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Video Tutorial – Salsa: Lesson 1/12 Warm up Program – Salsa is a very energetic Latin dance. Lots of fun, complete with spins, sharp movement, and crisp turns.
Salsa is originally Cuban with deep Afro-Caribbean beats, and additional musical influences from Son, Guaguancó, Rumba. This dance is also similar to Mambo in that both have a pattern of six steps danced over eight counts of music.
Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms, line dancing (suelta), and Rueda de Casino where groups of couples exchange partners in a circle.
The name “salsa” is the Spanish word for sauce, connoting, in American Spanish, a spicy flavor. Salsa also suggests a “mixture” of ingredients.
It’s a great dance to learn if you want to break into the latin club scene all over the world!
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Watch Norm of DanceMates Educational Arts, NFP showing how to perform a simple Salsa dip. DanceMates dance lessons are popularly held at the following Chicagoland area locations: Irving Park YMCA, Leaning Tower YMCA, Oakton Community College, Niles North High School, Wright College (most popular location on most Friday nights), Harold Washington College, Truman College, and the City Colleges of Chicago building (beside the historic Sears Tower). For dance class schedule and workshops, please visit the webpage: www.dancemates.org/web1.html

For further inquiries and to donate or sponsor to any DanceMates Educational Arts, NFP’s youth and teens afterschool dance programs and lunchtime senior dance programs, please call (773) 286-6879.

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It’s time again for another quick fix lesson. This week we worked with an ON1 routine with less complicated moves and included a little cumbia step. Enjoy!

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