The Salsa Step: Breakdancing

Video Transcript

"Hey! How you doing? This is Jonathan Escotto, also known as B-boy Xcel, on behalf of Expert Village, and today we're showing you breaking tips. This clip we're going to talk more about top rock. Now, top rocking again is your introduction to your dance. Before you get down into your footwork, into your power moves, into your freezes, you want to make sure you top rock and get your dance. Remember first and foremost, break dancing is a dance. Now, we're going to show you a step that we call the salsa step. Now, the salsa step is derived from salsa music and salsa dancing. It's similar to the Indian steps. So those of you who know it, this shouldn't be too hard for you. Now, I'm going to demonstrate the salsa steps so you guys can get the count to it. It goes something like this. You're going to step forward with your right foot, step out.....out,...out, step, out. Okay. Now, I'm going to break the step down for you so that you understand a little bit better. We're going to demonstrate it starting off with your left foot, body facing forward. We're going to take our left and we're going to step out to the side. Step, and our hands are going to open wide as if you're saying what. You're going to bring that left foot back without moving the right foot. Now you're going to take the right foot, lift it up, step out to the side, hands out again. Then you're going to take your hands, bring them in at the same time you're bringing your right foot back in. Now we're going to combine both those steps real slowly. Left foot out, 1, back, 2, back, 1, back, 2, back. Now, you want to be able to catch that step on rhythm. The rhythm to it is 1, 2, 1, 2. So basically, it's going to look something like this. Out and back, out and back, out and back, out and back. Again, that's the salsa step. For those of you that have learned the Indian step, we're going to try to combine both of those steps together. Now remember, the Indian step is a 90 degree angle step. So again, I'm going to demonstrate the Indian step. It goes 1, back, 2, back, 1, back, 2, back. Now we're going to combine that with the salsa steps, so it's going to look a little something like this. 1, back, 2, back, 1, back, 2, back, 1, back, 2, back, 1, back, 2, back. Now, also keep in mind, no 2 dance steps are similar. You can throw your own little flavor in there, your own little movements. Everyone has different gestures, different types of poses, different expressions that they make. Make it yours, okay. Make it yours."