner’s shoulder, while he looks very happy about the ride:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkiuPbE-yRc     0:03 - 1:35

Members can find clips like these by searching for “dancing corridos” or “bailando corridos,” and I hope some members who know Spanish will be able to help us find more such clips (and perhaps even more exciting ones).

David