CLD2022T2BSalsa

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Term 2B 2022: Street Latin Salsa (4 weeks)

Course Details

Term 2B - STREET SALSA
Tuesdays 7:45pm to 8:45pm
From 24 May to 14 June 2022 (4 weeks, 4 hours)
For more info and videos on Salsa, check out my Salsa webpage here.

PRACTISE, PRACTISE, PRACTISE!

I invite you to practise as much as you can together. Even five minutes can make a difference to building your muscle memory and getting you feeling confident and comfortable with the steps.

If you watch TV, have a quick dance during the commercial breaks or inbetween episodes on Netflix.
Add a quick dance to your morning routine. Have a short practice whilst you're waiting for the kettle to boil or anchor it to another habit you're already doing such as brushing your teeth.
Or even adding it to your evening routine. It could be a good way to have some non-screen time with your partner before bedtime!

Salsa Music Lists

Lesson 1: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Today we learned...

SOMBRERO WITH CROSS BODY LEAD COMBINATION

In the video for this move, they start in a Cross Handed Position. So, to get into a Cross Handed Position, I have added a Forward & Back Step then a Cross Body Lead to Handshake Hold (Right Hands).

We start with:
- Forward & Back Step - refer Video section 1
- Cross Body Lead to Handshake Hold Right Hands - refer Video section 2
Sombrero with Cross Body Lead - refer Video section 3
comprising of....
- Cross Handed Turn of Follower
  - Refer Video 3A for basic framework of Right Turn of Follower
- Sombrero into Cross Body Lead

Lesson 2: Tuesday 31 May 2022

Revised the Sombrero with Cross Body Lead combination
Learned Cross Body Lead Inside Turn
Started learning (Olga's liberally-modified) Sombrero with Reversed Cross Body Inside Turn Shoulder Check combination

Lesson 3: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Learned the correct version of Sombrero with Reversed Cross Body Lead Inside Turn Shoulder Check - refer video section 4
1. I've added a detailed breakdown of this combination in a PDF file - see the link below with the video.
2. I've also added separate videos of moves that are included in this combination
  1. Video 4A Reversed Cross Body Lead Inside Turn (follower turn clockwise)
  2. Video 4B Cross Body Lead Inside Turn (follower turns anticlockwise)
  3. Video 4C Shoulder Check

Lesson 4: Tuesday 14 June 2022

Learned Take a Walk
Reviewed Sombrero with Reversed Cross Body Lead Inside Turn Shoulder Check from weeks 2 and 3
Reviewed Sombrero with Cross Body Lead from week 1

1 - Forward & Back Step

This video includes three basic steps in Salsa - (a) Forward and Back, (b) Side Step and (c) Open Out (called Half Swing or Cumbia in this video)

The video below explains the Forward & Back Basic Step in greater detail.

2 - Cross Body Lead

Below are two videos for the Cross Body Lead.

3 - Sombrero and Cross Body Lead COMBINATION

BREAKDOWN OF SOMBRERO WITH CROSS BODY LEAD:

Start with Cross Handed Hold: Right Hands on Top and Left Hands Undernearth
Do a Cross Handed Turn of Follower (Clockwise)
Sombrero: Loop both Follower and Leader simultaneously into the Cross Body Lead (both hands are released and leader only has his right arm on follower's back; left hand is free); Sombrero is started on 1 and finished by 3 when Leader opens out into Cross Body Lead
Lead Cross Body Lead with Leader's Right Arm on follower's back

Please note this video shows 36 movements.

For Sombrero, refer to the video from 33:55.
There is a further breakdown of the Cross Handed Turn of Follower - refer to the video from 20:06
Refer to video 3A below for the basic framework for the Cross Handed Turn - the basic step: Right Turn of Follower