Today we did heaps of turns! Starting off with a 1 and a half right turn for the girl following a cross body lead, then she turns he turns (to the left). Thanks Heather for demonstrating – this is only her 4th salsa lesson!
In this salsa lesson we did some easy Colombian salsa moves. Starting with doing the basic move on the spot (instead of moving forward and back). We transitioned into rotating back steps. Then we did cross overs (a back step variation for guys – girls do the same thing as normal rotating back steps). Then …
In this lesson we taught you two new moves – cross body lead from closed position into open position, and cross body lead with an inside turn (open position to open position).
In this social dance lesson, you learned how to do the basic salsa footwork with a partner & how to do the basic guy/girl turns. It’s Rebecca’s first night doing Salsa! How fast is she learning!
In lesson 4 of social partner dancing, the students managed to learn to do a cartwheel – which is usually not done until intermediate/advanced level salsa. Well done guys!
Eddie & Priya social dancing. It’s only Priya’s first time doing Zouk. Moves demonstrated include: Basic steps in closed Basics steps in open (Latin L). Switch from closed to open Girl / Guy turns Switch from open to closed.
Eddie provides a recap of what we learned in Zouk lesson 1 with Priya. It’s only Priya’s first night doing Zouk! Isn’t it amazing how fast she has learned.
In this lesson we try stepping to the music using two beats per step (half time). Try and get used to this before morning onto the next tutorial.
In this lesson we try stepping to the music using one beat per step (single time). Try and get used to this before morning onto the next tutorial.
In this series of videos you will learn to dance Balboa, arguably the best form of swing dance for fast music! You can easily dance to songs up to 200+ beats per minute with this style of dance. In this first lesson we are going to talk you through the connection for the dance, so …