Let's Dance Salsa - Basic Steps

That we up in .

Hi , welcome to Let's Stand Salsa .

My name is Marlon Silva .

And this is the first episode of Let's Stand salsa using the building block technique .

Today we wanna base the first episode in the first building block technique .

First of all , before go to the action , let me tell you something about salsa because it is a confusion about this rhythm where it came from .

Why so many styles on it .

Well , first of all , salsa is considered a style .

OK ?

No rhythm and new styles come out every year .

This rhythm of course has a strong Caribbean influence from Puerto Rico and Cuba , but the music was developed in New York City .

OK .

And it's a combination of all those classical Latin rhythms , mambo , all those classical Latin rhythms into the American jazz .

Salsa was born in night clubs as a nonstructural kind of dance and it's evolving every year and you can see structural dances , putting structural rules into the dance .

Our technique is based in non structural ways .

That means once you know how to feel the rhythm in this kind of music .

Once you know the right techniques , once you know how to spin with the right technique .

It'll be much easier for you .

Make any combination on any dance floor .

If you can walk Susie and I can make you dance .

Let's go to the first building block .

Hey , let's all stand in place and let's go side to side .

OK ?

One step when your knees bounce the first key .

When you dance , the first step is moving your weight .

OK ?

Side to side .

Even it could be upper body or hips just you have to move your way .

OK ?

This is not like that .

You have to leave your body in the middle to get balance .

This is the first mistake .

No .

In salsa , you have to move your body .

OK ?

That's it .

Relax .

OK ?

Bend your knees , bounce our job here to stay the rhythm out of you .

OK ?

Side to side , warm it up .

Remember you have to adjust your body conditions to the dance .

OK ?

Let it go .

Let it go .

Take to say let's put some shoulders , side , center side , stand warming , warming up .

Authentic Latin style is based in foot work .

OK ?

If you are not used to it , it's OK .

Don't think the food work so far .

Just let it go .

Even you can jump in the learning process .

We're just learning how to feel the rhythm in this music .

Keep Bo straight right now .

Boris straight .

Let it go .

OK ?

Don't count .

Just let it go side to side right now .

Keeping this in motion .

Let's just start stepping back .

Shortest step , that's OK .

Shortest step .

Let it go .

This step is known as a Cumbia salsa step .

Our gold dancers is doing this twist fancy movement here .

This is authentic Latin style here .

OK ?

If you don't feel comfortable , just keep it simple .

OK ?

Keep it simple .

You don't wanna hurt your joints , first of all , OK ?

Even when you start twisting on purpose , your mind will be in the twisting movement and you'll be dancing in that way and the rhythm will go in that way .

And that's not the purpose .

Just when you warm up , you start bending your joints little by little .

OK ?

Stepping shorter .

Let's a step longer .

OK ?

Step shorter .

Normally in fast salsas , we have to step shorter to be on beat .

And for certain combinations , you have to step shorter than your partner to make the combination working in both shorter , longer .

Work it out .

Just let everything pops out of you .

The rhythm pops OK ?

If you can walk , you can dance , stepping shorter .

Let's put some shoulders back , keeping shoulders down .

OK ?

OK .

Back , center , back , center .

Remember this is called the salsa , OK , back and forth .

Let's do the whole sequence again .

Straight .

Keeping this up good step it longer .

OK ?

If you feel comfortable , remember , start doing your footwork joints .

If you don't feel comfortable , keep it simple .

Stepping shorter .

Very good .

Let's put some shoulders back , center , back , center back , center , back , center .

Good job .

Let's keep adding spices to the sauce .

Remember salsa means sauce in Spanish .

Let's keep adding spices right now .

Let's go to your right two steps , OK ?

Putting feet together is fit together .

1212 , OK ?

Two steps , 12 steps fit together .

It's important to keep 2 ft together .

After you do the step in that way , you can rotate easier on the dance floor .

OK ?

Side to side .

OK .

Remember our goal is doing this fancy footwork .

OK ?

If you have like dance training , ballet training , you can add hips or any other fancy move .

Remember salsa is style , combination of so many different styles in one .

If you don't feel comfortable with those kind of styling points , you don't have to do it .

OK .

Remember at the bottom line , we dance to have fun , you adjust your body conditions to the dance .

OK ?

Keep it there .

Let's practice a little bit more , add more spices .

Let's go forward , side to side 1212 .

OK .

Let's go back .

Normally .

As soon as you get the beat , you start shaking your body as you feel the rhythm , it could be upper body like I do equal the hips or it could be footwork or just keep it simple .

OK , let's start stepping on your heels .

Answers , let's find out what's your best way on your heels ?

Let's go forth .

Let's go back in place right now .

Let's go on the ball of your foot , stepping on the ball of your foot .

If you step on the ball of your foot , you do more footwork .

If it's uncomfortable , just keep stepping on your heels .

Ok .

Let's go forth side to side .

Let's go back , work it out in place .

Once we define heel or toes , let's keep adding spices .

Basically , if you have high heels , step on your heels .

Ok .

Remember we must feel comfortable when we dance .

You never dance against your body .

OK ?

Everybody's body is different .

Let's keep adding spices .

Keeping two steps .

Let's start stepping shorter , shorter , shorter until you reach the center here .

Perfect .

If you step on place .

OK .

No .

Work it out .

Remember Trey Hills ?

OK .

This is the most important step in salsa .

Why ?

Because this is a step we use the most in our combinations .

OK ?

This is a step .

We have to improve stepping shorter .

Authentic Latin style dancers is doing these fancy movements here .

Don't worry about that .

If you're a beginner , keep it simple .

Work it out .

When you warm up , you start bending your joints .

They have a little heaps .

If it's comfortable , comfortable for you , move your hips , move it if it's not comfortable , keep it simple .

Whatever makes you more comfortable .

OK .

Here we let's go forth short step .

OK ?

Let it go .

Let it go .

Let's go back .

Let's review the salsa step .

OK ?

With the right food back back .

That's it .

OK .

Remember beginners .

If you feel comfortable right now where maps start , move with your joints , hips .

If , if hips are comfortable for you , move it .

OK .

Never lock your body relax .

Let it go start comes out little by little .

OK .

Let's go look spontaneous , natural .

Just relax your body .

Relax .

OK .

Stepping longer , stepping shorter shoulders , back , back , stuff in the sun .

Be but yeah , the let's keep adding spices right now .

Fit together and let's go longer to the right two steps .

OK .

Ready .

Let's go 1212 .

Remember either way right now on your heels or on the ball of your foot , whichever is more come for a wobble stepping shorter , shorter in place .

Let's add spices .

Let's go to the singers step which is size , center , size center , OK .

Size center side , center .

Why it is called a singer step .

Most of the choreography in bands , groups , orchestras are based in this step because singers have the mic here at the front .

They have to sing of course , and we have to make the choreography based in this kind of step here .

OK .

Imagine you are holding a mic up from here , move your upper body if it's comfortable for you hips , move your hips .

OK ?

Just relax everybody .

Kate stepping shorter , keeping the same principle .

Remember for fast tempo step shorter to be on beat and for certain combinations , you have to step shorter than your partner to make the combination a bit longer the footwork is ladies dancers , Ben in your joints .

OK ?

Stepping on the ball of your foot .

If it's painful , uncomfortable , keep it on your heels .

But you have to move your upper body .

Let's keep adding spices to the sauce .

OK ?

We can bend our body like this small hips , hips motion , center , center .

You can keep it simple like this or you can add some footwork .

Remember those are personal style poems .

OK ?

Here .

More bouncing more footwork .

You'll get it improving .

Practicing .

That's why we create this blocking techniques .

OK .

Yeah .

Practice .

Work it out .

Keep it simple like this or joints .

Keyboard is straight .

Let's review .

It can keep it simple like this for work more hips .

If you like it even sometimes some upper body , it's up to you if you wanna do it .

OK ?

It's no rule .

Just have fun .

We dance to have fun .

So hips bora , let's keep adding spices to the sauce .

OK ?

Remember fit together and let's go to the right two steps right now .

One angle , 1212 normally come back to this step any time you lose a beat .

OK ?

It's OK .

We're adding spices .

Remember in the learning process if you are bouncing , jumping , it's OK .

Keep it .

Our goal is developing this footwork , lower body motion .

If it's hard for you , you have to compensate the lower motion with the upper body motion here , but it's in a straight line .

OK ?

This is your goal .

Just keep going , keep going , work it out , work it out with them , pops out of you right now .

Stepping shorter , short term .

Remember , this is the most important step .

This is a step .

We have to prove this one and so forth either way on your heels or on the ball of a fool .

OK .

Let's go back .

Don't worry about your partner's move right now .

Just working yourself right now .

OK .

Good .

Let's keep adding spices .

Let's go to the mambo step .

OK ?

Is with the left foot , we go forth right back .

This is the most common step in .

Of course , the mambo salsa style OK ?

Here is four center right back .

Authentic Latin style dancers .

Is this food , work dumb .

OK .

Can keep it like this OK ?

Or just keep it simple , work it out .

Four center right back , center keep eye in your own style right now .

Fourth right back can keep it simple like this or you can do more style if it's comfortable .

Remember on your heels , keeping toes in the floor .

Four th right back , center stepping longer , longer cake burger .

If you have a lot of space on the dance floor , you can step longer if you want doing more style .

Just keep it simple , work it out .

Show to step some dancers , very few of them add the Charleston style .

Look , remember there's nothing wrong with that is salsa sauce and a style that makes so many different styles in one other people pull more hips , especially if you have like ballet training , training , you can do it .

Remember any movement that makes you comfortable ?

Mm Got .

Let's review the whole five salsa steps with the whole variations we learned today .

OK .

Remember let's start longer to the right two steps .

OK .

Right now fit together .

Let's go 12 .

This is the first step side to side .

As soon as you get the beat , you start having fun shaking your body as you feel the rhythm .

That means working in a style .

It could be upper body like I do go the hips , it could be footwork .

All yours .

Keep it simple .

Remember either way on your heels or on the ball of your foot , basically depends on the kind of shoe you have .

Ok .

If you have high heels , step on your heels , unless you have some physic differences , problems in the joints , problems in the lower back , step on your heels , let's go forth .

Let's go back in place .

Stepping shorter , right , shorter .

This is the most important step .

Remember this is a step we have to improve .

It could be like this on your heels .

It could be on the ball of your food , more food work .

Ok ?

More style bouncing just a little bit more .

OK .

Let's go forth .

Let's go back in place .

Let's go to the Cumbia salsa step .

OK .

Ready with the right foot back , shorter , step back .

Keep it shorter .

Come , it could be simple as this could be more style if you want joins footwork .

OK .

Stepping back , stepping longer .

Remember they used to step longer and shorter .

You wanna know why some combinations you have to step longer or shorter than your partner to make a combination .

And normally for fast tempo , salsas step shorter to be on beat unless for emotion .

OK .

Stepping shorter .

OK .

Let's put some shoulders back , keeping shorter step when you do shoulders .

OK ?

Ok .

Very good .

Let's go to the singers step .

OK .

With the right foot side , center side , center .

Good job .

Remember you can keep it simple like this or you can do more style footwork .

OK ?

Or if it's more important for you more comfortable , I mean , for you stepping shorter , shorter step , good job longer .

Once again , more having fun .

We dance to have fun stepping shorter .

Last person on shoulders , Mac or hips too if you want .

Ok .

Good job .

Bo keeping the step .

Let's go to the mambo salsa step .

OK .

Let's fourth , ah , right back .

The fourth center , right back .

OK .

Remember you can keep it simple like this .

You can do more foot work .

You can do more footwork here , huh ?

Can go longer , shorter .

And some people remember Charleston , especially in slow tempo .

Salsas .

Congratulations .

You already learned the first five salsa steps in the first building block technique .

Remember we dance to have fun if you can walk Susie and I can make you dance , just let everything pops out of you .

See you next time in the next building block technique , which is adding spinnings with the right technique .