How to Salsa Videos

Guide Note

Salsa is an exciting and lively dance style based on different rhythmic patterns, usually with three steps for each bar of music. It is performed with a partner, and you typically face each other while holding hands in an open position. And although it is set to a specific kind of music, there are many regional variations to the movement and timing of the general style.

The videos collected on this page are the best resources online that will introduce you to the basics of salsa dancing. If you want to learn more, you can also check Mahalo's complete guide on How to Salsa.

Dancing Tips

1. Basic step is performed over eight counts (two measures of four beats each)
2. Steps should be small
3. You can add more steps once you have the basic steps down
4. While dancing, you and your partner should stay more or less in the same spot
5. Allow your arms to flow naturally with you body movements
6. Stick with either the Closed or the Double Open Hold while learning
7. Never look down
8. Keep your eyes either on your partner's face or in the direction you are turning

1. Cuban Style
2. Los Angeles Style
3. New York Style
4. Venezolana (Dominicana) Style
5. Colombian Style
6. Mambo
7. Puerto Rican Style
8. La Rueda
9. Salsa Disco