Learn to Dance - Salsa Basic Steps & Bonus Demo Dance

Hi , I love .

So for a couple of years now , if you follow me on Facebook and Twitter , you probably know that I am a Latin dancing addict specifically salsa Pacho .

Me and I always post pictures and just kind of status updates about me going out to dance .

And a lot of you guys have been requesting to see a little demo of me dancing .

Now , I have to mention that I'm not a dancer by any means .

I have no formal training .

I took maybe one or two class a couple of years ago just to learn the basic stuff and then went with my girlfriend to a local salsa club and I got addicted .

So ever since then , I've just been going out every week religiously at least once or twice a week and dancing .

And that's kind of how I learned to dance .

So I really don't have any again , formal training , but it's such a passion of mine and I enjoy it so much .

So today I have my friend Ricardo who is a dance instructor here in Toronto and he's going to show you ladies how to do the basic step and then he's nice enough to um come and join me today and do a little dance demo to share with you guys .

So , Ricardo , why don't you tell us about a little bit about your background and what you do ?

Absolutely .

Uh Hi , everybody .

Um My name is Ricardo as uh our beautiful lady here , Leila had mentioned it um from Ecuador , South America and uh I've been teaching for about 20 years , all kind of rhythms , Latin and modern .

So here they asked me to do a little salsa demo and we're gonna start with that .

So we'll do a little um basic step demonstration for the ladies or Well , yeah , ladies is the same .

The same , the same .

Yeah .

So basically there's a count , right ?

That we have to follow up .

We have a late beat .

OK ?

Because I don't count what I did .

So everybody , let's just start .

So basically the way it will work , man is always gonna start forward with the left lady is gonna start back with the right .

But then ultimately , it becomes the same thing , right ?

It's just the way we start .

OK .

So uh later if you don't mind , step inside .

OK ?

So we're gonna start just with the basics .

So I want everybody just to hold their hands and keep them low .

OK ?

So guys , your hands open , face up , ladies , put your hands on top .

OK ?

So we're gonna start , you wanna step forward , replace your weight one step back and another step back .

We're requesting you wait again , we repeat that .

Go forward , back , back , back , forward , forward , forward , back , back , back , forward , forward , you time in for your salsa .

Ok ?

We have different ways of counting .

One is easier , quick , quick , slow , quick , quick , slow , quick , quick , slow , quick , quick , slow , quick , quick , slow and not quick , quick , slow , quick , quick , slow , all the most common or what people mostly know as of it is counting 12345 678 .

So basically what you're doing , you posting for four and 48 .

So we it's gonna be there but it's gonna be needed .

Ok ?

So here we go .

123567123567 .

You see .

Nice and simple .

Ok , so we're gonna take the basic and we're gonna start , uh we're gonna take a step to the side timing doesn't change .

So here we go and 12356712356752 back and forth .

And we repeat that again , ready and side the step .

So we call these rock steps are hand to hand and basic , which is back on for and with again .

And that pretty much is your basic .

Very nice .

Very nice .

I think that's good for the first introduction .

And now that you know , the basic step , you can rewatch the video and practice and listen to Ricardo repeat it because I know at first it's gonna be overwhelming and it'll take a few times .

But um now that you know , the basic step , we're gonna show you a little demo of us dancing .

So let's dance .

Thank you .

So there you have it guys .

That was our quick dance and I hope you enjoyed watching it .

I hope you had fun and I hope this inspires you to get into dancing .

Doesn't have to be Latin dancing any kind of dancing .

It's so fun .

It's such a good release of energy has to be or it has to really love it because of the passion for me .

I love the Latin dancing .

So , anyhow , thank you for tuning in and I will see you in the next video .

Thank you for .

Thank you very much .

Everybody have yourself a wonderful day and keep on dancing .

It's recording come , I'll have to explain that I might have to do a few days and you can look at the camera and don't be shy .

Yeah .