Salsa On 1 Level 1

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

2. Single Right Turn

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

3. Timing

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

• Basic

• Side Basic (Cucaracha)

• Cumbia Step

• Right turn

• 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

Salsa Beginners 2 - Cross Body Turn Inside - Detailed Explanation

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

Salsa Intermediate 3 - Spiral Turn

• Basic/Hand and Arm Position

• Susie-Q

• LR Turns Combined

• Enchufla Box1

• Spiral Turn.

• Hand off

6

How to think Salsa! The box

6 Turn Pattern System of Salsa

7 Ways Of Holding Hands

• 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

Salsaventura Rhythm & Timing - How to Dance in Time with Salsa Music

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

Salsa Beginners 2 - Salsa Shouldercheck - Detailed explanation for the absolute beginner

 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=aknast7A4YE&t=130s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5zwFB2TSwE&t=2s

• Cross Shuffle w/kick

• Swivel

• Wrap

• Wrap Variations

10

Drop and Catch and Prep Turn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vmc1eB3aGc&t=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://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=RNytufhXbvc&t=52s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojSdNmx_0ZU&t=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