Salsa in San Francisco, Sacramento, Roseville
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Phil Seyer offers private and group salsa dance lessons in the Sacramento / Roseville area in California. Click here to send him email or you can call him at 916-772-7555. You can learn a lot from salsa instructional videos, but nothing beats instruction from a live salsa dance teacher. Salsa is a fast Latin dance to (guess what) salsa music. You can listen to new salsa music for free here! In the basic pattern, the leader steps forward with his let foot (small step) and the follower steps back. In most ballrooms and nightclubs in California this is done to the first count of the music. On count two, the leader then replaces weight back to right foot. On count 3 the leader brings his left foot together with right. On count 4 the leader presses into the floor with his left foot, but does not move it. This causes the left leg to straighten and the right hip to go out. This is what gives the "cuban hip motion". NOTE: these are counts of the music, not counts of steps.Remember,
we dance to music so music deserves our utmost attention. On count 5,
the leader steps back with his right foot (small step). On 6, the leader
replaces weight to left foot. On 7 the leader brings right foot together
with left foot. On step 8, the leader presses his right foot into the
floor straightening his right leg and throwing his left hip out to the
left. One thing to keep in mind is that the QQS (quick-quick-slow) rhythm doesn't have to be done throughout. As you become a more advanced dancer, you can use various rhythmic patterns. However, if you are a beginner, it is best to stick to QQS during the entire dance. . NOTE: Phil Seyer offers private and group lessons in Roseville, California. For more, you may reach him at 916-772-7555 See also http://www.lovemusiclovedance.com, our music and dance home page. Thanks for your interesting in salsa. |