| The word "salsa" in Spanish means sauce.
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| | you get quite the salsa show!
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| Salsa dancing is also known as slot
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| | The Cuban style can be danced as a
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| dancing because couples don't move around
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| | contratiempo or on-one. With the Cuban
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| a large area of the dance floor; instead
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| | Salsa, on counts 1, 2, and 3 a backward
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| they stay in a more fixed or smaller area
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| | basic occurs while on counts 5, 6, and 7
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| of the floor. So are you ready to learn
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| | a forward basic happens. The follower
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| Salsa dancing?
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| | mirrors the leader's movements. It is
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| The salsa has an eight beat pattern that
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| | common practice with the Cuban to have
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| is made up of two bars of four beats. The
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| | the leader and follower circle each other
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| Salsa music is usually complicated and
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| | regularly.
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| fast with around 180 beats per minute.
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| | The Dile que no or cross body lead is
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| The salsa pattern is generally one of
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| | also essential to the Cuban. This is the
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| three steps and then a skipped step or a
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| | most complex of moves and is not designed
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| tap on the fourth beat.
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| | for beginners. However, once you master
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| The basic step is as follows: On counts
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| | it, it can be used in the Rueda, Cuban
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| 1, 2, and 3 the leader steps forward,
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| | Casino, and Wheel Dance.
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| then you replace the weight to your
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| | In Latin American countries the Columbian
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| previous support foot keeping it in
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| | style is the most common. Here the leader
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| place, and then step backward. On counts
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| | and follower do their moves standing in
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| 5, 6, and 7 you step backwards, then you
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| | one place. Most of the moves are based
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| replace the weight to your previous
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| | off the Cuban style with the main
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| support foot keeping it in place, and
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| | difference being lack of space involved.
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| then step forward again.
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| | It's a very sexy version to watch!
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| The follower does exactly the same steps
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| | The LA style is a derivative of the Cuban
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| but in the reverse order. The basic step
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| | style with the addition of the cross body
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| is the basis for many of the other salsa
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| | lead. The leader steps forward on 1, on 2
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| patterns.
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| | and 3 it's a step to the right while
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| Some of the breaks to the basic step are:
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| | turning 90 degrees to face to the left.
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| 1. Side Break - You start from either
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| | The follower then steps forward on 5 and
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| foot and step sideways; then you replace
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| | 6, then on 7 and 8 turns while the leader
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| the weight to your previous support foot,
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| | is making the 90 degree turn. By the 8
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| keeping it in place.
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| | count the leader and follower are in
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| 2. Back Break - You start from either
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| | opposite positions. The Los Angeles is
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| foot and step backwards; then you replace
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| | the flashiest form of Salsa dancing.
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| the weight to your previous support foot,
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| | That's just a few of the most common
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| keeping it in place.
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| | styles. Of course there are plenty
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| 3. Forward Break - You start from either
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| | others, and then there's always the
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| foot and step forward; then you replace
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| | creative element that comes into play.
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| the weight to your previous support foot,
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| | Learning the Salsa from an article can be
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| keeping it in place.
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| | a bit overwhelming, but if you really
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| There are many different salsa styles
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| | want to learn it check into either local
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| that involve different timing of the
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| | dance classes or online dance lessons.
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| steps or different patterns as you move
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| | You'll be Salsa dancing like a pro in no
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| across the dance floor. Combine style
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| | time!
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| with attitude and personal add ins and
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