Advanced Salsa Pattern: Buena Onda
Buena Onda
Hey, ladies and gents, this new salsa combination is going to be a fun, but challenging one.
Leads, you’re about to get busy with these tricky arm tosses and spirals! Read more →
Salsa Steps & Patterns
Advanced Salsa Pattern: Bouncy Hands
Bouncy Hands
Your new combo this week is an advanced salsa pattern we named ‘Bouncy Hands’.
Don’t let the fancy hand styling fool you! This advanced combo consists of only two basic elements : a basic inside turn and a basic right turn. With changes of angles and fancy hand styling for the men, the Bouncy Hands advanced salsa turn pattern is an excellent example of how to spice up your social dancing by adding variations and styling to your basic salsa moves, making them look more advanced. Read more →
The Free Spin – Another Way To Lead Inside Turns
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What is the Free Spin?
The Free Spin is simply a variation of the inside turn for the ladies, where the lead guides her forward and sends her into a spin, just as he lets go of her hand.
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La Siesta Swoop – Spicing Up Your Basic Salsa Turns
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Siesta Swoop
The Siesta Swoop is all about adding a little variation into your basics to keep things interesting. After all, what’s life without a little spice?
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Cross Body Lead With an Open Break
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Cross Body Open
The Cross Body Open is a dynamic way to begin your patterns where you move away from your partner to create a strong BOING, or rubber band effect. Read more →
The Loopy Waiter – Beginner Combination
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Loopy Waiter
The Loopy Waiter pattern adds style to the lady’s basic right turn by leading the turn with a “waiter” hand hold and then, with a little arm loop and a flick, the lead sends his partner into a check to prep her for a left turn. Read more →
Inside Shoulder Turn: Changing The Inside Turn Lead
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Elements of the Inside Shoulder Turn
The shoulder turn is a variation of the cross-body lead with an Inside turn. The stronger your cross-body lead technique is, the easier the inside turn will be. The stronger your inside turn technique is, the easier this shoulder turn variation will be. The basics are in everything and that is why your basics are everything. If you need to, there is no shame in going back and brushing up on the basic elements – we highly encourage it.
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Pass Right & Turn: Beginner Salsa Pattern
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The Pieces of the Puzzle
The Pass Right & Turn beginner salsa pattern is made up of the reverse cross body lead (a.k.a the Right Side Pass), the Inside Turn and the Right Turn. If you’ve already learned these turns, you’re ready to give this combo a shot. Read more →
The Rejection – A Variation of the Cross Body Lead
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What is the Rejection?
Fellas, we’re not talking about the self-esteem crushing experience of being denied a dance or a date. The Rejection is a beginner salsa step and this time it’s your turn to play hard to get.
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How To Do The Suave – Beginner Salsa Move
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What is the Suave?
In all honesty, this move is a cross-body lead in disguise. The more you understand your cross-body lead, the better. The only difference with the Suave is that the fellas complete a full left turn. The footwork for the follow is the exact same as any other cross body lead.
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