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Term 1 2019 Wednesdays: Salsa & Rumba for Beginners & Beyond

Class Dates:
  • Half Term: 30 January to 27 February 2019 (5 classes)
  • Full Term: 30 January to 3 April 2019 (10 classes)

Lesson 1: Wednesday 30 January 2019

Salsa - Week 1

Lesson Plan & Sequence:
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Left Turn of Leader
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Right Turn of Follower
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Song Lists & More Videos:
  • Check out my Salsa webpage here.
Salsa #1. Forward & Back Basic
Salsa #2. Left Turn of Leader
Salsa #3. Right Turn of Follower

Rumba - Week 1

Lesson Plan & Sequence:
  • Basic Box
  • Butterfly
Song Lists & More Videos:
  • ​Check out my Rumba webpage here.
Rumba #1: Basic Box
Rumba #2: Butterfly

Lesson 2 - Wednesday 6 February 2019

Salsa - Week 2

Lesson Plan:
  • Revision:
    • Forward & Back Basic
    • Left Turn of Leader
    • ​Right Turn of Follower
  • New Move:
    • ​Cross Body Lead

Sequence:
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Left Turn of Leader
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • ​Right Turn of Follower
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Cross Body Lead
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Cross Body Lead

Cross Body Lead

Rumba - Week 2

Lesson Plan:
  • Revision
    • Basic Box
    • Butterfly

Next week, we will spend a little more time on Rumba as most of our class was focused on Salsa.

Lesson 3 - Wednesday 13 February 2019

Salsa

Lesson Plan:
  • ​​Revision:
    • Forward & Back
    • Left Turn of Leader
    • Right Turn of Follower
    • Cross Body Lead
  • No new moves

Sequence:
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Left Turn of Leader
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • ​Right Turn of Follower
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Cross Body Lead
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Cross Body Lead

Rumba

Lesson Plan:
  • Revision
    • Basic Box
    • Butterfly
  • New Move:
    • Fallaway & Walks (with spot spot into Basic Box)

Sequence:
  • Basic Box
  • Butterfly
  • Basic Box 
  • Fallaway & Walks

Fallaway & Walks

Lesson 4 - Wednesday 20 February 2019

Salsa

Lesson Plan:
  • Revision:
    • Forward & Back Basic
    • Left Turn of Leader
    • Right Turn of Follower
    • Cross Body Lead
  • New Move:
    • Cradle

Sequence #1:
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Left Turn of Leader
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Right Turn of Follower
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Cross Body Lead
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Cross Body Lead
  • Forward & Back Basic (closed frame to two-handed hold)
  • Cradle x 2
  • Forward & Back Basic (two-handed hold to closed frame)

Sequence #2:
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Left Turn of Leader
  • Right Turn of Follower
  • Cross Body Lead x 2
  • Forward & Back Basic (closed frame to two-handed hold)
  • Cradle x 2
  • Forward & Back Basic (two-handed hold to closed frame)

Cradle
  • Refer to the video from 36:00

Rumba

Lesson Plan:
  • Revision:
    • Basic Box
    • Butterfly
    • Fallaway & Walks
  • New Move:
    • Fifth Position Breaks

Sequence:
  • Basic Box
  • Butterfly
  • Basic Box 
  • Fallaway & Walks
  • Basic Box
  • Fifth Position Breaks

Fifth Position Breaks
  • In class, we exited on the 5th break; in the video, they exit on the 3rd break.

Lesson 5 - Wednesday 27 February 2019

Salsa

Lesson Plan & Sequence:
  • Revision:
    • Forward & Back Basic
    • Left Turn of Leader
    • Right Turn of Follower
    • Cross Body Lead
    • Cradle
  • New Move:
    • Broken Left Turn of Follower with Man Loop into Cross Body Lead
  • Sequence:
    • Forward & Back Basic
    • Left Turn of Leader
    • Right Turn of Follower
    • Cross Body Lead x 2
    • Forward & Back Basic ending in Two Handed Hold
    • Cradle x 2
    • Forward & Back Basic, staying in Two Handed Hold
    • Broken Left Turn, Man Loop and Cross Body Lead

​Broken Left Turn, Man Loop and Cross Body Lead

Rumba

Lesson Plan & Sequence:
  • Revision
    • Basic Box
    • Butterfly
    • Fallaway & Walks
    • Fifth Position Breaks
  • New Move
    • Opening Out Step
  • Sequence:
    • Basic Box
    • Butterfly
    • Basic Box 
    • Fallaway & Walks
    • Basic Box
    • Fifth Position Breaks
    • Basic Box
    • Opening Out Step

Opening Out Step