Salsa Dance Basic Steps Lesson

[chickentalons15]

i looked this up bc of cruuuz

[jdance4jesus7]

salsa on 2 is better then this. lmao

[m1y00t00b]

Now THAT'S how you give dance instructions! So many of the instructional videos on YT only show the moves but don't give counts or directions as to where foot and hand placements should be. Thanks for being so precise!



[DukeAlba]

Thank you for the video. I'm Cuban, I can't dance, and something must be done about it.

[feelofairisgood]

lmfao, i have trouble on basic counts! im a guy.

[montelka]

who counts when dancing??? Just dance and improvise!

[RashnUniverse]

loved your lessons, committing to myself to practice these steps everyday at least for a month to clear my basic level. thansk for explaining steps with body movements so well.

[CASSGO93]

I'm watching people on the dance floor do this and I'm like "What the?" But your videos are crazy helpful! I'm sure it can be a lot more challenging to master it, but this is perfect just to get the basics down. And hey, when you look like a rookie, your date can always laugh, and laughter is a sign of a good time!

[MOnialv]

The chick need to give away few tones, she has not grace and moves unnaturally.

[ordinarynslow]

looks confusing

[JohnNicholasDLC]

i already thought my self how to salsa in 3 months by watching these videos on youtube. check my channel out. these videos are very helpful

[karrri3]

hehe im doomed

[joetighe]

thanks for posting.

[MIGUEL2005LIMA]

gracias maestro

[ZolotayaKoshka]

Could you please remove the subtitles, they're in the way. Put them on top instead if you must have them. Thank you.

[SUPAHniggwiggMO]

haha "now practice that alot."

[joeybusta1]

I think dancing should be fun and uncomplicated...no steps to memorize...just move your body to the music

[joeybusta1]

Looks gay when a guy dances like that.

[eriksperling1]

@joeybusta1

you're retarded

[stretch2max]

how do i basic dancing?

[joellslahs]

thank s for show as this video is too easy ti learn

[juliosuero]

muy bien, gracias por ese video

[crisdiazch]

Burgos2406 is right! I'm Costa Rican and I learned with a lot of practice! Also, it's important to know which dance is which one because dancing MERENGUE's moves are different than SALSA's. And here in CR, It's kind of funny watching someone dancing with wrong moves... The basic steps in Salsa and Merengue are different, but some turs are the same

[NewYorkBattleCat]

this is gay.

[jimnumberuno]

the basics are always like this, when you get these down, then the really sexy stuff becomes easy to do.

[DanceSeer]

Salsa is a clave dance and should begin on 2, especially as we get into more advance patterns. You club teachers disappoint!

[cgutierrez00]

I thought the patterns are the same for Salsa On1 and On2, the only different is the beat that you dance them to. This is line style salsa. .. same mechanics apply, the difference is the feel of the music given the emphasis of the beats

[cholotemo]

this is a good video:)

[alexkarin84]

i need a partner to dance with... ; ) lucky there is at least on guy here who knows how

[5002020377]

thank much

[lokakiss2]

is hard!! i dont get it

[burgos2406]

guy U just need to practice ..Not body in latin America learned in that way....

[IcyPhoenixOfMist]

maybe you get confused with the counts...

You need to feel the rhythm like in all latin dances; but if you don't got the instinct for that, you can practice it with counting

note as he counts in the video: "1...2...3... 5...6...7..."

so actually, it's measured in 8 counts, but why they aren't counted, is because they count as breaks

so you got: "1...2...3...break...5...6...7­...break"

in these breaks, you never move in salsa ;)

hop it helped you ^^

[lokakiss2]

oo ok thank you

[elga7ba]

thanx .. ^__^

[Bo6us]

I know i wont learn just by watching videos..that i will need to practice regardless..but this helps alot..

i felt bad when my girl asked me to dance but i told her i didnt know how

[apbmusica2007]

both are very basic in every way, perfect for someone who really does not know..;or so call 2 left feet...

[nomasoyo]

You've got the best salsa videos.

[apersaud]

You might want to check out our newer ones. I think they are better than these VERY old ones.

[MShepherd88]

@apersaud I actually think this video is better than the other intro one...you left the pauses on 4 and 8 intact in this video, but in the other one, it looked like the pauses were being left out when you did the full speed demo...the pattern was different than what you explained. Is there something that I'm not understanding? In the other video, it looked like you were dancing to a song in 4/4 time but accounting for only 6 beats and not 8.

[storiasemplice]

hallo apersaud - thanx for the vids, i'm a salsafanatic as well but sometimes find it quite heart to stick to that rythm of 1-2-3 - might have something to do with different rythm cultures i guess :-) but i simply can't get it out of my head - after a combination of terms i get lost and go for the non-existing 4th step..

[cuongnhu246]

I love this dance!

[DontReplytoComment]

this is way too fast to learn

[oosummerprincessoo]

Does anyone know good music to dance salsa??

thx

[jsothera]

Sala music would be a safe bet ;-)

[enjoyyourlife92]

I like this songs:

-londres

-ezclavitud perpetua

-la pesadilla de la orquesta 8 1/2

[cubanl0k0]

heres an even easier way go with the beat of the music.

[00xxsasoxx00]

i love it

thank you so much for this step

[PoeticallyYourz]

I USED TO BE ABLE TO

but how do you exactly make those fast steps going backwards(for ladies)

i saw it ALOT in s you think u can dance

an di wanna knwo right was to do it..

THANK U

[geniu147]

im pretty new at this so forgive me for asking but then, why diesnt he ever count on 4 and 8?????

[apersaud]

4 and 8 are pauses in the music.

[dncngbb]

@geniu147 How cute.... but don't feel bad most of ppl ask the same at the begining good luck w/ your learning hope u enjoy it and is great that u are looking for videos to practice that means u really like it.. =) keep it up...

[nyankee]

great video. I need to learn how to dance salsa. ;)

[tromboneballerina8]

Thankyou. Much love. :)

[duaalok]

I have recently started liking salsa... n now I'm crazy for it. I wanted to learn more after the basic classes I joined here. But due to the nature of my job I have to move out to a place where there is no one to teach me.

But then I came across Anthony.. U really rock n so very nice of you to share you talent with us.

where are u from Anthony?

Is there a place where I can download all the videos in some organized sequence (date/level)and take it with me for my next posting?

NICE TO FIND YOU.

[zgubjd]

Thank you.. these are going to be great to learn from.. My new girlfriend loves to salsa and she took me to a salso club one Wednesday night.. wow, I felt dumb.. but these videos look easy to learn and I'm going to show her in a few weeks what I've learned... she is going to be so surprised... Thanks you guys!!

[Path2Insanity]

excellent explaining of the marching, I stood in on a beginners class and the instructor never explained why the guys kept stepping on the women on the turns(they were not supposed to move forward or back on that move). I wish this video wassent so hard to find.

[apersaud]

if you have a website, you can embed it so others can find it. :-) Thanks for your compliments!

[ric05jm]

that was easy. thank u.

[apersaud]

No problem. You might want to check out our newer videos.