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Footwork/Style

Partner work

1

Salsa Basic and Single Right Turn plus do Single Left Turns for Leads and Followers. What is Salsa? The line, the tracks, arms, soft knees and the three pillars.

  1. Salsa Basic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV8cDpJa2f4&list=PLt7Alq7QGyFteWCpYi-s8Bc0VN0-l0zWS

  1. Single Right Turn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Ns9DY7U70

  1. Timing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IllMJlKWwU&t=29s

  • Basic

  • Side Basic (Cucaracha)

  • Cumbia Step

Back Basic
  • Right turn

Right

8 - Hold.

 

Salsa Basic
  • Left turn

  • The Line Concept

  • The Track Concept

  • Open Position

  • Closed Position

  • Single Right Turn

  • Frame

2

Cross Body Lead and Cross Body Tuns

Cross Body Lead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl-S_ovXl0c&t=7s

https://youtu.be/PjlBNkSPGY4

https://youtu.be/45_7vMJAgqM

  • Cross Body

  • Left turn/Right turn

  • Half and Half

  • Mambo

  • Side Shuffle (Medio)

  • Single Left Turn

  • Cross Body

  • Cross Body Outside Turn

  • Cross Body Inside Turn

3

Reverse Cross Body in closed position and with turn.

Reverse Cross Body Turn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amXRctJw8S8&t=221shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amXRctJw8S8&t=221s

  • Double Front

  • Double Back

  • Side Mambo

  • Reversed Cross Body

  • RCB with Turn

  • Changing from Closed to open and open break.

4

Musicality, Find the 1, Core Beats Enchufla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifr671vcim4&t=35s

  • Forward Suffle 2

  • Forward Shuffle 4

  • Copa/Enchufla

  • Enchufla

  • Enchufla Doble

  • Enchufla double turn.

5

Single Left Turn (For both Leads and Followers) and Switching hands and Spiral turn Concept

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HdenUCxG4w

https://youtu.be/ZOP9yjVvOEw?list=RDCMUCfvznrjEogwVx6anAbtCxeA

https://youtu.be/6Zr4i-h3RWg

  • Basic/Hand and Arm Position

  • Musicality Finding the 1

  • Basic Right Turn, Lead and Follow

  • Basic Left Turn, L&F

  • Cross Body Lead

  • Enchufla

  • 2

    • Review Lesson 1

    • CBL Inside Turn

    • CBL Outside Turn

    • CBL Reverse Trun

    • Suzi Q

    1, 2, 3, Hold, 5, 6, 7, Hold = 8-count rhythm pattern.

    Leads

    On Beat:

    1 - Forward step left.

    2 - In place step right.

    3 - Close step left to right.

    4 - Hold.

    5 - Backward step right.

    6 - In place step left.

    7 - Close step right to left.

    8 - Hold.

    Followers

    On Beat:

    1 - Backward step right.

    2 - In place step left.

    3 - Close step right to left.

    4 - Hold.

    5 - Forward step left.

    6 - In place step right.

    7 - Close step left to right.

    • Susie-Q

    • LR Turns Combined

    • Enchufla Box1

    • Spiral Turn.

    • Hand off

    6

    How to think Salsa! The box

    https://youtu.be/BD7oCwXIvow

    https://youtu.be/_2WozzOO9Nk

    • Basic with push and variations, (box)

    • Mambo Combo

    Review and Making up combinations excise.

    7

    Musicality and Timing Salsa Styles on1, on2 son and ballroom Mambo

    https://youtu.be/jQJ7erCtNJo

    Musicality:   Tumbao, Clave, Bell,  Piano and Voice , Son Monotuno (Melody or Chord progression),

    https://rhythmnotes.net/tumbao-rhythm-on-congas/

    • Front 3 Taps

    • Mambo F/B

    • Clave, Congas, Bel, Guirol

    • Musicality

    • Dancing to the Music

    • Dance Etiquette

    8

    The Butterfly (titanic) and shadow position and shoulder check

    https://youtu.be/BI57h1R_0LY

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb_dRVfA4VU&t=124s

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTSiO5qgTB8

    • Circle Step

    • Hook Step

    • Cross over to Box

    • Butterfly

    • Butterfly Variations

    • Titanic

    9

    Wraps/Baskets

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

    wV8cDpJa2f4

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    list=PLt7Alq7QGyFteWCpYi-s8Bc0VN0-l0zWS
    1. 6-Turn Pattern System

    t=130s

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

    BD7oCwXIvow

    W5zwFB2TSwE&t=

    4s7 Ways of Holding Hands

    2s

    • Cross Shuffle w/kick

    • Swivel

    • Wrap

    • Wrap Variations

    10

    Drop and Catch and Prep Turn

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_

    2WozzOO9Nk

    vmc1eB3aGc&t=

    11s
    1. Single Right Turn

    31s

    • Pachanga Shuffle Step

    • Pachanga Basic

    • Pachanga Basic 2

    • Drop and Catch

    • Drop and Catch with Prep

    11

    Hamerlocks (pretzel)

    https://youtu.be/ZfHyLmwQ7h8

    • Flairs

    • Kicks

    • Toe ,Heel, Toe

    • Shoulder Check

    • Shoulder Check Variations

    • Hammerlock

    12

    Paperclip

    https://youtu.be/E3rhxH_rlsE

    https://youtu.be/rruiNGjTH7Y

    • Combination Practice

    • Paperclip

    13

    Turns and Prep turns, Spot Turn

    • Combination Practice

    • Prep Turns

    • Prep turns

    • Spot turns

    14

    Copa, Reverse Copa and Follows Drill

    https://

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Ns9DY7U70
    1. Help with rhythm and timing

    1.Rhythm and Timing

    youtu.be/k6Tjiy1fvDo

    https://youtu.be/abSZVUMau78

    • Combination Practice

    • Copa

    • Copa Drill

    15

    Review

    Salsa Beginners 3 - Box #3 - A Simple and Surprising Move - YouTube

    New Dimension for Men on the Dancefloor - YouTube

    • Combination Practice

    16

    Sombrero, Cross body Turn Inside, Shoulder Check

    https://youtu.be/OP3UmX71n88

    • Combination Practice

    • Sombrero

    • Sobreroro w/ Shoulder Check

    17

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

    jQJ7erCtNJo

    RNytufhXbvc&t=

    13s

    52s

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

    0IllMJlKWwU

    ojSdNmx_0ZU&t=

    29s

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3

  • Review Lesson 2,1

  • Simple Copa

  • Cuddles, Wraps

  • Baskets

  • Footwork

    226s

    • Combination Practice

    • Walk

    • Walk with Accent Prep

    18

    Bachata and Merengue

    • Basic

    • Syncopation

    • Shuffle

    • Side Wave

    • Inside turn

    • Outside turn

    • Pivots

    • Cuddle/Sweethearts

    • Switching sides

    19

    Review and Dance

    • Combination Practice

    20

    Review and Dance

    • Combination Practice