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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How To Do The Reverse Cross Body Lead (Right Side Pass)
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How is the Reverse Cross Body Different From The Regular Cross Body?
The Reverse Cross Body Lead, also known as the “Right Side Pass,” is executed from the opposite side of your partner compared to the regular cross body lead. Understanding how to do this basic element well will set you up to be able to do 360 degree back spot turns and more, so brush-up on this move first.
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Walk and Roll Intermediate Pattern
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Walk & Roll
Just open up and let her roll by. The Walk and Roll is all about inside turns and outside turns in various hand positions. The combo starts off with a basic right turn followed by a right side pass outside turn, another outside turn with an inside turn to finish.
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Toss & Catch Intermediate Pattern
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Toss & Catch
We know you like her guys, but sometimes you have to let go. We created Toss and Catch to show you how to release your partner’s hands and seamlessly reconnect with her as you dance.
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Doing The Basic Left Turn With Checks
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The Basic Left Turn
The left turn is done counter-clockwise and is executed over one full basic (6 steps), so don’t rush your steps, or the lead!
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Hand Switch Ochos – Taking Your Ochos To The Next Level
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Our final variation of Ochos adds a nice little hand switch behind the leads back. And yes, you guessed it – it’s another favourite move of Latinos.
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Cascading Ochos: Adding Some Spice To Your Basic Ochos
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In this variation of Ochos the lead lifts his right hand over his head as he turns through the last half of his Cumbia Basic. The footwork and the lead/follow technique remain the same as the Basic Ochos, so if you haven’t already, be sure to learn your Change of Place technique and review those basic Ochos.
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Ochos: Taking Your Salsa in New Directions
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If you’re going to Cuba you’ll need this move! Ochos are a very common Cuban style Salsa move and a nice break from the linear feel you might be used to.
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Continuous Shoulder Catches
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Who says you always need to hold hands? In this variation of shoulder catches, the leads let go of the follow completely and use both hands to send her back and forth by her shoulders. Down low, your feet will remain the same by doing the cumbia basic. Overall, this is a great introductory step to help you get comfortable with letting go of your partner.
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Shoulder Catches
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Shoulder catches are a close cousin of the change of place. As the leads do a semi change change of place (i.e. don’t switch sides completely), they catch the shoulder of the follow and send her back. Your footwork should look familiar – it’s your cumbia basic the whole time.
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Adding Back Breaks to Your Right Turns
This beginner Salsa lesson is a variation of the 5 right turns pattern. If you haven’t already done so, try the 5 turn pattern by itself before doing this upgraded version with back breaks.
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