Easy Salsa Dancing Beginner Lesson

Here is a dance lesson to help you learn Latin dance and the basic Latin dancing steps. One of the original salsa dance lesson videos by addicted2salsa in 2005. Learn How to Dance Salsa dancing : http://addicted2salsa.com/

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[apersaud]

Wow.... the days when I looked young ;-)

[almallegra]

This may sound like a silly question, but I have never taken dance classes so i don't unerstand the purpose of counting. Doesn't it take you off beat? And why is it that you skip 4 in the count. 1,2,3...5,6,7?

Thanks!

[apersaud]

Counting actually keeps you on beat because it forces you to mark your steps at the right time. It adds the use of another of your senses to your learning.

Counting in dance goes from 1 through 8. In salsa dancing counts 4 and 8 are considered pauses in the steps (no steps) and therefore they are omitted.

[David534ever]

but then is the beat that fast ... cuz sumtimes it looks like you are skipping over 4 and 8... im currently taking a beginner's class... and in there we go forward with left on 1 then go 2, 3, pause for 4 then back 5 6 7 then pause then repeat. it just seems like they way your showing, (im not saying its wrong, i think i would prefer your way to what im learning personally) looks like its ignoring 4 and 8 pauses....

[apersaud]

@David534ever That is correct when learning. However the trick is, once you get to adding your own style you can use the count 4 as part of the motion of step 5 - so you reduce the abruptness of a stop. Check out the video where I explain the 'Styled Basic Step'. This is just a very introductory video to reduce confusion for beginners.

[selale77]

u should do it slowly

[apersaud]

@selale77 We do it better in our newer videos. This was the first time we did this and have learned how to do videos better. Thanks for the feedback.

[karateporkchop]

booyaka! great videos as always!! keep em commin!

[g9eagle74]

Nice!

[nationalisedmexican]

i always have a problem trying to follow some ones instructions when it comes to dancing, SO HERE IS AN IDEA, WHY NOT MAKE ONE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO WITH A HOT NAKED CHICK!!!! I WILL DEFINITELY PAY ATTENTION!!

[poison48]

on2 nice!! on1 uhmm soo.sooo

[SweetAndLovely1000]

YOU'RE GREAT! AND EVEN IF JULIE IS A VERY EXCELLENT TEACHER...STEPHANIE INSUPERABLE! I LEARNED ALL JULIE'S TIP BUT I'D NEVER DANCE THIS WAY...SHE TOO SEXY!

[SweetAndLovely1000]

I find your page quite wonderful..I've never taken salsa lesson, but watching your videos for almost 2 years I can easly dance salsa at the club..! =) S, thanks very much!! I've only a little problem:even if I can well follow my guy, I fell always very shy and I fear of appearing awkwad because I haven't gained the full mastery of my body...I'd very like to dance as this fantastic girl, CAN YOU UPLOAD A VIDEO TOTALLY DEDICATED TO WOMEN WHO WISH TO BE FEARLESS BUT AT THE SAME TIME SIMPLY? =)

[aura738]

Que clase de salsa es esta, aqui en los estados Unidos categorizan el baile de salsa por estado,como por ejemplo la salsa de Nueva York o algo asi. En latino america nosotros bailamos la salsa por amor y por pasion y porque nos gusta la musica y la letras de las canciones, y estoy casi segura que le preguntas a un latino que le guste la salsa y te va a saber hablar de los cantantes y orquestas importantes en ese genero, aqui muchos dicen que quieren bailar salsa y ni siquiera reconocen el ritmo.

[delicase]

I don't care how many hundred moves you know, this is not beginner. You dig?

[TraduiSons]

What's the level BEFORE "beginner" called? Cos that's where I am.

If I try what's in the video I'll twist my ankle & dislocate my partner's knee!

I've been in classes for 3 months but am learning mostly that there's sooooo much MORE to learn!

Irish bones. Can't be helped I'm afraid.

[rolandomotaas]

MEJOR DEJEN ESO A LOS LATINOS