How to Salsa Dance : Basic Salsa Dance Steps

[GuerraCarlitos]

Ladies start with right foot back and gents start with left foot forward. You are teaching backwards...

[TomBrooklyn]

he breaks back on left foot, and they never return to neutral position. How is that salsa? What kind of salsa is that?

[tarun57323]

but where is 4 gone

[Elpobretonto]

This does not look Salsa for me.. WTF !!!!!!

[Dragon34th]

@ Maria. You're very good but PS dump Eddie he can't dance. His waist is as thick as a tree trunk - he has no hip movement whatsoever - what's the deal with the jumbo steps? How are you gona dance like that in a compact social environment with lots of other dancers around you? You'd definitely be all over the place making bigger steps that scoobedo at the ghool school LOL. Snap! snap!

[cheesebowls]

GEORGE LOPEZ.

[MrLilo12345678]

1)close eyes 2)think how much money u want 3)post on 10 vids 4)look under pillow REALLY WORKS!!

[MrRomanfreyre]

salsa is not a dance that you learn with a teacher get your ass out there and try it its not gonna be good the first couple of times but yu ll start to fell the rithm

[phenomenalmale1]

interestn but wondering why the last halfstep counts as a full step

[abearancibia12]

jajaja mexicanos ensenando a bailar salsa el como mas grande de la kebradita

[dorkie1000]

you call this basic steps ?!?!

[hamad007charming]

what is this?! could b anything but not salsa!

[DanzaLatina]

Yes this is Mambo (On2 Salsa) and a nice break down.... and to the ballroom dancer below - Salsa is not orignally a ballroom dance. Latin ballroom (dance sport) have their own stylised version of salsa which is not lead and follow, in the same respect.

[Tibursia84]

Good clarification , there is a pause in 4 and in the 8. we dance 6 beats out of the 8 in the music.

Good !!

[xwoman]

bueno y con todo mi respeto, cuando veo a esa mujer bailando se me congelan hasta los huesos, a parte de que se menea como una bicha bulgar, amiga la salsa se lleva por dentro. vaya a bailar mejor step dance.

[H3NEKK3N]

all my respect and my honor, but the woman is so so, so beautiful, and she moving so sexy, so sensuality, i love her, I would love dance wither

[booeing2007]

To everyone who says they are doing the steps or counting wrong, if you all know so much why are you watching a beginner's video? You salsa Nazis!

[besamemucho5]

@booeing2007 ja ja ja ja ja jaaaaa you are good....jaaaaa

[chuntelle28]

Sorry but this is nottttt salsa steps at all!!!

[lohiau]

The steps here are not wrong. This is mambo tipico or mambo on 2.

[Cblock1985]

why is the chick leading?

[rmsanche]

ha ha, There's no rule that says you have to start backwards or forwards. The guy leads, the girl follows. Just listen to the music. Salsa is supposed to be spontaneous. That's what makes it so much fun. You probably think you can only grab the girl with either an open or closed stance too. Why not rest your arms on each others shoulders or grab your waists? Try being creative.

Yeah, they should mention it's Salsa on 2 and its probably a new york style dance variation.

[chrisagc]

Woah! very different from what i know! probably a little more advanced!

[Tinydancerpammy]

4&8 are pauses- sometimes it helps if you count it "quick-quick-slow" (a quick is worth a beat and a slow is worth two beats). There are about a million and a half variations of "Salsa", and this is one of them. Also, depending on who you ask, there is no "salsa" dancing (Salsa is the music- Mambo is the dance). I technically learned that Salsa starts on the one beat, Mambo on the two, but otherwise, they are virtually the same dance. Take that for what you will. Good patterns, btw!

[AP0media0saavy]

where's the #4??

[djinaz9292]

Are those propper shoes for my beginner's salsa class or going out to the club? Im afraid of hitting my partner.

[Dancetonight27]

my friend im a professional ballroom & latin dancing. your doing your basic wrong. sorry ma man but its forward and back steps and u bring ur feel semi close together. and its 1 2 3 -5 67 and your doing something backwards over there sorry.

[sky75874872]

Counting steps of this video are different from others and what I learned. The man is stepping back when he counts one.

[gharlston11]

You should probably mention that this is Salsa On2.

[arielbirding]

one-two-TREE?

[m1st3rh]

lol

[volleyballspike]

you didnt count 4...

[pinoyidiocy]

beat 4 is a pause

[pinoyidiocy]

same with 8