123567 Basic salsa.
1 With weight on right foot, put left foot in right of right foot (crossing it).
2 Bring back left foot in its extended position.
3 Same as step 1, just that now weight shifts on left foot.
Shift: With weight on left foot, right foot is put in right.
5 Right foot comes back, crosses left foot from behind and weight is shifted on it.
6 Left foot is put in more left.
7 A quick shift is done towards left; right foot touches left foot and left foot goes more left. Weight remains on right foot.
1 Left foot is put diagonally forward (45 degrees to right), with weight shifting on it.
2 Right foot shifts more right, weight shifting on it.
3 Left foot is brought back, close to right foot. Weight is shifted on left foot.
5 Kick right foot and turn 90 degrees to right.
6 Turn completes and place right foot down.
7 Extend left foot a bit more to left, with both hands forming a horizontal cirlce and moving backwards towards right, so that they can give momentum for a counter-clockwise turn.
123 1.25 counter clocwise turn.
567 Hold ot continue for one more counter-clockwise turn.
123 Walk leftwards, by putting feets diagonally turned 45 degrees to left. Right foot follows behind left foot. A slight bend is there on 2.
5 Right foot goes ahead, by rotating counter-clockwise by 180 degrees.
6 Left foot comes close to right foor, and then gives a push upwards, to complete another 180 degrees of counter-clockwise turn.
7 Turn completes, and we end up facing initial direction, with weight on left foot.
1 Right foot comes a bit behind and close to left foot and we kind of bend.
2 We turn 90 degrees clockwise and place right foot forward.
3 We start turning clockwise, by puttin left leg crossing right foot.
567 1.5 clockwise turns.
123567 Basic salsa steps.
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Thursday, 9 June 2011
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Annual dance show steps
Kites is done on tunes.
123567 Half CBL
123567 123567 Chico Variation
123567 Basic
123567 123567 123567 Hand Switch
123567 Basic
123567 123567 123567 123 Multiple Open Breaks (7 times)
567 Take her in your arms and face audience
123567 CBL. End up in both facing audience, with his left hand and her right hand holding, forming a W.
123 Shine
567 Go forward
123 She gets lead for curl in
567 She curls in
123 Fall
567 Return with Inside turn
123567 Basic
123 Open break
567 Inside turns
123567 Hammer Lock
123 Open break
567 Inside turn and she ends up curled in your right hand.
123 Curl out. End up in both facing audience, with his right hand and her left hand holding, forming a W.
567 Curl in. Both ends facing each other. She ends up more into his left side (a bit), with her arms around his neck.
123 Sway. From left side to right side. Her head rests on your left hand and you hold her back by your right hand.
567 Do Nothing
123 Half Basic
567 123 567 3 Outside turns
123567 Vapya
123567 Vapya
123567 En-shufle (Hey Mogambo)
123567 Adios (Left hand crosses above head on 7)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Form two concentric circles, with girls going forward and forming inner circle (facing outwards) and boys moving back and forming outer circle (facing inwards).
123567 Only girls do shine.
123567 Only girls do shine.
123567 Only boys do shine. Basic Salsa step.
123567 Only boys do shine. Half basic salsa step, and then on 5, they jump back, and then twist their legs from their knees. First left leg and then right leg.
123567 Only girls do shine and rotate clockwise and step out of circle by one foot.
123567 Boys turn left and every one walk/rotate such that they form an inverted V, such that girls face audience and boys have their back to audience.
123567 Half CBL, so that they end with their left side towards audience.
123567 123567 123567 Arm loop (fish) steps. They end with their left side towards audience.
123567 CBL. They end with their right side towards audience. In last 7 step, it is a hold.
123567 Newyork steps both sides.
123567 Boy start moving backwards, girl follows him.
123567 Boy stops and lead girl (leaving her left hand and leading by his left hand) to walk past him from his front to his right side. They end facing audience with him holding her left hand with his right hand. Right hand always go below left hand. All the pairs again form a circle.
123567 Train steps. On 1 boy puts his right foot back and brings both his hands in front. On 2 he starts raising his right hand and rotating counter-clockwise, bringing his right foot ahead. On 3 he completes 180 degrees rotation, bringing his left foot close to right foot. Now he and both the girls whose hands he is holding face each other and holding their hands crossed. On 5 he raises both his hands and start doing clockwise 180 degrees turn, unwinding them, by putting his left foot in front. At the same time both the girls start doing counter-clockwise turn. On 7 they both again reach face to face, with girls inside and boys outside. Hands end in a cris-cross fashion.
123567 Same step.
123 Instead of 180 degrees turn, boys just do 90 degrees counter-clockwise turn. Girls also rotate and whole group ends up making a circle, one behind another, such that their left hand holds right hand of person in his front (over his left shoulder).
567 Circle walk. Every ones walks in circle (the whole circle rotates clockwise).
123 Boys leave girls' left hand (that they hold over their left shoulder), turns 90 degrees clockwise and take his right hand behind their back (waving above the head of girl in their right, the original partner). They also do front basic, with left foot going towards her (and she doing back basic).
567 CBL. His partner ends in her left.
123567 Skip step in Casino salsa. Boys step ahead (45 degrees to their right) with their left foot and then come back with their right foot, forming the circle and skipping the girl in right.
123 All boys come ahead and sit down, forming a smaller inner circle, facing inside. They hold each others hand (right hand below left)
567 Girls sit over their hands.
123 They pick up the girls. Girls balance themselves by holding boy's shoulders and putting their right foot behind left leg's knee.
567 The whole circle starts rotating counter-clockwise, with every one putting their left foot crossing and behind right foot.
123 Rotation continues.
567 Boys get down and girls get on their feet. Boys and girls form two concentric circles with boys forming inner one and looking inwards and girls forming outer circle and facing outwards.
123 Knee shoulder steps. Boys put their right foot forward and right hand going straight above.
567 Boys bring their right hand down and rotate 180 degrees clockwise. Then they stretch their left hand sideways (to left).
123 They rotate back counter clockwise by 180 degrees and again do first 3 knee shoulder steps.
567 Repeat of 567 steps of knee shoulder steps.
123567 Girls move one step ahead and starts moving out of stage rotating clockwise behind one another. Boys hold
123567 Boys rotate clockwise by 90 degrees and then start moving behind one another in a counter-clockwise circle.
123567 Half CBL
123567 123567 Chico Variation
123567 Basic
123567 123567 123567 Hand Switch
123567 Basic
123567 123567 123567 123 Multiple Open Breaks (7 times)
567 Take her in your arms and face audience
123567 CBL. End up in both facing audience, with his left hand and her right hand holding, forming a W.
123 Shine
567 Go forward
123 She gets lead for curl in
567 She curls in
123 Fall
567 Return with Inside turn
123567 Basic
123 Open break
567 Inside turns
123567 Hammer Lock
123 Open break
567 Inside turn and she ends up curled in your right hand.
123 Curl out. End up in both facing audience, with his right hand and her left hand holding, forming a W.
567 Curl in. Both ends facing each other. She ends up more into his left side (a bit), with her arms around his neck.
123 Sway. From left side to right side. Her head rests on your left hand and you hold her back by your right hand.
567 Do Nothing
123 Half Basic
567 123 567 3 Outside turns
123567 Vapya
123567 Vapya
123567 En-shufle (Hey Mogambo)
123567 Adios (Left hand crosses above head on 7)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Dame continuous (Half CBL and she rotates inside and partners change)
123567 Form two concentric circles, with girls going forward and forming inner circle (facing outwards) and boys moving back and forming outer circle (facing inwards).
123567 Only girls do shine.
123567 Only girls do shine.
123567 Only boys do shine. Basic Salsa step.
123567 Only boys do shine. Half basic salsa step, and then on 5, they jump back, and then twist their legs from their knees. First left leg and then right leg.
123567 Only girls do shine and rotate clockwise and step out of circle by one foot.
123567 Boys turn left and every one walk/rotate such that they form an inverted V, such that girls face audience and boys have their back to audience.
123567 Half CBL, so that they end with their left side towards audience.
123567 123567 123567 Arm loop (fish) steps. They end with their left side towards audience.
123567 CBL. They end with their right side towards audience. In last 7 step, it is a hold.
123567 Newyork steps both sides.
123567 Boy start moving backwards, girl follows him.
123567 Boy stops and lead girl (leaving her left hand and leading by his left hand) to walk past him from his front to his right side. They end facing audience with him holding her left hand with his right hand. Right hand always go below left hand. All the pairs again form a circle.
123567 Train steps. On 1 boy puts his right foot back and brings both his hands in front. On 2 he starts raising his right hand and rotating counter-clockwise, bringing his right foot ahead. On 3 he completes 180 degrees rotation, bringing his left foot close to right foot. Now he and both the girls whose hands he is holding face each other and holding their hands crossed. On 5 he raises both his hands and start doing clockwise 180 degrees turn, unwinding them, by putting his left foot in front. At the same time both the girls start doing counter-clockwise turn. On 7 they both again reach face to face, with girls inside and boys outside. Hands end in a cris-cross fashion.
123567 Same step.
123 Instead of 180 degrees turn, boys just do 90 degrees counter-clockwise turn. Girls also rotate and whole group ends up making a circle, one behind another, such that their left hand holds right hand of person in his front (over his left shoulder).
567 Circle walk. Every ones walks in circle (the whole circle rotates clockwise).
123 Boys leave girls' left hand (that they hold over their left shoulder), turns 90 degrees clockwise and take his right hand behind their back (waving above the head of girl in their right, the original partner). They also do front basic, with left foot going towards her (and she doing back basic).
567 CBL. His partner ends in her left.
123567 Skip step in Casino salsa. Boys step ahead (45 degrees to their right) with their left foot and then come back with their right foot, forming the circle and skipping the girl in right.
123 All boys come ahead and sit down, forming a smaller inner circle, facing inside. They hold each others hand (right hand below left)
567 Girls sit over their hands.
123 They pick up the girls. Girls balance themselves by holding boy's shoulders and putting their right foot behind left leg's knee.
567 The whole circle starts rotating counter-clockwise, with every one putting their left foot crossing and behind right foot.
123 Rotation continues.
567 Boys get down and girls get on their feet. Boys and girls form two concentric circles with boys forming inner one and looking inwards and girls forming outer circle and facing outwards.
123 Knee shoulder steps. Boys put their right foot forward and right hand going straight above.
567 Boys bring their right hand down and rotate 180 degrees clockwise. Then they stretch their left hand sideways (to left).
123 They rotate back counter clockwise by 180 degrees and again do first 3 knee shoulder steps.
567 Repeat of 567 steps of knee shoulder steps.
123567 Girls move one step ahead and starts moving out of stage rotating clockwise behind one another. Boys hold
123567 Boys rotate clockwise by 90 degrees and then start moving behind one another in a counter-clockwise circle.
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Salsa Titanic with Lead (Travel) Back Variation
In 39th class we learnt Salsa Titanic step with lead (travel) back variation.
We begin by doing one full basic step to get in sync with each other. Then we do outside C turn, with male partner doing open break and female partner doing clockwise turn. At end of above turn steps, they switch their hands. He gives her right hand to his right hand and his right hand now holds her right hand. Then starts Titanic steps:
1: He starts doing CBL. He gets hold of her left hand with his left hand, above their right hands.
2: CBL step 2.
3: CBL step 3.
5: CBL step 5.
6: CBL step 6, with inside turn. he raises his left hand and she starts turning counter-clockwise under their left hands.
7: CBL step 7. Both partners start facing same direction, performing the Titanic pose. Her hands should be straight and stretched out horizontally.
1: He does a forward basic, but his left foot makes another 45 degrees rotation. She also goes forward, with her right foot crossing her left foot and coming forward.
2: Basic step 2, with hands horizontally stretched out. Both shift weights to back leg.
3: Basic step 3. he brings his left foot back. But this time he places it 45 degrees rotated clockwise.
5: Both starts travelling back. Both partners turn 90 degrees clockwise during this step. He puts his right foot back, rotating it almost 180 degrees clockwise.
6: He brings back his left foot crossing his right foot. His left foot and right foot should point roughly opposite directions.
7: He brings his right foot close to his left foot. Both partners are now facing same direction to the one in Titanic pose. During all above steps, they keep their hands horizontally straight.
1: He does a forward basic, while she does her back basic.
2: He leaves her left hand and she starts rotating counter-clockwise under his right hand. He walks forward rotating her and covering the distance.
3,5,6,7: She completes one and half counter-clockwise turns and both start facing each other. They also shift their hands at the end. She can also one and half rotations in clockwise directions, but it depends on which step she gets the lead to turn.
Following video shows the steps. Option 2 is the one, we were taught. Details are 2:56 minutes onwards.
We begin by doing one full basic step to get in sync with each other. Then we do outside C turn, with male partner doing open break and female partner doing clockwise turn. At end of above turn steps, they switch their hands. He gives her right hand to his right hand and his right hand now holds her right hand. Then starts Titanic steps:
1: He starts doing CBL. He gets hold of her left hand with his left hand, above their right hands.
2: CBL step 2.
3: CBL step 3.
5: CBL step 5.
6: CBL step 6, with inside turn. he raises his left hand and she starts turning counter-clockwise under their left hands.
7: CBL step 7. Both partners start facing same direction, performing the Titanic pose. Her hands should be straight and stretched out horizontally.
1: He does a forward basic, but his left foot makes another 45 degrees rotation. She also goes forward, with her right foot crossing her left foot and coming forward.
2: Basic step 2, with hands horizontally stretched out. Both shift weights to back leg.
3: Basic step 3. he brings his left foot back. But this time he places it 45 degrees rotated clockwise.
5: Both starts travelling back. Both partners turn 90 degrees clockwise during this step. He puts his right foot back, rotating it almost 180 degrees clockwise.
6: He brings back his left foot crossing his right foot. His left foot and right foot should point roughly opposite directions.
7: He brings his right foot close to his left foot. Both partners are now facing same direction to the one in Titanic pose. During all above steps, they keep their hands horizontally straight.
1: He does a forward basic, while she does her back basic.
2: He leaves her left hand and she starts rotating counter-clockwise under his right hand. He walks forward rotating her and covering the distance.
3,5,6,7: She completes one and half counter-clockwise turns and both start facing each other. They also shift their hands at the end. She can also one and half rotations in clockwise directions, but it depends on which step she gets the lead to turn.
Following video shows the steps. Option 2 is the one, we were taught. Details are 2:56 minutes onwards.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Salsa Cross Body Leads with Fall
In 38th class we also learnt Salsa Cross Body Leads with Fall steps. We begin by doing one full basic step to get in sync with each other. Then we do a variation of CBL:
1: Basic step 1. She does her basic steps.
2: He opens up to his right side. He lifts his right foot and puts it perpendicularly backwards to his right. This displacement is a bit more, when compared to basic step 2. Weight is shifted on right foot.
3: He puts his left foot (rotated perpendicular) close to his right foot. Then weight is shifted on left foot. Now he has turned perpendicular to his initial direction.
5: He does basic step 5, by going back on his right foot. He gives her lead to do CBL. He gently pulls her left hand with his right hand. She crosses him by walking straight with her left foot.
6: Basic step 6 for him. He shifts weight on his left foot. He leaves her left hand and gives a slight pull with his left hand so that she does a 270 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. She starts turning left by putting her right foot forward and then making it as pivot to turn left.
7: Basic step 7 for him. He brings his right foot forward and places it near left foot. Weight is then shifted on right foot. She also completes her turn and now both partners start facing same direction, with him holding her stretched right hand with his stretched left hand. Both partners stretch their free hands in opposite directions, adding style. Their fingers should make shape as if they are holding a ball with thumb, middle and index fingers only.
1: Both partners do open break step 1. He does it with his left foot going back, while she does it with her right foot.
2: Open break step 2 (weight shifting).
3: Open break step 3 (bringing foot forward). Here male partner gives her a lead to curl in. He pulls her right hand a bit in front, forming a kind of tension in rubber band. She brings in her left hand near her chest, at shoulder height.
5: Open break step 5 for him. He brings his right hand back to its position, giving her a kind of jerk on her right hand and thus a momentum to do clockwise 360 degrees turn. She starts curling into his left hand, by rotating clockwise. For turning right she begins with overlapping her right foot by her left foot.
6: Open break step 6 for him. She continues curling in clockwise.
7: Open break step 7 for him. She completes her 360 degrees turn and both partners start facing same direction such that they both end up standing side by side with his left leg almost touching her right leg. He also brings in his right hand close to his chest (at shoulder height), such that his right hand palm touches completely her left hand palm (forming a namastey).
1: He does a side step with his right foot, while she falls over him sideways. Doing this, she picks up her left foot and places it on her right leg knee and keeps on leaning right over him.
2: He shifts his weight on left foot, pushing back her. She puts back her left foot on ground and shifts weight on it.
3: He brings his right foot close to his left foot. He also breaks namastey and pulls her right shoulder by his right hand. This gives her momentum to do 1.75 counter-clockwise (left) turns.
5: He raises his left hand and she starts turning left by overlapping her left foot by her right foot. While she is turning, he does rest of his CBL steps. He turns 90 degrees counter-clockwise and also covers the distance. He does that by starting with his right foot going back.
6: She continues turning under his left hand and he puts his left foot in front of him, rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
7: He puts his right foot close to his left foot, turning 90 degrees completely. She also completes her turns, and now both partners start facing each other.
1: Basic step 1. She does her basic steps.
2: He opens up to his right side. He lifts his right foot and puts it perpendicularly backwards to his right. This displacement is a bit more, when compared to basic step 2. Weight is shifted on right foot.
3: He puts his left foot (rotated perpendicular) close to his right foot. Then weight is shifted on left foot. Now he has turned perpendicular to his initial direction.
5: He does basic step 5, by going back on his right foot. He gives her lead to do CBL. He gently pulls her left hand with his right hand. She crosses him by walking straight with her left foot.
6: Basic step 6 for him. He shifts weight on his left foot. He leaves her left hand and gives a slight pull with his left hand so that she does a 270 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. She starts turning left by putting her right foot forward and then making it as pivot to turn left.
7: Basic step 7 for him. He brings his right foot forward and places it near left foot. Weight is then shifted on right foot. She also completes her turn and now both partners start facing same direction, with him holding her stretched right hand with his stretched left hand. Both partners stretch their free hands in opposite directions, adding style. Their fingers should make shape as if they are holding a ball with thumb, middle and index fingers only.
1: Both partners do open break step 1. He does it with his left foot going back, while she does it with her right foot.
2: Open break step 2 (weight shifting).
3: Open break step 3 (bringing foot forward). Here male partner gives her a lead to curl in. He pulls her right hand a bit in front, forming a kind of tension in rubber band. She brings in her left hand near her chest, at shoulder height.
5: Open break step 5 for him. He brings his right hand back to its position, giving her a kind of jerk on her right hand and thus a momentum to do clockwise 360 degrees turn. She starts curling into his left hand, by rotating clockwise. For turning right she begins with overlapping her right foot by her left foot.
6: Open break step 6 for him. She continues curling in clockwise.
7: Open break step 7 for him. She completes her 360 degrees turn and both partners start facing same direction such that they both end up standing side by side with his left leg almost touching her right leg. He also brings in his right hand close to his chest (at shoulder height), such that his right hand palm touches completely her left hand palm (forming a namastey).
1: He does a side step with his right foot, while she falls over him sideways. Doing this, she picks up her left foot and places it on her right leg knee and keeps on leaning right over him.
2: He shifts his weight on left foot, pushing back her. She puts back her left foot on ground and shifts weight on it.
3: He brings his right foot close to his left foot. He also breaks namastey and pulls her right shoulder by his right hand. This gives her momentum to do 1.75 counter-clockwise (left) turns.
5: He raises his left hand and she starts turning left by overlapping her left foot by her right foot. While she is turning, he does rest of his CBL steps. He turns 90 degrees counter-clockwise and also covers the distance. He does that by starting with his right foot going back.
6: She continues turning under his left hand and he puts his left foot in front of him, rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
7: He puts his right foot close to his left foot, turning 90 degrees completely. She also completes her turns, and now both partners start facing each other.
Advanced Salsa Newyork steps with Windmill variations
In 38th class we learnt Advanced Salsa Newyork steps with Windmill variations:
1: Male partner starts by doing open break and making C loop with his left hand.
2: Open break step 2.
3: Open break step 3. His left hand holding her right hand reaches over top of their head levels.
5: He does a side basic with his right foot, while she starts doing a clockwise (right) 360 degrees turn. He leaves her left hand.
6: He shifts weight to his left foot. She continues doing right turn.
7: He pushes his right foot to get momentum to do a quick 180 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. During rotation, his left hand keeps on holding her right hand over his head. She completes her right turn. At end of his turn, he leaves her right hand. Both partners are now facing same direction. She lets her right hand come down and he holds it with his right hand (brought behind his back).
1: Side step 1. Both partners do side steps, with him holding her right hand with his right hand. He starts by doing it with his left foot, while she starts with her right foot.
2: Side step 2.
3: Side step 3.
5: Side step 5.
6: Side step 6.
7: Side step 7.
1: Basic step 1. He goes forward with his left foot, while she goes back with her right foot.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3. He raises his right arm straight above and going a bit far right (making some 20 degrees angle from his standing line). She also has to make it sure that her right hand goes up straight. This is the lead for windmill rotations.
5: He goes back with his right foot and starts doing clockwise rotations with his hands (like rotating windmill). The windmill rotations are not exactly in line of his standing line, but rotated 20 degrees. She starts doing clockwise turns by overlapping her right foot by her left foot. In total, she has to make 1.5 clockwise (right) turns.
6: Basic step 6 for him, while continue rotating his right hand and her.
7: Basic step 7 for him. She completes 1.5 left turns and then both partners switch hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice versa.
Following video shows the steps:
1: Male partner starts by doing open break and making C loop with his left hand.
2: Open break step 2.
3: Open break step 3. His left hand holding her right hand reaches over top of their head levels.
5: He does a side basic with his right foot, while she starts doing a clockwise (right) 360 degrees turn. He leaves her left hand.
6: He shifts weight to his left foot. She continues doing right turn.
7: He pushes his right foot to get momentum to do a quick 180 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. During rotation, his left hand keeps on holding her right hand over his head. She completes her right turn. At end of his turn, he leaves her right hand. Both partners are now facing same direction. She lets her right hand come down and he holds it with his right hand (brought behind his back).
1: Side step 1. Both partners do side steps, with him holding her right hand with his right hand. He starts by doing it with his left foot, while she starts with her right foot.
2: Side step 2.
3: Side step 3.
5: Side step 5.
6: Side step 6.
7: Side step 7.
1: Basic step 1. He goes forward with his left foot, while she goes back with her right foot.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3. He raises his right arm straight above and going a bit far right (making some 20 degrees angle from his standing line). She also has to make it sure that her right hand goes up straight. This is the lead for windmill rotations.
5: He goes back with his right foot and starts doing clockwise rotations with his hands (like rotating windmill). The windmill rotations are not exactly in line of his standing line, but rotated 20 degrees. She starts doing clockwise turns by overlapping her right foot by her left foot. In total, she has to make 1.5 clockwise (right) turns.
6: Basic step 6 for him, while continue rotating his right hand and her.
7: Basic step 7 for him. She completes 1.5 left turns and then both partners switch hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice versa.
Following video shows the steps:
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Advanced Salsa Newyork Steps
In 35th class we learnt Advanced Salsa Newyork steps:
1: Male partner starts by doing open break and making C loop with his left hand.
2: Open break step 2.
3: Open break step 3. His left hand holding her right hand reaches over top of their head levels.
5: He does a side basic with his right foot, while she starts doing a clockwise (right) 360 degrees turn. He leaves her left hand.
6: He shifts weight to his left foot. She continues doing right turn.
7: He pushes his right foot to get momentum to do a quick 180 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. During rotation, his left hand keeps on holding her right hand over his head. She completes her right turn. At end of his turn, he leaves her right hand. Both partners are now facing same direction. She lets her right hand come down and he holds it with his right hand (brought behind his back).
1: Side step 1. Both partners do side steps, with him holding her right hand with his right hand. He starts by doing it with his left foot, while she starts with her right foot.
2: Side step 2.
3: Side step 3.
5: Side step 5.
6: Side step 6.
7: Side step 7.
1: Basic step 1. He goes forward with his left foot, while she goes back with her right foot.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3.
5: He brings his left hand in side of his right leg (where she can see it) and she holds it with his left hand. He then gives a pull using his left hand. He goes back with his right foot. She steps ahead with her left foot, such that she starts rotating 1.5 counter-clockwise (left) turns, from his right side (under their right arms).
6: Side step 6 for him. He leaves her left hand after pull and keeps on rotating her with his right hand.
7: Basic step 7 for him. She completes 1.5 left turns and then both partners switch hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice versa.
1: Male partner starts by doing open break and making C loop with his left hand.
2: Open break step 2.
3: Open break step 3. His left hand holding her right hand reaches over top of their head levels.
5: He does a side basic with his right foot, while she starts doing a clockwise (right) 360 degrees turn. He leaves her left hand.
6: He shifts weight to his left foot. She continues doing right turn.
7: He pushes his right foot to get momentum to do a quick 180 degrees counter-clockwise (left) turn. During rotation, his left hand keeps on holding her right hand over his head. She completes her right turn. At end of his turn, he leaves her right hand. Both partners are now facing same direction. She lets her right hand come down and he holds it with his right hand (brought behind his back).
1: Side step 1. Both partners do side steps, with him holding her right hand with his right hand. He starts by doing it with his left foot, while she starts with her right foot.
2: Side step 2.
3: Side step 3.
5: Side step 5.
6: Side step 6.
7: Side step 7.
1: Basic step 1. He goes forward with his left foot, while she goes back with her right foot.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3.
5: He brings his left hand in side of his right leg (where she can see it) and she holds it with his left hand. He then gives a pull using his left hand. He goes back with his right foot. She steps ahead with her left foot, such that she starts rotating 1.5 counter-clockwise (left) turns, from his right side (under their right arms).
6: Side step 6 for him. He leaves her left hand after pull and keeps on rotating her with his right hand.
7: Basic step 7 for him. She completes 1.5 left turns and then both partners switch hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice versa.
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Salsa Arm Loop or Fish style
In 34th class, we learnt Salsa's Arm loop or Fish steps.
1: Cross body lead (CBL) step 1.
2: CBL step 2.
3: CBL step 3.
5: CBL step 5. In start of this step, male partner starts raising his left hand and gives lead to female partner for performing a left (counter-clockwise) turn.
6: CBL step 6. Instead of putting his left foot turned by 90 degrees, he puts it a bit straight in forward direction. He leaves her left hand and she does a counter-clockwise turn.
7: He bring his right foot ahead. Now he is looking at 90 degrees to her view line.
1: He makes a fish of her hands, by putting her left hand (palm) over right one. He starts doing right turn by putting his left foot ahead.
2: He continues doing right turn, by sliding over his left foot.
3: He completes right turn and starts facing her. His both hands hold the fish made by her.
5: Basic step 5, with holding the fish with both his hands.
6: Basic step 6.
7: Basic step 7.
The arm loop methods start. It has three variants, with arm loop being done in either step 1, 3, or 5. Easier one is arm loop on 5.
1: CBL step 1.
2: CBL step 2. He leaves the fish with his right hand (holding it with his left hand).
3: CBL step 3.
5. CBL step 5. He does a arm loop around his head. He raises her both arms (with fish still in formation) and inserts his head inside the loop. Her arms then come down.
6: CBL step 6. She breaks the fish and her left hand now comes on his right shoulder, whereas he starts holding her right hand with his left hand.
7: CBL step 7.
1: Cross body lead (CBL) step 1.
2: CBL step 2.
3: CBL step 3.
5: CBL step 5. In start of this step, male partner starts raising his left hand and gives lead to female partner for performing a left (counter-clockwise) turn.
6: CBL step 6. Instead of putting his left foot turned by 90 degrees, he puts it a bit straight in forward direction. He leaves her left hand and she does a counter-clockwise turn.
7: He bring his right foot ahead. Now he is looking at 90 degrees to her view line.
1: He makes a fish of her hands, by putting her left hand (palm) over right one. He starts doing right turn by putting his left foot ahead.
2: He continues doing right turn, by sliding over his left foot.
3: He completes right turn and starts facing her. His both hands hold the fish made by her.
5: Basic step 5, with holding the fish with both his hands.
6: Basic step 6.
7: Basic step 7.
The arm loop methods start. It has three variants, with arm loop being done in either step 1, 3, or 5. Easier one is arm loop on 5.
1: CBL step 1.
2: CBL step 2. He leaves the fish with his right hand (holding it with his left hand).
3: CBL step 3.
5. CBL step 5. He does a arm loop around his head. He raises her both arms (with fish still in formation) and inserts his head inside the loop. Her arms then come down.
6: CBL step 6. She breaks the fish and her left hand now comes on his right shoulder, whereas he starts holding her right hand with his left hand.
7: CBL step 7.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Salsa Hammerlock and Hammerlock with double turn
In 33rd class, we learnt Hammerlock and Hammerlock double turn.
Hammerlock steps:
After doing a complete basic step,
1: Male partner does step 1 of open break. He starts giving leads to female partner, with his left hand for a right turn (clockwise), forming an inverted C. She does her basic step 1.
2: He does step 2 of open break, giving inverted C leads. She does basic step 2.
3: He does step 3 of open break, giving inverted C leads. At end of this position, his left hand (holding her right hand) should raise above their heads. She puts her right foot turned 90 degrees to her right (clockwise), so that it will help her taking a right turn.
5: She starts rotating towards her right (clockwise), with weight on her right foot. She picks up her left foot, crosses over right foot and places it down, turning 180 degrees clockwise. He does a side step with his right foot. Both partners keep on holding their hands.
6: He does step 6 of side step. She completes her right turn, now with weight on her left foot.
7: He does step 7 of side steps. She shifts weight on right foot and brings her left foot forward.
Now both the partners are in Hammerlock position.
From this position there are many ways to come back to normal position.
In first variant, after reaching in hammerlock position, both partners do basic steps 1,2 and 3, and then he leaves her left hand, which she brings back in front from her left side and he holds it again with his right hand.
Following video shows steps for Hammerlock turn and first variant (easiest) to come back to normal position:
Second variant is single left turns. After reaching in hammerlock position, she does a left turn to come back to normal position.
Third variant is double turns, where she performs double left (counter-clockwise) turns and they both end up switching their positions. After reaching in hammerlock position,
1: He does open break. She does basic step 1.
2: He pulls her left hand by his right hand, so that she gets momentum to take double turns towards her left (counter-clockwise). He picks up and puts his right foot a bit ahead and left to its initial position, giving her space to rotate. He also starts raising his left hand (holding her right hand). She also steps forward with her left foot and starts rotating to her left raising her right hand.
3: After pulling her left hand, he leaves it. He continues stepping forward and rotating her. She keeps on rotating counter-clockwise and moving forward. At end of step 3, he should have turned clockwise by 90 degrees.
5: She keeps on rotating. He also completes his 180 degrees turn and reaches at her position.
6: While rotating she can go a bit farther, so he should make sure to cover the distance, while doing steps 5,6, and 7.
7: At end of step 7, both partners end up in normal positions, facing each other. He again holds up her left hand with his right hand.
Following video shows steps for Hammerlock with double turns:
Hammerlock steps:
After doing a complete basic step,
1: Male partner does step 1 of open break. He starts giving leads to female partner, with his left hand for a right turn (clockwise), forming an inverted C. She does her basic step 1.
2: He does step 2 of open break, giving inverted C leads. She does basic step 2.
3: He does step 3 of open break, giving inverted C leads. At end of this position, his left hand (holding her right hand) should raise above their heads. She puts her right foot turned 90 degrees to her right (clockwise), so that it will help her taking a right turn.
5: She starts rotating towards her right (clockwise), with weight on her right foot. She picks up her left foot, crosses over right foot and places it down, turning 180 degrees clockwise. He does a side step with his right foot. Both partners keep on holding their hands.
6: He does step 6 of side step. She completes her right turn, now with weight on her left foot.
7: He does step 7 of side steps. She shifts weight on right foot and brings her left foot forward.
Now both the partners are in Hammerlock position.
From this position there are many ways to come back to normal position.
In first variant, after reaching in hammerlock position, both partners do basic steps 1,2 and 3, and then he leaves her left hand, which she brings back in front from her left side and he holds it again with his right hand.
Following video shows steps for Hammerlock turn and first variant (easiest) to come back to normal position:
Second variant is single left turns. After reaching in hammerlock position, she does a left turn to come back to normal position.
Third variant is double turns, where she performs double left (counter-clockwise) turns and they both end up switching their positions. After reaching in hammerlock position,
1: He does open break. She does basic step 1.
2: He pulls her left hand by his right hand, so that she gets momentum to take double turns towards her left (counter-clockwise). He picks up and puts his right foot a bit ahead and left to its initial position, giving her space to rotate. He also starts raising his left hand (holding her right hand). She also steps forward with her left foot and starts rotating to her left raising her right hand.
3: After pulling her left hand, he leaves it. He continues stepping forward and rotating her. She keeps on rotating counter-clockwise and moving forward. At end of step 3, he should have turned clockwise by 90 degrees.
5: She keeps on rotating. He also completes his 180 degrees turn and reaches at her position.
6: While rotating she can go a bit farther, so he should make sure to cover the distance, while doing steps 5,6, and 7.
7: At end of step 7, both partners end up in normal positions, facing each other. He again holds up her left hand with his right hand.
Following video shows steps for Hammerlock with double turns:
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Salsa Hand Switch
In 30th class, we also learnt Salsa Hand Switch steps.
After doing one set of basic steps,
1: Male partner does open break. Female partner does basic step.
2: He does step 2, but he puts his right foot extended ahead towards front left direction. This is an indication to her that he wants her to do a hand switch. He also raises her left hand above her head.
3: He brings his left foot ahead and place it near right foot. He takes his left hand and her right hand behind her back and then catches her right hand with his right hand from other side (kind of making a ring around her).
5: He has to go other side changing his direction, so he can either do this be open break or basic step. In open break, he will put his right foot behind and turning to his right direction (clockwise). If he opts for basic step, then he will put his right foot ahead, turning to his right. She will start rotating 180 degrees to her right (clockwise), with her left hand pointing upwards in an erect position. He does these steps making a C curve and turning right. She turns by crossing him in straight line.
6: He displaces his left foot (either back or ahead based on what he chose in previous step) and continue rotating. She also keeps on rotating clockwise.
7: Both partners now complete 180 degree turns and end up facing each other. While completing this step, he makes an inverted C with his right hand, so that her right hand does not remain twisted.
1: He does open break. She does basic step. Both have their right hands in partner's right hand and left hands free.
2: Both partners shift legs and weights.
3: He rotates 90 degrees to his right (clockwise) on his right foot and places his left foot in side of right foot (around a foot away). Complementing this, she rotates counter-clockwise 90 degrees (to her left) on her left foot and places her right foot in side of left foot (a foot ahead).
5: His left hand comes behind her left shoulder and pushes her forwards, giving her momentum to complete a 270 degrees clockwise underarm turn. He picks up his right foot and crosses his left foot with it, putting it in left of his left foot. He also lifts his right arm and starts rotating her under it. He does these steps making a C curve and turning right. She turns by crossing him in straight line.
6: He picks up his left foot and puts it in left of his right foot, turning bit more towards his right. He keeps on rotating her clockwise.
7: He picks up his right foot and places it near his left foot such that both come in line and he has completed 180 degrees clockwise turn from step 1 direction. She also completes her 270 degrees underarm clockwise turn and both partners bring their right hands down.
1: He does open break. She does basic step.
2: He does open break step 2. She does basic step 2. He pulls her right hand towards himself.
3: He does open break step 3. Both partners come close to each other and form a W with their right arms. Female partners have to make their arm stiff, so that they can receive a nice momentum in next step. For this she should lean on her right hand.
5: Male partner pushes her right hand with his right hand. Both partners leave their right hands and start making a 180 degrees clockwise turn. He does these steps making a C curve and turning right. She turns by crossing him in straight line.
6: He displaces his left foot (either back or ahead based on what he chose in previous step) and continue rotating. She also keeps on rotating clockwise.
7: Both partners now complete 180 degree turns and end up facing each other. At end both partners again hold their partner's hands.
After doing one set of basic steps,
1: Male partner does open break. Female partner does basic step.
2: He does step 2, but he puts his right foot extended ahead towards front left direction. This is an indication to her that he wants her to do a hand switch. He also raises her left hand above her head.
3: He brings his left foot ahead and place it near right foot. He takes his left hand and her right hand behind her back and then catches her right hand with his right hand from other side (kind of making a ring around her).
5: He has to go other side changing his direction, so he can either do this be open break or basic step. In open break, he will put his right foot behind and turning to his right direction (clockwise). If he opts for basic step, then he will put his right foot ahead, turning to his right. She will start rotating 180 degrees to her right (clockwise), with her left hand pointing upwards in an erect position. He does these steps making a C curve and turning right. She turns by crossing him in straight line.
6: He displaces his left foot (either back or ahead based on what he chose in previous step) and continue rotating. She also keeps on rotating clockwise.
7: Both partners now complete 180 degree turns and end up facing each other. While completing this step, he makes an inverted C with his right hand, so that her right hand does not remain twisted.
1: He does open break. She does basic step. Both have their right hands in partner's right hand and left hands free.
2: Both partners shift legs and weights.
3: He rotates 90 degrees to his right (clockwise) on his right foot and places his left foot in side of right foot (around a foot away). Complementing this, she rotates counter-clockwise 90 degrees (to her left) on her left foot and places her right foot in side of left foot (a foot ahead).
5: His left hand comes behind her left shoulder and pushes her forwards, giving her momentum to complete a 270 degrees clockwise underarm turn. He picks up his right foot and crosses his left foot with it, putting it in left of his left foot. He also lifts his right arm and starts rotating her under it. He does these steps making a C curve and turning right. She turns by crossing him in straight line.
6: He picks up his left foot and puts it in left of his right foot, turning bit more towards his right. He keeps on rotating her clockwise.
7: He picks up his right foot and places it near his left foot such that both come in line and he has completed 180 degrees clockwise turn from step 1 direction. She also completes her 270 degrees underarm clockwise turn and both partners bring their right hands down.
1: He does open break. She does basic step.
2: He does open break step 2. She does basic step 2. He pulls her right hand towards himself.
3: He does open break step 3. Both partners come close to each other and form a W with their right arms. Female partners have to make their arm stiff, so that they can receive a nice momentum in next step. For this she should lean on her right hand.
5: Male partner pushes her right hand with his right hand. Both partners leave their right hands and start making a 180 degrees clockwise turn. He does these steps making a C curve and turning right. She turns by crossing him in straight line.
6: He displaces his left foot (either back or ahead based on what he chose in previous step) and continue rotating. She also keeps on rotating clockwise.
7: Both partners now complete 180 degree turns and end up facing each other. At end both partners again hold their partner's hands.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Salsa's Cross Hand Variations
In 27th class, we learnt Salsa's Cross hand variations.
After a complete basic step we do:
1: Male partner does open break. He starts leading by forming an inverted C. He pushes his left and female partner's right hand to his left.
2: Step 2 of open break. His left hand continues forming inverted C
3: Step 3 of open break. His lifts his left hand, with left hand palm vertical facing her.
5: Step 5 of side step. He picks his right foot and does a side step. He leaves her left hand and she starts doing a clockwise turn. While doing side step, he should look at his right. His left hand remains at the lifted position and helping her to take a turn.
6: Step 6 of side step.
7: Step 7 of side step. She completes the turn and both partners lower their hands down. While bringing their hands down, they do cross hands. He leaves her right hand and catches it with his right hand. Now both partners have their left hands free.
1: He again does open break. He starts leading by pushing her right hand with his right hand towards her right side.
2: Step 2 of open break. He starts lifting his right hand.
3: Step 3 of open break. His lifts his right hand above their head, with right hand's two fingers in her palm, such that his palm is horizontal and facing her.
5: Step 5 of side step. He picks his right foot and does a side step. She again starts doing a clockwise turn. While doing side step, he should look at his right. His right hand remains at the lifted position and helping her to take a turn.
6: Step 6 of side step.
7: Step 7 of side step. She completes the turn and both partners lower their hands down. While bringing their hands down, he catches her left hand with his left hand above their right hands.
1: Now both partners do cross body lead. Both do step 1 of CBL.
2: Step 2 of CBL.
3: Step 3 of CBL.
Shift: He leads her by leaving their right hands and pulling her left hand by his left hand towards his left.
5: Step 5 of CBL.
6: Step 6 of CBL.
7: Step 7 of CBL. They both do cross hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice-versa.
After a complete basic step we do:
1: Male partner does open break. He starts leading by forming an inverted C. He pushes his left and female partner's right hand to his left.
2: Step 2 of open break. His left hand continues forming inverted C
3: Step 3 of open break. His lifts his left hand, with left hand palm vertical facing her.
5: Step 5 of side step. He picks his right foot and does a side step. He leaves her left hand and she starts doing a clockwise turn. While doing side step, he should look at his right. His left hand remains at the lifted position and helping her to take a turn.
6: Step 6 of side step.
7: Step 7 of side step. She completes the turn and both partners lower their hands down. While bringing their hands down, they do cross hands. He leaves her right hand and catches it with his right hand. Now both partners have their left hands free.
1: He again does open break. He starts leading by pushing her right hand with his right hand towards her right side.
2: Step 2 of open break. He starts lifting his right hand.
3: Step 3 of open break. His lifts his right hand above their head, with right hand's two fingers in her palm, such that his palm is horizontal and facing her.
5: Step 5 of side step. He picks his right foot and does a side step. She again starts doing a clockwise turn. While doing side step, he should look at his right. His right hand remains at the lifted position and helping her to take a turn.
6: Step 6 of side step.
7: Step 7 of side step. She completes the turn and both partners lower their hands down. While bringing their hands down, he catches her left hand with his left hand above their right hands.
1: Now both partners do cross body lead. Both do step 1 of CBL.
2: Step 2 of CBL.
3: Step 3 of CBL.
Shift: He leads her by leaving their right hands and pulling her left hand by his left hand towards his left.
5: Step 5 of CBL.
6: Step 6 of CBL.
7: Step 7 of CBL. They both do cross hands, so that his left hand now holds her right hand and vice-versa.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Salsa Chiko Variation
In twenty-fourth class, we learnt chiko variation. These steps are extension of chiko steps taught in previous class. In these steps, partners do two cross body leads, one after another. Steps are:
- 1: Same as chiko.
- 2: Same as chiko.
- 3: Same as chiko.
- 5: Same as chiko.
- 6: Same as chiko, except male partner does not leave her left hand.
- 7. Same as chiko.
- 1: Now both partners are facing same direction. They both do basic salsa step 1, with him pushing her hands.
- 2: He leaves her left hand and pulls her right hand with his left hand. He also does cross body lead step 2. He also raises his left hand, so that she can again do a left turn.
- 3: Cross body step 3.
- 5: Cross body step 5. She crosses him doing a left turn.
- 6: Cross body step 6. She crosses him doing a left turn.
- 7: Cross body step 7. She completes left turn and both hands come in contact.
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Salsa Chiko Cross Body Step
In twenty-third class, we learnt Salsa Chiko Cross Body Steps. The steps are similar to Salsa Cross body steps for male partner. For female partners, instead of walking straight and then turning, they do a counter-clockwise (left) under arm turn. Steps are:
- 1: Basic step 1.
- 2: Cross body step 2, where male partner puts his right foot turned 90 degrees counter clockwise.
- 3: Cross body step 3, where male partner puts his foot next to his right one, leaving space for her to cross him.
- 5: Cross body step 5. He puts his right foot backwards, and shifts his weight on it. He gives her lead by pulling her left hand with his right hand. She comes forward on her left foot, to cross him.
- 6: He raises his left hand, under which she will make counter-clockwise (left) turn. He puts his left foot rotated 180 degrees counter-clockwise and shifts weight back on left foot and leaves her left hand. She crosses him by rotating 180 degrees on her left foot and putting her right foot a bit back of left foot, in opposite direction to initial direction of left foot. Now both partners are facing each other.
- 7: He puts his right foot rotated 180 degrees counter-clockwise, next to his left foot. She again rotates 180 degrees counter-clockwise on her right foot, putting her left foot in opposite direction to initial direction of right foot. Now both partners are facing same direction.
- 1: Basic step 1 for male partner. He brings his left hand down. She makes another 180 degrees counter-clockwise turn on her left foot, by putting her right foot behind. Now both hands come back in contact. Both partners start facing each other.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Salsa Under Arm Turn
In twenty-first class, we were taught Salsa's Under Arm Turn:
After completing under arm turn, we were also taught more steps, as shown in following video.
- All the steps are same as basic steps for male partner, except for the lead, that he gives during step 4 and the push during step 5.
- During step 3 and 4, he forms an inverted C with his left arm and raises it above is head at the end of step 4.
- During step 5, he leaves her left hand and gives her a rotating push, using his left hand to her right hand, such that she gets momentum to turn towards her right (clockwise). She steps forward with her left leg and starts rotating, by around 45 degrees.
- During step 6, she picks up her right foot, rotate it and put it back, with around 225 degrees rotated clockwise, from initial direction.
- During step 7, she picks up her left leg, and rotate on her right foot, and put her left foot back near her right one, doing the complete 360 degrees clockwise rotation.
After completing under arm turn, we were also taught more steps, as shown in following video.
- Male partner does a clockwise turn on steps 1-2-3-4. He does it without raising his arms.
- After completing his turn, he holds different hands, i.e., right hand in right hand and left hand in left hand.
- Again she does an under arm turn in steps 5-6-7-8, but this time, he does it by raising right hands of both the partners.
- Then both partners do step 1-2-3, with right hand in right and left hand in left.
- Between step 3 and 4, she rotates 90 degrees counter-clockwise, while he rotates 90 degrees clockwise.
- The we do rest of the steps 5-6-7-8 and next two basic steps facing the same direction, such that male partner goes ahead sideways to her, so that they don't bang into each other.
- Finally, he spins her clockwise, leaving his left hand and spinning her with his right hand. After giving initial momentum, he leaves her right hand also.
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Salsa Cross Body Lead (CBL)
In sixteenth class, we learned Salsa's cross body lead (CBL). We begin by doing one full basic step to get in sync with each other. CBL steps are:
- Basic step 1. She does her basic steps.
- He opens up to his right side. He lifts his right foot and puts it perpendicularly backwards to his right. This displacement is a bit more, when compared to basic step 2. Weight is shifted on right leg.
- He puts his left foot (rotated perpendicular) close to his right foot. Then weight is shifted on left foot. Now he has turned perpendicular to his initial direction.
- Stop.
- He gives her lead to do CBL. He gently pulls her left hand with his right hand. He also goes back by his right foot. She crosses him by walking straight.
- He puts his left foot forward (a bit big displacement) perpendicularly, rotating it in left direction. Weight is shifted on left leg.
- He brings his right foot forward and places it near left foot. Now he has again turned perpendicular to the direction in step 4.
- Stop.
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Salsa Spot Turns
In thirteenth class, we learned inside, outside and alternate spot turn steps of Salsa. We turn a complete 360 degrees. We also learnt to do the turn in two variations, twist and slide for slower Salsa beats and cheat-tap-tap-tap for faster beats.
Twist and slide outside (left) turn: We do this step with our left leg as pivot, on counts 5-6-7.
Cheat-tap-tap-tap: This is only a bit different from twist and slide, in a manner that rather than sliding and rotating, we quickly pick and place our feet, and we already start by doing a cheating of 90 degrees by our left foot.
Inside turn: The turn when done on steps 1-2-3, is called as inside turn. Steps for male partners are:
1: He starts with basic steps. This is basic step 1.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3.
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7/Cheat: He picks up right foot and puts it at 90 degrees clockwise (rotated towards right) from initial step. Weight is shifted from left leg to right leg. Now he starts rotating right, performing inside turn.
1/Tap: Weight is on right leg. He picks up left foot and puts it across right one (from front of right leg). He also shifts his weight from right to left leg.
2/Tap: Weight is on left leg. He picks up his right Foot and puts it down rotating towards right. Weight is shifted on right leg.
3/Tap: This is final step of turn. He picks up left leg and bring it in initial position (like in basic 3 step).
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7: Basic step 7.
Alternate turn: It is a combination of outside and then inside turn. He first turns on 5-6-7 and then on 1-2-3. This forms an 8. Steps for male partners are:
1: He start with basic steps. This is basic step 1.
2: Basic step 2.
3: 3/Cheat of outside turn.
5: 5 of outside turn
6: 6 of outside turn
7: 7/Tap/Cheat of inside turn.
1: 1/Tap of inside turn.
2: /Tap of inside turn.
3: 3/Tap of inside turn.
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7: Basic step 7.
Twist and slide outside (left) turn: We do this step with our left leg as pivot, on counts 5-6-7.
- We start with basic steps 1, 2 and 3.
- During step 5, with weight on left leg and male partner picks up his right foot and puts it across left foot (from front) as much as possible, rotating left. This gives him momentum to finish the rest of steps. He starts rotating left, making his left leg as pivot. He completes the rotation by sliding and shifts his weight from left to right leg.
- In step 6, he picks up his left foot and brings it in a V position with respect to right foot. Weight is shifted from right leg to left leg. By this time, he should have rotated almost 270 degrees (counter-clockwise) from initial direction.
- In step 7, he picks up his right foot and puts it in initial position (complete 360 degrees turn). Then he shifts his weight from left leg to right leg. After completion of this step, both of his legs should have come in-line to each other, completing a 360 degrees turn, with weight on right leg.
Cheat-tap-tap-tap: This is only a bit different from twist and slide, in a manner that rather than sliding and rotating, we quickly pick and place our feet, and we already start by doing a cheating of 90 degrees by our left foot.
Outside (left) turn: The turn when done on steps 5-6-7, is called as outside turn. Steps for male partners are:
1: He starts with basic steps. This is basic step 1.
2: Basic step 2.
3/Cheat: He starts doing outside turn, so here he cheats. Instead of bringing back left foot in-line to right one, he puts it 90 degrees rotated towards left (counter-clockwise). Weight is shifted on left leg.
5/Tap: He picks up right foot and puts it across left foot (from front of left leg). He doesn't need to make a big rotation, as in twist and slide. He also shifts weight from left to right leg.
6/Tap: Weight is on right leg. He picks up his left foot and puts it down rotating towards left. Weight is shifted on left leg.
7: He picks up right foot and puts it at initial position (position of basic step 7). Weight is shifted from left leg to right leg.
Inside turn: The turn when done on steps 1-2-3, is called as inside turn. Steps for male partners are:
1: He starts with basic steps. This is basic step 1.
2: Basic step 2.
3: Basic step 3.
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7/Cheat: He picks up right foot and puts it at 90 degrees clockwise (rotated towards right) from initial step. Weight is shifted from left leg to right leg. Now he starts rotating right, performing inside turn.
1/Tap: Weight is on right leg. He picks up left foot and puts it across right one (from front of right leg). He also shifts his weight from right to left leg.
2/Tap: Weight is on left leg. He picks up his right Foot and puts it down rotating towards right. Weight is shifted on right leg.
3/Tap: This is final step of turn. He picks up left leg and bring it in initial position (like in basic 3 step).
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7: Basic step 7.
Alternate turn: It is a combination of outside and then inside turn. He first turns on 5-6-7 and then on 1-2-3. This forms an 8. Steps for male partners are:
1: He start with basic steps. This is basic step 1.
2: Basic step 2.
3: 3/Cheat of outside turn.
5: 5 of outside turn
6: 6 of outside turn
7: 7/Tap/Cheat of inside turn.
1: 1/Tap of inside turn.
2: /Tap of inside turn.
3: 3/Tap of inside turn.
5: Basic step 5.
6: Basic step 6.
7: Basic step 7.
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Salsa and Rumba Leads
In today's (tenth) class, we were taught taking leads in Salsa and Rumba. In Salsa, we learned taking leads for basic, side and open steps. In Rumba, we learned taking leads for basic and shift-2-shift steps.
Salsa basic step:
Salsa Side steps:
Salsa open steps:
Rumba steps:
Salsa basic step:
- Female partner puts her hands in boy’s open hands. Male partners keep their thumbs pointing outwards.
- In Salsa basic step, our hands make a 90 degree angle at elbows.
- While going back or front (on steps 1 and 5), we try to move hand's elbow with the body. Elbow should not touch body, but keep it at a comfortable distance. During movement, female partner should keep her hands stiff, so that whenever male partner gives a lead, her elbow should not get back or ahead of her body; it should move with our body.
- He gives leads at 4 (end of 3) and 8 (end of 7), which she has to catch and follow the steps accordingly.
- Try not to rotate hands in rounds, while doing steps. Try to keep them at 90 degrees.
Salsa Side steps:
- Here our hands just go down in the direction of movement, and then come back.
Salsa open steps:
- Try not to crisscross the hands while doing the steps.
Rumba steps:
- In Rumba, we were taught only two leads; one when male partner leads female partner backwards/forwards or other when he leads her sideways.
- Giving leads either forward or backward means that partners have to do basic Rumba steps.
- For shift-2-shift steps, he leads by moving his hands in the opposite direction. So in step 1, when we shift our weight on left foot, we lead by stretching our right hand in the right direction. Similarly we lead movement towards right, by moving left hand in left direction.
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Newyork Salsa Open or Back break steps
In today's (seventh) class, we added one more step to Salsa – the open or back break step. It is a bit similar to basic step. Here our legs move only backwards. During practice, we were asked to do two basics, two side, and then two open steps, one basic, one side, and then one open steps, half basic, half side, half open, half basic, half side, and finally half open.
Details of open steps are:
1 – Left leg goes behind right one, not much far, with weight shifting from right to left leg. Left leg is placed at 45 degrees to right leg.
2 – Weight is shifted back from left to right leg.
3 – No weight shifting. Left leg is brought back to original position (in-line to right leg), such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
4/Shift – Only weight is shifted from right to left leg.
5 – Above four steps are repeated with other leg. Right leg goes behind left, with weight shifting from left to right leg. Right leg is placed at 45 degrees to left leg.
6 – Weight is shifted back from right to left leg.
7 – No weight shifting. Right leg is brought back closer to left leg, such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
8/Shift – Only weight is shifted from left to right leg.
Details of open steps are:
1 – Left leg goes behind right one, not much far, with weight shifting from right to left leg. Left leg is placed at 45 degrees to right leg.
2 – Weight is shifted back from left to right leg.
3 – No weight shifting. Left leg is brought back to original position (in-line to right leg), such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
4/Shift – Only weight is shifted from right to left leg.
5 – Above four steps are repeated with other leg. Right leg goes behind left, with weight shifting from left to right leg. Right leg is placed at 45 degrees to left leg.
6 – Weight is shifted back from right to left leg.
7 – No weight shifting. Right leg is brought back closer to left leg, such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
8/Shift – Only weight is shifted from left to right leg.
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Newyork Salsa Side steps
Today's (sixth) class was make-up class, where we revised all the five dances taught in previous classes. We were also taught next step in New York Salsa – the side step. It is addition to the front-back steps taught on first day. In side steps, we do left-right movements. Detailed steps are:
1 – Left leg goes left by 8-10 inches, with weight shifting from right to left leg.
2 – Weight is shifted back from left to right leg.
3 – No weight shifting. Left leg is brought back closer to right leg, such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
4/Shift – Only weight is shifted from right to left leg.
5 – Above four steps are repeated with other leg. Right leg goes right by 8-10 inches, with weight shifting from left to right leg.
6 – Weight is shifted back from right to left leg.
7 – No weight shifting. Right leg is brought back closer to left leg, such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
8/Shift – Only weight is shifted from left to right leg.
1 – Left leg goes left by 8-10 inches, with weight shifting from right to left leg.
2 – Weight is shifted back from left to right leg.
3 – No weight shifting. Left leg is brought back closer to right leg, such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
4/Shift – Only weight is shifted from right to left leg.
5 – Above four steps are repeated with other leg. Right leg goes right by 8-10 inches, with weight shifting from left to right leg.
6 – Weight is shifted back from right to left leg.
7 – No weight shifting. Right leg is brought back closer to left leg, such that its only forefoot touches ground and heel remains lifted.
8/Shift – Only weight is shifted from left to right leg.
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Newyork Salsa basic steps
Today I and Sonal started learning Latin dance. We joined Heels Dance Academy, which is near to my office in Magarpatta City. Classes are scheduled for one hour, twice a week. Fee is 100 bucks for every hour (class). 800 bucks per month for eight classes every month.
First day was Latin dance demonstration class. Instructors showed us various types of Latin dance styles and taught us basic steps of New York Salsa. Step counts are 1-2-3-Shift-5-6-7-Shift. Here are the steps:
* Displacement of feet is around 6-10 inches.
* We have to concentrate on our legs, and let our waist follow the moves (just opposite to Merengue).
0 – Male partner starts with weight on straight right leg.
1 – Left leg moves forwards, with weight shifting on it. Left leg is placed flat. Right leg’s heel gets up a little bit.
2 – Weight shifts back on right leg and its heel touches the ground. Left leg’s heel gets up a little bit.
3 – Left leg comes back in-line to right leg, without any weight shift. Weight remains on right leg, forefoot of left leg touches ground and heel remains up.
Shift/Pause – Weight is shifted from right leg to left leg. Left leg’s heel now touches ground and weight goes on it. Right leg’s heel gets lifted a bit, but forefoot keeps on touching the ground.
5 – Above four steps are repeated, but with different leg now. Right leg goes backwards, placed flat, with weight shifting on it. Left leg’s heel gets up a little bit.
6 – Weight shifts back on left leg and its heel touches the ground. Right leg’s heel gets up a little bit.
7 – Right leg comes back in-line to left leg, without any weight shift. Weight remains on left leg, heel of right leg remains lifted and forefoot keeps on touching the ground.
Shift/Pause – Weight is shifted from left to right leg. Right leg’s heel now touches ground and weight goes on it. Left leg’s heel gets lifted a bit, but forefoot keeps on touching the ground.
Video showing different hand holds is:
It was very easy to follow the basic steps. Instructor asked us to wear casual dress and leather shoes with some heels, from next class onwards. Girls were asked to buy special salsa dance shoes. In Pune, girls can get Salsa dance shoes at Gossip in Kalpataru Arcade on MG Road. Sonal got her pair in 580 bucks; very very costly when seen in the context of their ugliness, but Sonal said that they are extremely comfortable and she has to wear them only for beginner’s course only.
First day was Latin dance demonstration class. Instructors showed us various types of Latin dance styles and taught us basic steps of New York Salsa. Step counts are 1-2-3-Shift-5-6-7-Shift. Here are the steps:
* Displacement of feet is around 6-10 inches.
* We have to concentrate on our legs, and let our waist follow the moves (just opposite to Merengue).
0 – Male partner starts with weight on straight right leg.
1 – Left leg moves forwards, with weight shifting on it. Left leg is placed flat. Right leg’s heel gets up a little bit.
2 – Weight shifts back on right leg and its heel touches the ground. Left leg’s heel gets up a little bit.
3 – Left leg comes back in-line to right leg, without any weight shift. Weight remains on right leg, forefoot of left leg touches ground and heel remains up.
Shift/Pause – Weight is shifted from right leg to left leg. Left leg’s heel now touches ground and weight goes on it. Right leg’s heel gets lifted a bit, but forefoot keeps on touching the ground.
5 – Above four steps are repeated, but with different leg now. Right leg goes backwards, placed flat, with weight shifting on it. Left leg’s heel gets up a little bit.
6 – Weight shifts back on left leg and its heel touches the ground. Right leg’s heel gets up a little bit.
7 – Right leg comes back in-line to left leg, without any weight shift. Weight remains on left leg, heel of right leg remains lifted and forefoot keeps on touching the ground.
Shift/Pause – Weight is shifted from left to right leg. Right leg’s heel now touches ground and weight goes on it. Left leg’s heel gets lifted a bit, but forefoot keeps on touching the ground.
Video showing different hand holds is:
It was very easy to follow the basic steps. Instructor asked us to wear casual dress and leather shoes with some heels, from next class onwards. Girls were asked to buy special salsa dance shoes. In Pune, girls can get Salsa dance shoes at Gossip in Kalpataru Arcade on MG Road. Sonal got her pair in 580 bucks; very very costly when seen in the context of their ugliness, but Sonal said that they are extremely comfortable and she has to wear them only for beginner’s course only.
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