Salsa Articles

In a recent video I talked about How to Break Down Complex Salsa Patterns into the individual moves that make them, so you can understand what you see.

Being able to name all the moves you see is the key. It allows you to learn things faster, remember patterns easier and take inspiration from your favorite dancers.

Today I want to go one step further and show you how to take all those cool moves you see and add them into your social dancing.

For inspiration we’re going to use the same two salsa combinations we looked at in the previous video (Bouncy Hands and Triple Trouble) and I’m going to show you which two moves I want to add into my social dancing.

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(Note: we use salsa as the example, but these techniques apply to any partner dance!)

 

We hear it all the time: “I can’t remember any of the moves I learned!”

Why is it that SO many leads dancing salsa, bachata and [insert dance here] struggle to remember moves?

Let’s dive in…

One of our salsa students recently reached out in our Facebook group asking:

I’m looking for tips on how to remember salsa moves. I have a partner I practice with and I try to run through the moves by myself at other times, but come social dancing all that practice seems to vanish and I can only remember a small amount.

 

The Problem

So as a lead how can you more easily remember salsa moves?

Firstly, this is such a common problem so don’t feel bad if you experience it. We’ve all gone through it, myself included.

Not being able to remember moves or forgetting problems is just a symptom.

The actual problem you’re experiencing is a lack of vocabulary and understanding of how everything connects.

Trying to memorize patterns from class isn’t the answer, but unfortunately it’s what most leads do and what most teachers teach.

 

The Solutions

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