FREE SALSA DANCE LESSONS STEPS
There are different styles on how to dance salsa but the salsa steps are basically the same no matter which timing you choose to break on.
WHAT IS SALSA?
In a Nut Shell, here is an Introduction of what SALSA is musically
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Below you will find different graphics showing the different ways you can dance salsa and accentuate or break on different timings for your salsa basic step.
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<== The black foot in all the graphics represents the beat in which you are stepping on as you are doing your basic.
Salsa LA style breaking on 1 and 5:
Both of these figures show the man’s basic salsa step breaking on 1 and 5.
The man starts with his left foot and the woman follows and starts with her right foot. so in these figures when the man is moving the left foot the woman is moving the right foot and vice versa.
Start the basic step by bringing feet together.
On beat #1 the man breaks forward with his left foot
On beat #2 the man right foot stays behind in place.
On beat #3 the man left foot come together to his right foot.
On beat #4 pause
On beat #5 the man breaks back on his right foot.
On beat #6 the man left foot stays in front in place.
On beat #7 the man right foot comes together to his left foot.
On beat #8 pause
On beat #1 start all over.
Salsa on 2 N. Y. style -Mambo breaking on 2 and 6:
Both of these figures show the woman’s basic salsa NY style step breaking on 2 and 6 “Eddie Torres style”.
The man starts with his left foot and the woman follows and starts with her right foot. so in these figures when the man is moving with the left foot the woman is moving with her right foot and vice versa.
Start the basic step by bringing feet together.
On beat #1 the woman takes a small step forward with her right foot
On beat #2 the woman breaks forward with her left foot.
On beat #3 the woman steps in place with her right foot.
On beat #4 pause or left foot in the air on 4, to land on 5.
On beat #5 the woman steps back, lands on 5 on her left foot.
On beat #6 the woman breaks back on her right foot.
On beat #7 the woman steps in place on her left foot.
On beat #8 pause or right foot is in the air on 8, to land on 1.
On beat #1 start all over.
Mambo Power on 2 style /breaking on 2 and 6:
Both of these figures show the man’s basic mambo step power breaking on 2 and 6.
The man starts with his left foot and the woman follows and starts with her right foot. so in these figures when the man is moving the left foot the woman is moving the right foot and vice versa.
Start the basic step by bringing feet together.
On beat #2 the man breaks forward with his left foot
On beat #3 the man right foot stays behind in place.
On beat #4 the man left foot come together to his right foot.
On beat #5 pause
On beat #6 the man breaks back on his right foot.
On beat #7 the man left foot stays in front in place.
On beat #8 the man right foot comes together to his left foot.
On beat #1 pause
On beat #2 start all over.
Salsa Casino – Rueda breaking on 3 and 7:
Both of these figures show the man’s basic salsa step breaking on 3 and 7.
The man starts with his left foot and the woman follows and starts with her right foot. so in these figures when the man is moving the left foot the woman is moving the right foot and vice versa.
Start the basic step by bringing feet together.
On beat #3 the man breaks forward with his left foot
On beat #4 the man right foot stays behind in place.
On beat #5 the man left foot come together to his right foot.
On beat #6 pause
On beat #7 the man breaks back on his right foot.
On beat #8 the man left foot stays in front in place.
On beat #1 the man right foot comes together to his left foot.
On beat #2 pause
On beat #3 start all over.
Salsa breaking on 4 and 8:
Both of these figures show the man’s basic salsa step breaking on 4 and 8
The man starts with his left foot and the woman follows and starts with her right foot. so in these figures when the man is moving the left foot the woman is moving the right foot and vice versa.
Start the basic step by bringing feet together.
On beat #4 the man breaks forward with his left foot
On beat #5 the man right foot stays behind in place.
On beat #6 the man left foot come together to his right foot.
On beat #7 pause
On beat #8 the man breaks back on his right foot.
On beat #1 the man left foot stays in front in place.
On beat #2 the man right foot comes together to his left foot.
On beat #3 pause
On beat #4 start all over.
Click on the following links to learn, practice, and listen to your salsa timing.
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Clave Pattern
http://www.formedia.ca/rhythms/1clave.html
references, images, and graphics thanks to the following:
salsaweb.com
eddie the salfreak
Mike Bello – The Mambo Fello
