Video: Learn to Dance Salsa

Curriculum

This course is over an hour long. The program is broken into multiple parts to help make it easy for you to work on the individual figures.

Introduction (length 1:56)
In this lesson we give a quick overview of the dance.

Music and Structure (length 11:22)
In this lesson we go over the music and structure of Salsa, such as the use of the feet, connection and musical interpretation.

Salsa Basic Steps (length 15:18)
There are three basic figures in Salsa. We cover each of them in detail, including things to watch for so that you can avoid problems.

Lady’s Underarm Turn (length 9:31)
The Lady’s Underarm Turn is the first of a series of turns that we cover in this course.

Man’s Right Turn (length 11:36)
There are two versions of the Man’s Right Turn: a simple version and a fancy version. We show you how to perform both of them.

The Cross Body Lead (length 15:45)
The Cross Body Lead isn't technically a beginner step, but it's not too hard to learn and forms the foundation of many other figures in Salsa.

Man’s Left Turn (length 3:53)
The Man's Left Turn starts off very similar to the Cross Body Lead, with a couple of key differences. From there, it's even easier.

Putting it all Together (length 4:53)
In the final lesson, we show you how you can combine the different figures we've covered in this dance to create fun, interesting choreography on the fly.

Preview the course

Want to know what the program looks like before you commit? Watch the preview introduction.