As a professional musician and former latin dancer (many years ago;) i am fully convinced that most of the faults are due to timing problems. Thinking in the smallest note values will solve a lot of those problems, apart from technique issues, but that is something Donny Burns is a Master in.
Yes. Timing problems arise because of lack of listening to the music, and understanding of the syncopated rhythm. A lot of balance shifts happens during the syncopation, where speed, precision and exact measurement of the extent of movements are so important.
full counts ( 1 2 3 4) are 1/4 note, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 you have the 1/8 and if you count 1 ah + ah 2 ah + ah 3 ah + ah 4 ah + ah you count the 1/16, they normally do not say the first 1/16 "ah" only the second because here is the rotation action. For example "2 (ah) + ah 3". Action: 2=step, +=pendulum), ah=rotation. This is kind of how it works
