DANC 184 Lecture 8: Class 8: Salsa Intro
The Salsa
Hand Position
Option 1: Leads hands appear to be in thumbs-up but with the fingers slightly curved
instead of touching the palms, the Follow’s fingers wrap vertically around the Lead’s
Option 2: Lead’s right hand is on the shoulder blade of the Follow’s back, the left hand is
extended to the side near shoulder level, the Follow’s left hand is on the Lead’s shoulder
and the right is grasping the extended left hand of the Lead, arm below the Lead’s arm
Footwork for Lead
1. Left foot forward
2. Back to center
3. Right foot backward
4. Back to center
Footwork for Follow
1. Right foot backward
2. Back to center
3. Left foot forward
4. Back to center
Switch Move
1. Lead left foot forward, Follow right foot backward
2. Lead left foot back, Follow moves toward and past Lead
3. Once Follow is to the opposite side of Lead, begins again with basic footwork
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com