In the video I teach you the Salsa basic step. This is the most important step in the Salsa as it will serve as the foundation for all your other steps. We show the step to music and to the count. Then, we show the man’s breakdown of the steps, lady’s breakdown of the steps and lastly we talk about the lead.
Dance: Salsa (Club Style)
Level: Absolute Beginner
Move: Salsa Basic Step (Fwd & Back) WATCH DANCE VIDEO LESSON
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In this dance video lesson I explain the Salsa timing and count. As a beginner, it is very important for you to understand that there are a total of 8 beats in every phrase of Salsa music. However, when you are dancing, you are usually only making 6 steps within 1 phrase. So how do we count 8 beats to 6 steps? Easy! We pause on count “4″ and count “8″. So the most common count used in Salsa is 1,2,3-5,6,7 (counts 4 and 8 are pauses). In the video I illustrate the most basic step to the count as an example. Alternatively, you may count Quick, Quick, Slow – Quick, Quick, Slow. The Slow takes up 2 beats so it is the same thing as the numerical count. Please watch the video for better clarity and explanation of the Salsa count.
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This dance video should remind everyone why they started dancing in the first place– to have fun! Danny and his partner are having so much fun together that it seems as though they are about to crack up at any given second. In addition, their dancing here is pure lead and follow. Notice how they are not thinking about anything, they are FEELING each others’ movement and interpreting the music. This is the way dancing was always meant to be. I challenge you to go out dancing next time and have as much fun as these two. Enjoy!
