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Basic Salsa Dance Steps

Presented by Erika Occhipinti

Learn all the dance steps necessary to dance the sexy salsa with a partner with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video series.

Series Summary

Salsa is a Latin dance and musical style that was introduced to the United States during the Cuban and Puerto Rican immigration between the 1940s and the 1970s. There is some debate as to the origins of salsa, but the rhythm is a fusion of traditional African and Cuban and other Latin-American rhythms, including the mambo and the rumba. Salsa dancing is one of the most popular dances worldwide, and because the rules of the dance allow for a lot of creative improvisation, many different styles have developed, including Miami style, Puerto Rican style, New York style, L.A. style and Cuban style.

In these free Latin dancing lessons on video, learn how to do beginner salsa dance steps and moves. Our expert dance instructors will teach about the history of salsa; then learn how to do basic salsa moves like the progressive, under arm turns, cross body leads, transitional steps and more. Spice up your Saturday nights; learn how to salsa dance the easy way—for free!

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An Outside Salsa Dance Turn for Women

Learn how women perform the footwork for an outside salsa dance turn with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do a Basic Salsa Step

Learn how to do a basic salsa step as a couple with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

A Two-Handed In & Out Salsa Dance Move

Learn how to perform a two-handed in and out salsa dance move with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do an Inside Turn for Women

Learn how women perform an inside turn when salsa dancing with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do a Cross Body Lead for Men

Learn how to do a cross body lead for men with women with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to Hold a Salsa Dance Partner

Learn the best way to hold a salsa dance partner with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How Men do a Frisbee Turn in Salsa Dancing

Learn how men perform the footwork for a Frisbee turn in salsa dancing with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

An In & Out Salsa Dance Move for Men

Learn how men perform the footwork for an in and out salsa dance move with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

An Outside Salsa Dance Turn for Men

Learn how men perform the footwork for an outside salsa dance turn with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do a Shoulder Turn in Salsa Dancing

Learn how to do a shoulder turn as a couple salsa dancing with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

An Open Break Right Turn Salsa Dance Move

Learn an open break right turn salsa dance move with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to Lead & Follow in Salsa Dancing

Learn how to lead and how to follow in salsa dancing with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

An In & Out Salsa Dance Move for Women

Learn how women perform the footwork for an in and out salsa dance move with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do a Basic Salsa Step for Men

Learn the basic salsa step for men with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do an In & Out Salsa Dance Move

Learn how to do an in and out salsa dance move as a couple with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do an Open Break in Salsa Dancing

Learn how to do an open break in salsa dancing with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

A One-Handed In & Out Salsa Dance Move

Learn how to perform a one-handed in and out salsa dance move as a couple with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do a Cross Body Lead in Salsa Dancing

Learn how to do a cross body lead as a couple when salsa dancing with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

How to do a Basic Salsa Step for Women

Learn the basic salsa step for women with expert Latin dancing instruction from a professional salsa dancer in this free online dance lesson and choreography video clip.

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