Beginner Salsa

Let’s spice up your relationship with these fun salsa moves! Learn how to spin, shimmy and shake those hips! After practicing the steps below, you can move on to the last part of this page, in which we will show you how to connect the steps. Feel free to use this playlist to practice. Have fun dancing!

Dance Demo

Learn the Steps

Learn the Routine

Written Pattern

Intro (4 sets of 8)

Shimmy around each other (3rd set of 8)

Follower’s Right Turn, Face loop into Dance Position

Pattern 1 (4 sets of 8)

Basic

Follower’s Right Turn (end in handshake hold)

Basic (with follower’s face loops)

Basic

Pattern 2 (4 sets of 8)

Cross Body Lead

Alternating Turns with Face Loop (No basic to start)

Cross Body Lead

Pattern 3 (4 sets of 8)

2nd Position Breaks (2 sets)

Send Out, Inside Turn to Closed Position

Circular Dip