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Salsa
Timing:2,3,4,1,2,3,4,1..
Salsa
is a *Ball Lead
When beginning, sort of shuffle through the dance. You'll
notice there is no "1" in the animation below. The numbers
on the feet represent the music's beat "(1),2,3,4,(1),2,3,4"
but in the Salsa, the 1 is held..there is no step to it.
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Additional
Steps: [none
at this time]
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Do
not attempt to move your hips like you may have seen in
a club or a movie.
Relax, *relax your toes
and move smoothly through the steps. The moving of the hips
(*Cuban Motion) will come
later when the timing and foot pattern is more comfortable.
I personally choose to NEGATE the Swish of the hips and
instead keep a strong frame and absorb the rhythm in my
knees and shoulders. For further explanation of the step
*click here |
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 In
this diagram, imagine your base is the red line (in the middle),
This is where you start and it's also where you end. It is very
easy to allow yourself and your weight to move forward and back
during the rock steps but remember that the masculine strength behind
the Salsa is the ability to be the well grounded anchor for the
woman to dance around. Your steps forward and back are merely keeping
time to the music. Keep the majority of your weight over the red
line area and you will be leading your partner around you.
Once your comfortable with the foot pattern, the most important
part of the dance is the timing. To see a closer representation
of the Salsa timing, *Clickhere
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The
Salsa has a cow bell (literally) that hits every 4th beat,
it is on that beat that you must pause in the middle. In
other words, the steps when explained would be:
Forward-rock, together/hold, Back-rock,together/hold.
For the more experienced, you should almost feel as though
you are going to miss the beat, but in reality, you will fall
right on.
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