Comments on: Can you learn LA salsa style in a little more than 4 months? http://www.learnsalsablog.com/learn-salsa/can-you-learn-la-salsa-style-in-a-little-more-than-4-months Learn Salsa Dance Today! Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:34:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: BeachGirl http://www.learnsalsablog.com/learn-salsa/can-you-learn-la-salsa-style-in-a-little-more-than-4-months/comment-page-1#comment-213 BeachGirl Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:08:54 +0000 http://www.learnsalsablog.com/learn-salsa/can-you-learn-la-salsa-style-in-a-little-more-than-4-months#comment-213 If you put your mind to you, you can absolutely learn salsa in 4 months! Find a good teacher and take some classes. If you can afford it, take a few private classes as well (they work wonders). Good luck!<br><b>References : </b><br> If you put your mind to you, you can absolutely learn salsa in 4 months! Find a good teacher and take some classes. If you can afford it, take a few private classes as well (they work wonders).

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]]> By: g.gutie http://www.learnsalsablog.com/learn-salsa/can-you-learn-la-salsa-style-in-a-little-more-than-4-months/comment-page-1#comment-212 g.gutie Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:27:44 +0000 http://www.learnsalsablog.com/learn-salsa/can-you-learn-la-salsa-style-in-a-little-more-than-4-months#comment-212 Depending on your determination and dedication, it is possible to learn some of LA style salsa moves in 4 months. The styling itself (body movement, etc) could take longer, depending on your natural abilities. Reality is that you won't be an advanced dancer, but you should be able to develop a significant repetoire and really be comfortable with the dance if you practice consistently for four months. To start you off: Salsa Music is 4/4 time and you dance on 3 beats and hold on 1 beat. LA style is dance "on 1" which means movement is initiated on the first beat, and there is a pause on the fourth beat. For the lead the generic basic is: Start with feet together Beat 1 - step forward on left (leaving your right foot back - in place) Beat 2 - step in place on the right Beat 3 - step back on the left (bringing your feet back together) Beat 4 - no foot movement Beat 5 - step back on the right (leaving left foot in place) Beat 6 - step in place on left Beat 7 - step forward with the right (bring feet back together) Beat 8 - no foot movement For a follow: Start with feet together Beat 1 - step back on the right (leaving left foot in place) Beat 2 - step in place on left Beat 3 - step forward with the right (bring feet back together) Beat 4 - no foot movement Beat 5 - step forward on left (leaving your right foot back - in place) Beat 6 - step in place on the right Beat 7 - step back on the left (bringing your feet back together) Beat 8 - no foot movement<br><b>References : </b><br>Professional Salsa/Dance instructor for 12 years. Depending on your determination and dedication, it is possible to learn some of LA style salsa moves in 4 months. The styling itself (body movement, etc) could take longer, depending on your natural abilities.

Reality is that you won't be an advanced dancer, but you should be able to develop a significant repetoire and really be comfortable with the dance if you practice consistently for four months.

To start you off:

Salsa Music is 4/4 time and you dance on 3 beats and hold on 1 beat.

LA style is dance "on 1" which means movement is initiated on the first beat, and there is a pause on the fourth beat.

For the lead the generic basic is:
Start with feet together
Beat 1 – step forward on left (leaving your right foot back – in place)
Beat 2 – step in place on the right
Beat 3 – step back on the left (bringing your feet back together)
Beat 4 – no foot movement
Beat 5 – step back on the right (leaving left foot in place)
Beat 6 – step in place on left
Beat 7 – step forward with the right (bring feet back together)
Beat 8 – no foot movement

For a follow:
Start with feet together
Beat 1 – step back on the right (leaving left foot in place)
Beat 2 – step in place on left
Beat 3 – step forward with the right (bring feet back together)
Beat 4 – no foot movement
Beat 5 – step forward on left (leaving your right foot back – in place)
Beat 6 – step in place on the right
Beat 7 – step back on the left (bringing your feet back together)
Beat 8 – no foot movement
References :
Professional Salsa/Dance instructor for 12 years.

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