Cha-Cha
Click here [1] for information on our Cha-Cha instruction.  It's not your Dad's Cha-Cha!

Salsa
We start our students off by learning the basics of Salsa dancing.  This begins with basic body movements and footwork.  We then add the fundamental concepts of  leading and following.  From there, we can add syncopations and styling, and put all of our basics together to learn dance patterns and routines. We understand that most people who see Salsa for the first time are taken by all the fancy arm and foot work.  They see that, and that's what they want to learn how to do. That's exactly how we were in the beginning. What most people don't realize is that without spending time (a LOT of time) learning the basics, you can learn the fancy arm and foot work, but you won't look good doing
it.  And, you will more than likely end up hurting either your partner or yourself. And no one, we mean NO ONE, will want to dance with you. If you are new to Salsa, we urge you to take the time to learn the BASICS.  Learn the correct way to lead and follow.  The correct way to turn and lead a turn.  It will take a little longer to get to the fancy stuff, but will pay off in spades.  You'll be confident, smooth, look good, and people will want to dance with you. The basics we focus on are as follows:

Fundamentals

• Fundamentals of Leading
• Fundamentals of Following

Basic Steps

• Salsa Basic (Open and Closed)
• Basic Forward
• Basic Back
• Basic Side
• Basic Cross
• Cumbias
• Cross Body Leads
• Hammerlocks

Turns

• Spot Turn
• Reach Turn
• Hook Turn
• Spinning
• Pivoting
• Single Turns
• Double Turns

Once you have mastered the basics, you can move on to "Combinations", which are dance patterns and routines in which you "combine" the basics you've learned.  The idea is that you build an impressive array of dance moves based on a solid dance foundation.

Combinations

• We will teach a number of combinations (dance patterns and routines) over time.  We will also review these combinations so that, instead of learning and forgetting them, they become a part of our students ongoing dance repertoire.  We will document and store them in our Dance Combinations Archive [2] for your convenience.