Salsa

Instructions

• Get in position by facing your partner. If you are the leader, place your right hand on your partner's waist, slightly around the back. Extend your left arm diagonally to chest height with your elbow bent at a right angle and your palm raised. Grasp your partner's right hand in a loose grip; your partner's left hand should be on your right shoulder.
• Beat 1: On the first beat, step forward with your left foot. Your partner will mirror each of your movements throughout the dance; for example, on the first beat she will step backward with her right foot.
• Beat 2: Step in place with your right foot on the second beat.
• Beat 3 4: Step back with your left foot on the third beat so that you are back in the starting position, and hold in place for the fourth beat.
• STEP 5: Step back with your right foot on the fifth beat.
• STEP 6: Step in place with your left foot on the sixth beat.
• STEP 7 8: Step forward with your right foot on the seventh beat so that you are back in the starting position, and hold for the eighth beat.
• Repeat, starting at beat 1.

Tips & Warnings

• You can add more complicated moves once you've got the basic salsa step down.
• Act sassy while dancing, but don't use exaggerated hip movement. That sexy swing will come naturally as you let yourself feel the rhythm.

Some salsa clubs offer free or inexpensive introductory classes or specials on certain nights of the week.

Salsa dance music

Africando Yay Boy
Beny Moré y Perez Prado Orchestra Babarabatiri
Celia Cruz Bembelequa
Celia Cruz y Johnny Pacheco Quiembara
Eddie Palmieri Muneca
Eddie Palmieri Palo Pa Rumba
Eddie Palmieri Vamonos Pal Monte
El Gran Combo El Menu
Fania All Stars Aqui El Que Baila Gana
Grupo Niche Etnia
Hector Lavoe El Cantante
Isidro Infante Asi Se Goza
Isidro Infante Santo Militar y Montuno
Ismael Rivera y Cortijo Maquina Landera
Joe Arroyo La Rebelión
Johnny Pacheco Aqua De Clavelito
Johnny Pacheco El Escencia Del Guaguancó
Johnny Polanco y Conjunto Amistad La Receta
Jose Alberto "El Canario" Tributo Al Bravo
Jose Alberto "El Canario" La Paella
La Sonora Poncena Prende El Fogon
Larry Harlow Arsenio
Los Adolescentes Persona Ideal
Los Van Van Azucar
Machito Como Quiera
Mario Bauzá Tanga
Melcochita Tributo Al Jeffe
Oscar D'Leon Lloraras
Oscar D'Leon Que Bueno Baila Usted
Ray Baretto Bandolera
Rey Ruiz No Me Acostumbro
Tito Puente Dejame Sonar
Tito Puente Hong Kong Mambo
Tito Puente Ran Kan Kan
Tito Puente Timbalero
Tony Vega Esa Mujer
Vicentico Valdez with Tito Puente Cao Cao Mani Picao
Willie Chirino Medias Negras
Willie Colón Idilio
Willie Villegas Descarga