Intro to salsa 4-week series salsa on 1 syllabus
Tip: In addition to our 4-week series, we recommend that you take our series along with our ONGOING PRACTICE CLASSES. These are the classes that don’t have the words 4-wk series in their class title.
Week 1 Intro To Salsa
During Week 1 we study foundations of lead & follow, Musicality & Rhythm & Basic step.
Week 2 Intro To Salsa
During Week 2 we study right hand turn follow, Right hand turn lead (underarm).
Week 3 Intro To Salsa
During Week 3 we study the all mighty Cross Body lead (CBL).
Week 4 Intro To Salsa
During Week 4 we review what we’ve learned in previous weeks.
Beginner one 4-week series salsa on 1 syllabus
Tip: In addition to our 4-week series, we recommend that you take our series along with our ONGOING PRACTICE CLASSES. These are the classes that don’t have the words 4-wk series in their class title.
Week 1 Beginner 1 Salsa
During Week 1 we study Outside Cross Body Lead (CBL) and the Suzie Q.
Week 2 Beginner 1 Salsa
During Week 2 we study Broken Left Turn (BLT) with hair comb/drape.
Week 3 Beginner 1 Salsa
During Week 3 we study Hammerlock with Enchufla (Back Break). Footwork: crossover.
Week 4 Beginner 1 Salsa
During Week 4 we review and give you styling tips, right turn variations and practice patterns
Beginner Two 4-week Series Salsa Syllabus
Tip: In addition to our 4-week series, we recommend that you take our series along with our ONGOING PRACTICE CLASSES. These are the classes that don’t have the words 4-wk series in their class title.
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Week 1 Beginner 2 Salsa
Footwork: Forward Slide/Backward Slide. Partner work: Enchufla Double.
Week 2 Beginner 2 Salsa
Now we start looking into back breaks: Single Hand Copa, Double Hand Copa.
Week 3 Beginner 2 Salsa
Cross Body Lead (CBL) With Hand Toss. Footwork: Double Suzie Q.
Week 4 Beginner 2 Salsa
Review, Styling tips, Right Turn Variations, Practice patterns.
Intermediate one 4-week series salsa syllabus
Tip: In addition to our 4-week series, we recommend that you take our series along with our ONGOING PRACTICE CLASSES. These are the classes that don’t have the words 4-wk series in their class title.
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Week 1 Intermediate 1 Salsa
Double Cross Over. Partner work: Shoulder Check with single and double hand lead.
Week 2 Intermediate 1 Salsa
Partner work: The Wrap. Right Turn behind the lead’s back.
Week 3 Intermediate 1 Salsa
Cross Body Lead (CBL) with Hammerlock. Outside CBL with double turn for follower.
Week 4 Intermediate 1 Salsa
Review, Styling, Practice patterns. Reminder to check with your teacher before you move on.
Intermediate Two 4-week series syllabus
Tip: In addition to our 4-week series, we recommend that you take our series along with our ONGOING PRACTICE CLASSES. These are the classes that don’t have the words 4-wk series in their class title. Dance shoes are strongly recommended at this level! Click to purchase.
Week 1 Intermediate 2 Salsa
Footwork: Grape Vine. Partnering: Drop Catch + Windmill combo.
Week 2 Intermediate 2 Salsa
Now we build on what we know: 180 Cross Body Lead, Simple Dip, Titanic.
Week 3 Intermediate 2 Salsa
Make sure you work on core strength! Intro to double turns and application during partnering.
Week 4 Intermediate 2 Salsa
Review, Styling, Practice patterns. We are not providing a video here because your instructor will teach his or her own variation implementing a lot of what you have learned throughout the levels. WHAT’S NEXT? Check our Accelerate Series.
Advanced Salsa on 1
Our advanced Salsa Classes (Tier IV classes) don’t follow a specific syllabus. The instructor creates advanced Salsa patterns that require advanced skills. Be sure to have taken the prerequisite classes from previous Tiers before you jump into these classes. If you are new to the studio and believe you are an advanced dancer, please schedule a tier consultation so you can be tagged to be able to register for advanced level classes.
Bachata (Classic) Syllabus
This style is the classic Bachata, which will give you the foundation. For best results, we require that you start with Bachata before you dive into Sensual Bachata & Traditional Bachata.
Intro To Bachata (Classic) 4-Week Series Syllabus
Week 1 Intro To Bachata
History/ tier system (solo) basic step, basic in place, basic turn , forward & back. (In partner) what does it mean to lead and follow? Open position in basic, basic follows turn and leads turn, basic in place (talk about pressure needed to indicate it) forward and back with different hold.
Week 2 Intro To Bachata
(Solo) hips! Break down basic hip movement in opposition to step and practice it in the basic, basic in place, and now add box step and rotating basic in place, body control rolling through the feet technique. (In partner) follows turn to closed position, box step in closed or open, rotating basic and switch spots in closed, back to back turn.
Week 3 Intro To Bachata
(Solo) break down basic upper body side to side movement in bachata, apply it to steps already learned. (In partner) options: introduce getting to closed in box step(circle arm on 5), caminando, half rotation in closed but open follow by 8 and then move forward and back, tossing to closed, tossing to follows turn.
Week 4 Intro To Bachata
(Solo) give a short footwork pattern for the first time; cross basic , box step , basic turn, rotating basic in place. (In partner) REVIEW and arm styling on basic in place, switch spots in open with follows turn, hair comb time to social dance!
Beginner Bachata (Classic) 4-week series syllabus
Tip: In addition to our 4-week series, we recommend that you take our series along with our ONGOING PRACTICE CLASSES. These are the classes that don’t have the words 4-wk series in their class title.
Week 1 Beginner Bachata (Classic)
Body movement review + in depth hip explanation In partner: Review core concepts from intro (connection, turns, closed position, toss) add delayed turn and/or inside prep for follow, box with swivel, and half completa with open to move forward .
Week 2 Beginner Bachata (Classic)
Solo: Learning sequences with music: box step, in place, side to side, forward and back in combinations. In partner: Open basic, two handed turns: hammerlock, elbow connect, using frame rotation in closed to open frame of follow and varieties of that .
Week 3 Beginner Bachata (Classic)
Footwork sequence In partner: Shadow position, crossbody in closed into inside prep turn, caminando with variation in timing.
Week 4 Beginner Bachata (Classic)
Footwork sequence. In partner: Shadow position, review combination, how to put techniques to create a social dance.
Intermediate Bachata (Classic) 4-week series syllabus
Tip: In addition to our 4-week series, we recommend that you take our series along with our ONGOING PRACTICE CLASSES. These are the classes that don’t have the words 4-wk series in their class title.
Week 1 Intermediate Bachata (Classic)
Prep step turns and hand tosses which include: behind the back (hammer lock), drapes or sombreros, rainbow arms, arm wrap and diagonal arm styling.
Week 2 Intermediate Bachata (Classic)
Cuddle position with walks at different tempos. Slide steps and step tap connected with your partner.
Week 3 Intermediate Bachata (Classic)
Prep step turns and hand tosses which include: behind the back (hammer lock), drapes or sombreros, rainbow arms, arm wrap and diagonal arm styling.
Week 4 Intermediate Bachata (Classic)
Front body waves from squared position and cuddle. Combing combinations from previous weeks.
Sensual Bachata 4-week series syllabus
The Sensual Bachata Classes are Tier IV classes, which means you won’t be able to register for them unless you have completed our Beginner & Intermediate Level Bachata (Classic) Series first. Please note, this syllabus is just a guideline/base. Your teacher may choose to combine moves in different order.
Beginner Sensual Bachata Syllabus
Intermediate Sensual Bachata Syllabus
Advances Sensual Bachata Syllabus
Traditional Bachata (Dominicana) Syllabus
This style has a prerequisite. Only after taking our Bachata (Classic) classes, you can dive into Traditional Dominican Bachata.
Beginner Traditional Bachata Syllabus
Intermediate Traditional Bachata Syllabus
Intermediate/Advanced Traditional Bachata Footwork
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