Dance Styles - Salsa (Street Latin)

​Welcome to Salsa, one of the most popular Latin dance styles in Australia.
  • Originating in Cuba, there are many forms of Salsa including Salsa on 1, Salsa on 2, Colombian Salsa, Cuban Salsa, LA Style Salsa, etc.
  • Cuban Salsa is circular in movement, whilst LA Style is linear. 
  • At BoogieCamp, we teach Salsa on 1 with primarily linear Salsa steps.

Scroll down for play lists, videos and song lists.

Salsa Play Lists

Salsa Beginners (Slower Tracks)
Or try this link
Salsa Beyond Beginners (Faster)
Or try this link

Salsa Music with Counting...

Slow
Medium
And below is a YouTube playlist with Salsa counting music that I found...

Salsa Basics...

All videos link to YouTube and have been created by third parties not related to BoogieCamp - unless otherwise specified.
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NOTE: I've included multiple videos for the same move where possible as I acknowledge you may prefer a particular instructor or demonstration over another. 
Salsa Basic Steps
  1. Forward & Back Step
  2. Side Step (also known as Cucurachas)
  3. Open Out Step (also known as Cumbia Step or Halfswing)
Understanding the Salsa Rhythm
How to Look Natural Dancing Salsa
Creating Hip Movement in Salsa

Salsa Moves for Couples...

All videos link to YouTube and have been created by third parties not related to BoogieCamp - unless otherwise specified.
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Demo of Basic Steps to Slow Music
Basic Right Turn of Follower and Leader
Basic Left Turn of Follower and Leader
Broken Left Turn of Follower
Beginner Sequence
Breakdown of Sequence:

  1. Forward & Back in Closed Dance Frame
  2. Cross Body Lead from Closed Dance Frame into Cross Hand Hold (right hands on top)
  3. Cross Hand Right (Clockwise) Turn of Follower
  4. Left Turn of Leader
  5. Head Loop into Cross Body Lead
Cross Body Lead 
Cross Body Lead with Inside Turn
Man's Right Turn with Switch Hands
Catwalk
Arm Lock "Hammerlock" with Back Break
Arm Lock into Cross Body Lead with Inside Turn
One Hand Copa
Two Hand Copa
(with Inside Turn & Man Loop into Cross Body Lead)
Change in Place
Ochos Basic (Figure 8 Turns)
Cascading Ochos
Hand Switch Ochos
Shoulder Check
  • Forward & Back Step
  • Cross Body Lead into Right-Right Hand Hold
  • Single Right Turn of Follower with Right Hands
  • Cross Body Lead with Inside Turn with Right Hands into Shoulder position
  • Shoulder Check Half Basic with Single Right Turn of Follower with Right Hands
  • Leader changes holding Follower's Right Hand from his Right Hand to his Left Hand to go back into Closed Dance Frame and start again!
Pull Across #1
  • Forward & Back Basic
  • Cross Body Lead into Right-Right Hand Hold
  • Single Right Turn of Follower with Right Hands
  • Half Turn Leader with Cross Body Lead
  • Shoulder Check
  • Single Right Turn of Follower
And more...!
This video has 36 movements. Here are some for you to try:
  • Cradle - from 36:00
  • Double Turn of Follower - from 41:45
  • Right Turn of Lady with Back Break - from 18:06
  • Triple Turn Sequence - from 20:07
Beginner Sequence (Toronto Dance Salsa Beginner Combo #6)
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​Start in Two-Handed Hold...
  1. Forward & Back Step in Two-Handed Hold (Open Frame)
  2. Double Handed Right Turn of Follower
  3. Cradle Variation and Exit
  4. Double Hand Turn of Follower Changing Sides plus Half Basic
  5. Catwalk
  6. Leader Right Turn with Change Hands Behind the Back
  7. Cross Hand Right Turn of Follower
  8. Head Loop and Body Wave
Beginner Sequence (Toronto Dance Salsa Beginner Combo #14)
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Start in Two-Handed Hold...
  1. Forward & Back Step in Two-Handed Hold (Open Frame)
  2. Cross Body Lead in Two-Handed Hold
  3. Right Turn of Follower with Leader's Left Hand then Man's Head Dress into Right-Right Hand Hold
  4. Right Turn of Follower with Leader's Right Hand into Crossed-Hand Hold
  5. Sombrero into Cross Body Lead
  6. Rock back into Hug Position on 1-2-3, then mark time on Spot for 5-6-7
  7. Walk Forward 1-2-3, 5-6-7
  8. Hand Throw (Flick Follower's Arms Up) into Cross Body Lead
  9. Salsa Pose
  10. Cross Body Lead
Beginner Sequence (Toronto Dance Salsa Beginner Combo #15)
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Start in Closed Frame...
  1. Forward & Back Basic
  2. Cross Body Lead
  3. Leader's Right Turn with Change Hands Behind the Back to get into Left-Left Handshake Hold (1-2-3), 
    then Right Turn of Follower with Leader's Left Hand and Follower's Left Hand (5-6-7)
  4. Man's Head Loop and Cross Body Lead, getting into Two-Handed Hold
  5. Half Basic in Two-Handed Hold (1-2-3) then Right Turn of Follower with Double Hands (5-6-7)
  6. Left Turn of Leader to Unwind (1-2-3) then Half Basic (5-6-7)
  7. Dip (we ran out of time to cover this in class)

Ready to join a Salsa class?

If you'd like to shake it to Salsa without a partner, try our Zumba Gold classes.
You can learn to dance Salsa with your partner in our Couples Latin Dance courses.

Salsa Moves for Solo Dancers...

Note: All of the following videos have been created by Olga at BoogieCamp.
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In addition to learning the Follower or Leader footwork in the couples videos above, here are some videos showing a fully-choreographed Salsa track or a sequence of Salsa solo moves. 
Salsa Choreography to "Salsa Rai"
Video created by Olga at BoogieCamp

Ready to join a Salsa class?

If you'd like to shake it to Salsa without a partner, try our Zumba Gold classes.
You can learn to dance Salsa with your partner in our Couples Latin Dance weekly classes.
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