Salsa Dancing Tips for Men and Women
Learning to salsa dance can take years to master so we’d like to help you reduce that time frame as much as possible. Our series of tips for Salsa dancers are designed to help you understand the 80/20 of Salsa: the 20% of technique that will give you an 80% increase in results. That means learning quicker and dancing more efficiently. We’ll help you get your dancing feeling smoother and easier, so you can enjoy social dancing without thinking. Now does that sound good or what?!
We’ve got Salsa tips for beginners to pro’s – they truly are useful regardless of skill level. What’s most important is how fast you can break down your bad habits and pick up the good ones.
Browse the Salsa tip videos below. It’s time to start soaking up some knowledge!
How to Find the Beat in Salsa Music (Free Video Course)
(See full course outline below)
Finding the Beat (FTB) is a free youtube course that has helped thousands of beginner salsa dancers get past the #1 problem they face: how to find the beat in salsa music.
If it helps you, please pass it on to your friends!
Although designed for salsa dancers because salsa music is the most complex, these lessons will help you find the beat in ANY type of music.
I’ve broken down the process into 4 logical steps:
- Counting non-salsa music (easy music)
- Moving to non-salsa music
- Counting salsa music (more complex)
- Moving to salsa music
By the end of this course you’ll be able to…
- Understand the structure of music
- Count music
- Hear the beat in salsa music
- Find the 1 in salsa music
- Stay on time while dancing salsa with much higher success
Here’s the Finding the Beat youtube playlist and you can find the entire course outline below.
7 Tips On How To Adjust Your Salsa Lead When Dancing With Beginners
So, you’re a beginner dancing with another beginner or maybe you’re more of an intermediate to advanced level dancing with someone who’s newer than you, less experienced than you, or someone who has relatively little technique and who may or may not have ever taken classes before. How do you make sure you and your partner have fun and you keep your leads clear? Today we’re talking all about how to adjust your lead for beginners.
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Game Changing Advice on How To Become a Smoother Salsa Lead
The Magical Concept of Cause & Effect
Today we’re gonna help you become a smoother lead by talking about a magical concept called “cause and effect.” Now, why do I say it’s magical? Well, if you use cause and effect you can do less and get better results. It’s going to make your lead smoother and the follow’s job so much easier. It’s going to make you’re you’re dancing look better, feel better and the ladies (the follows) are going to love you for it. They’re going to appreciative it a ton.
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What is the fastest way to progress my salsa dancing?
Hey everybody, Patrick here once again from the Dance Dojo.
Today, I’m going to be addressing a question we had from one of our online students and that is…
“What is the fastest way to progress my salsa dancing?”
When Should I Start Social Dancing?
We frequently get the question, “When should I start social dancing?” Our answer is always the same. Do it immediately. Read more →
How to Frame Yourself and Be More Responsive: A Salsa Tip for The Ladies
When learning how to salsa dance, we often worry too much about our partners and not enough about what we’re doing ourselves.
In this tip we’ll explain how, as a follow, worrying less about the lead and focusing on framing yourself can actually improve your ability to respond to his signals.
Improving Your Salsa Frame & Connection: The Elbow-to-Hip Relationship
When dancing Salsa, the rule of thumb is to keep your elbows in front of and outside of your hips at all times.
Regardless of which direction you choose to lead (or are being lead in), maintain that proper elbow-to-hip relationship and it’ll enhance the success of your dances. Why? Read more →
How To Hold Hands While Salsa Dancing: Tips for Maintaining an Effective Connection
Once upon a time, not so long ago, Patrick was dancing with a male student who was using an excessive form of the “spider man grip.” It felt forced, seemed unnecessary and fuelled this tip. Read more →
Improve Your Salsa Turn Technique 10 Times Over With This Easy Drill
Raise your hand if you can’t wait for your next mediocre dance!
*No hands move* – that’s what we thought.
As Salsa dancers we turn hundreds of times per night (some nut jobs probably hit the 4 digits), but despite this staggering amount of repetition, SO many of us are losing our balance and limiting ourselves from experiencing incredible dances. That’s insane!
Simply put, if you’re off balance, you’re missing out big time. It’s time to end this madness and unlock your ability to turn better. Sound good?
This quick tip on salsa turn technique is going to change the way you practice your turns and it’s the perfect test to find out if you’re slacking off! Read more →
Practice Makes Perfect…or does it?
If I asked you to complete this sentence: “Practice makes….”
What would you say?
Perfect. Right?
WRONG.
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