Easy Basic dance steps – Partner dance moves for beginners

Every dancer needs to make it their quest to master the basic dance steps. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner, or have some experience with partner dancing, the following partner dance moves will teach you very simple basic dance steps that you can do in any occasion.

Today I want to teach you how to do simple couples dance moves in: Cha Cha, Salsa and Rumba. These are just a few of the Ballroom dance steps that we teach here on our website.

Each video will break down the counts, men’s steps, ladies’ steps, the lead and give you some extra tips on technique. Be sure to watch all the lessons from beginning to end to get every detail. We also included the foot positions in text for each basic step!

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The Cha Cha basic dance steps for men are as follows:
Step #1: Step side with the left foot
Step #2: Step back with the right foot
Step #3: Replace weight on the left foot
Steps #4,5,6: Do a triple step in place – right, left, right

Step #7: Step forward with the left foot
Step #8: Replace weight on the right foot
Step #9,10,11: Do a triple step in place – left, right , left
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The Cha Cha basic steps for women are as follows:
Step #1: Step side with the right foot
Step #2: Step forward with the left foot
Step #3: Replace weight on the right foot
Steps #4,5,6: Do a triple step in place – left, right, left

Step #7: Step back with the right foot
Step #8: Replace weight on the left foot
Step #9,10,11: Do a triple step in place – right, left , right

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The Salsa basic steps for men are as follows:
Step #1: Step fwd with left foot
Step #2: Replace weight on the right foot
Step #3: Close left foot to right foot

Step #4: Step back with the right foot
Step #5: Replace weight on the left foot
Step #6: Close right foot to left foot
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The Salsa basic steps for women are as follows:
Step #1: Step back with right foot
Step #2: Replace weight on the left foot
Step #3: Close right foot to left foot

Step #4: Step forward with the left foot
Step #5: Replace weight on the right foot
Step #6: Close left foot to right foot

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The Rumba basic steps for men are as follows:
Step #1: Step side with the left foot
Step #2: Close right foot to left foot and switch weight
Step #3: Switch weight on the left foot

Step #4: Step side with right foot
Step #5: Close left foot to right foot and switch weight
Step #6: Switch weight on the right foot
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The Rumba basic steps for women are as follows:
Step #1: Step side with the right foot
Step #2: Close left foot to right foot and switch weight
Step #3: Switch weight on the right foot

Step #4: Step side with the left foot
Step #5: Close right foot to left foot and switch weight
Step #6: Switch weight on the left foot
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By Leonid Turetsky