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April 22, 2009 • 7:17 pm 0

Salsa Dancing

Free latin salsa dance instruction videos that teach you moves to use at the latin dance nightclub. With dancing articles, dance news, dance podcasts, salsa dance videos and forums – we try to help you become the best salsa and latin dancer you can be (as soon as possible).

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• 7:14 pm 0

The 180 Cross Body Lead (CBL) with Turn

In this episode of Addicted2Salsa, we go back to the basics to help you learn how to do a 180° Cross-Body Lead with a Turn (*a few others call this the Coca-Cola move). We first start off refreshing you what a Cross-Body Lead with a Turn looks like and from there add-on the extra dance steps required to do a half-revolution. Getting the 180 degree cross body lead will help build the salsa framework for you to execute the 360 cross body lead – which will show you in a future episode. If you have any questions, feel free to post them at Salsa Dance Video on Addicted2Salsa

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• 6:49 pm 0

Find the Salsa Beat Practice Soundtrack

I am very happy to have found out that interest in learning to dance on2 (NY/PR) timing has started becoming very popular on addicted2salsa.com. To help everyone become more familiar with the clave and the VERY important conga slap, I have edited the original salsa clave track I created in Garageband for Episode 25 : Finding the Salsa Beat and modified it for an easier learning experience. This should help everyone make it part of their daily schedule to play the track at least 3 times a day while they do some other task. Doing this will allow your brain to sink-in that clave beat and rhythm subconsciously – so that it starts becoming easily recognizable by your ears. At first, I recommend forget about the clave when listening to the soundtrack first. Focus on the tu-ku (small pause) PA! sound first. That PA sound are your 2s and 6s when dancing on2.

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• 6:48 pm 0

More Fun Loop-Over Locks in Salsa Dancing

In this episode of Addicted2Salsa we show you how to perform a basic blind cross-body lead with a loop-over lock salsa move. While the move may look easy at first, it is the timing and the proper leading where some may have difficulties. Also, we will take it and chain it together with going from a cross-body hammer-lock to a reverse loop-over. I consider this a more intermediate dance pattern because you have to be very careful on how you lead this move. These moves done incorrectly can hurt the girl in VERY bad ways. http://addicted2salsa.com

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• 6:48 pm 0

How to Improve Your Spins in Dancing

This video will help provide you with three great ways of improving your dance spinning technique. While most of the advice presented in Julies video tends to be known by most intermediate dancers, we believe it does not get addressed early on by beginners. The three main items that we will cover are good dance frame and position, the salsa dance prep and spotting.

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• 6:48 pm 0

Salsa at the Disco

Another quick episode of addicted2salsa podcast. Today we show you how to perform the famous Salsa Disco dance move using different amounts of spin. A lot of dancers get caught up in the fact about knowing very little moves, but in reality, by adding doubles and triples in their current salsa dance combination – they become almost new. There is a little known fact to most salsa dance beginners that when follows learn to spin well, theyll fall in love with it. Follows love a challenge, and if you can start leading double and triple spins well – you should do so. They will find you more fun to dance with because you make it more challenging. For ladies who would like to improve their spinning, you may want to check out these salsa tip articles on spinning. Note: pointing optional like John Travolta is optional. http://addicted2salsa.com

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• 6:47 pm 0

Basic Salsa Dance Hand Juggle

In salsa dancing, there is more than meets the eye. There are a lot of simple hand-tricks that help you perform a simple move, but still make it complicated to the average viewer. Here is just a simple step (mainly for beginners) on how to perform the basic hand juggle at the night club. For best effect, make sure you add separation of the hands, and practice it making it fast but smooth. http://addicted2salsa.com

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• 6:47 pm 0

Advanced Salsa Dancing Moves

Well, after getting great feedback from all of you, here it is – a more complicated salsa pattern. It is a very long pattern, so take it in strides and small bites. We have named the individual moves to help you piece the entire salsa combination together. Now, because it is Valentines Day (soon) – you can have something to practice with that special someone :-) .Enjoy and if you have questions, please ask it at our forums http://social.addicted2salsa.com !

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• 6:47 pm 0

Salsa Dance Mixer for Beginners

So, here we are again with something short and simple just for you to mix it in to your other moves. Remember, it is not about having multiple long combos, but about putting smaller ones together in different orders. That will keep your moves fresh and keep the ladies guessing what you will do next. Additionally, for those who are thinking about on2, I make a small note for you to pay attention to the counting rhythm when performing the move. Enjoy! http://addicted2salsa.com

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• 6:46 pm 0

The Windmill Combo with Ladies’ Styling

In this episode of Addicted2Salsa salsa dance video lessons, we will show you how to perform a basic salsa windmill combination into what we call the hourglass copa. The Windmill is very similar to other moves you have done that require an cross-body lead with an outside turn, except this is just a variation in styling of that basic move. The hourglass copa is based off of basic copa move (a.k.a in-and-out), except that the lead requires the use of two points of contact on the ladies shoulder blades. At the end, Julie will break down some basic ladies styling techniques when performing this move. Finally having a womans voice in the video is refreshing! More videos at: http://videos.addicted2salsa.com

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January 24, 2006 • 5:06 pm 0

Hotel Fort Des Moines pictures!

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The photographs from Hotel Fort Des Moines (Jan 2006) have been uploaded into a Flikr album. Soon, we’ll have our own photo posting system (once I get to writing more things for the website. Until then, you can check out the pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/19592835@N00/

If you would like to comment on the pictures or anything else, please visit http://forums.addicted2salsa.com

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January 15, 2006 • 4:32 am 1

More free salsa videos coming soon!

I know it has been a while since our last podcast, but we are in the process of shooting new partnering combinations. (We were on vacation!). If you are in the Ames, IA area, and would like to help us shoot video, we are more than grateful!

I would like to take this time and specifically thank Leah R, tp…, and Schrunk for leaving their positive feedback on iTunes about our podcast! These types of comments keeps us motivated to bring you more free salsa dance videos!

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December 2, 2005 • 5:53 pm 1

Descarga Dance Lessons on Dec 2nd and Dec 9th 2005!

Well, the semester is coming down to an end, and we are hoping to end it with a blast! If you have come to salsa dance lessons before, then try to bring a friend and let someone new experience salsa dancing!

We have been working on a lot of things, specifically the website and the new salsa video podcast! We are very excited to bring you this and increase the awareness of the salsa community and bring salsa entertainment to the mainstream!

Again, we have lessons on Dec 2nd and Dec 9th 2005 at 7pm in the Memorial Union of Ames, IA. Lessons are ONLY $3 (you help pay for podcasts and webpages which are free to all of you!). Please come and warm up to some salsa dancing!

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December 1, 2005 • 4:21 pm 6

If you practice salsa later, you will only get better later…

Practice, Practice, Practice – at home and at the club!

I am here to help you get good at salsa, so you can enjoy it as much as I do. But like they say, I can only show you the door – you must walk through it. The road to salsa heaven, is not an overnight process — neither is investing for retirement. But the sooner you start, the sooner you can start reaping the rewards.

So there is no class this Friday. That doesn’t mean you should not practice. Go to the web, find more salsa videos — find your favorite style. And again, practice, practice, practice!. If you can, go to a salsa event to practice. If not, Dorothy and Toto from Kansas suggest that “There is no place like home.”

I can’t tell you how important this is. I have been teaching salsa for over 5 years now, and I can tell you, what will makes a person good at salsa really fast and keeps you mediocre is the amount of dedication you put into salsa. If you practice (even if its just the basic step, you should still do it). I know that just doing the basic step is boring — so try some new stuff out, try changing your footwork. Try going forward with the right, and back with the left. Try doing a basic step, followed by double taps. There are an infinite things you can do with your feet, and the more you do it on beat, the much MUCH better and faster you’ll get good at it.

Trust me, I still dedicate every day to listening to at least one song and playing around with my basic step. I can be folding clothes, reading a magazine, or almost anything else. (Of course, salsa at your own risk; don’t salsa while sharpening knives). Trying to come up with new footwork patterns. This means, that if I still do it, so should you! ;-) Just as one of my favorite instructors “Juan C.” (San Diego, MajestyInMotion) told me: “If you tell yourself you’ll practice later, you’ll only get good later…”

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