SALSA 100 CURRICULUM
“Learning to dance is like learning to walk, you stumble a lot in the beginning, but with each step, you get closer to your destination. Enjoy the journey and trust the process.”
Levelling Up!
Once you have mastered Salsa 100 Foundations Curriculum, you are ready to join the next Salsa Intake (Assessment) to challenge yourself to progress to Salsa 200
As a guide, you should aim to feel very relaxed in beginner’s classes, able to join in the last 5 mins of the class and maintain a Salsa rhythm while dancing.
For most students, this requires between 15 and 30 classes; however, this varies.
To help you in mastering the curriculum, the beginner’s course content is also available to members on video, free of charge.
SALSA 100 CURRICULUM
| Basic Steps | ||
| Basic Step | ||
| Side Step | ||
| Open Step | ||
| Rhythms | ||
| Salsa | 123, 567 | |
| Chord/Half Time | 1,3,5,7 | |
| Full Time | 1234,5678 | |
| Shines (Solo Steps) | ||
| Basics | Time Change | |
| Right Turn | Chord | |
| Mambo | Tap Step | |
| Tap Step, Salsa | ||
| FOLLOW | LEAD | |
| Right Turn (RT) | Turn starts on 5 | Turn starts on 1 |
| Prep on 3 | Prep on 3,4 | |
| Dance solo | Dance solo | |
| Dance in partnerwork | Dance in partnerwork | |
| Variations | LtR | LtR |
| RtL | RtL | |
| RtR | RtR | |
| LtL | LtL | |
| Double Handed | Double Handed | |
| Crossed R over L | Crossed R over L | |
| Hammerlock | Hammerlock | |
| Cross Body Lead (CBL) | ||
| Turn Left on 6 | Off the line by 3 | |
| Lady walks the line | Back in front by 7 | |
| Dance solo | Dance solo | |
| Dance in partnerwork | Dance in partnerwork | |
| Variations | Closed position | |
| Open position | ||
| Inside Turns | ||
| Turn left on 2 | Off the line on 1 | |
| Change of place | ||
| Dance solo | Dance solo | |
| Dance in partnerwork | Dance in partnerwork | |
| Variations | LtR | LtR |
| RtL | RtL | |
| RtR | RtR | |
| LtL | LtL | |
| Double Handed | Double Handed | |
| Crossed R over L | Crossed R over L | |
| Combos | ||
| 2 Turns (L,F) | FRT into close, into CBL | |
| 3 Turns (F,L,F) | CBL into RT Hammerlock, Inside Turn | |
| 4 Turns (L,F,L,F) | FRT (Crossed RoL) into inside turn | |
| 8 Turns (alternating) | FRT (ask with your R), Inside Turn (ask with your L) | |
| Hammerlock/Inside Turn | Backscratch | |
| Drop & Swap (RiR 3 Turns) | Double Handed | |
| Half around the world | ||
| Embellishments | Combos: | |
| LtR |
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| RtL | ||
| RtR | ||
| LtR | ||
| Crossed R over L | ||
Basic Step
Side Basic
Open Step
Salsa – 123, 567
Chord/Half time – 1,3,5,7
Full time – 1234, 5678
