Salsa Curriculum
Basics (5 Weeks)
level-0
Goal: Foundation, basic steps, and simple partner connections and social combinations
Foundation
- Basics in PW, turns on the spot, and basic arm styling
- Turn to the right, corebeat step, and hamemrlock
- Cumbia step, carrussel, crossbody lead
- Open break, crossbody and inverse crossbody lead
- Assessment & Repetition
Beginner (5 Weeks)
level-1
Goal: Most Important techniques and combinations for social dancing
Social Basics
- Turn to the left, crossbody lead, and basic arm styling
- Titanic
- Hammerlock - Enchufla
- Copa and Copa with turn
- Assessment & Repetition
Improver (15 Weeks)
level-2
Goal: Social Patterns and clean technique for turns, use of space, improvisation and musicality
Module 1: Titanic & Copa Modules (5 Weeks)
- Basic Titanic both hands with Turn, Open Break Carousel, NewYork Walk
- Repetition Basics NewYork Walk, R&L Turn, Titanic
- Bretzel Position Inverse Crossbody and Inverse Basic + NY Walk
- Copa into Lazo Titanic to Block Turn to Left
- Assessment & Repetition
Module 2: Walking Turns Module (5 Weeks)
- Open Break out turns, Handtrows Combination
- Enchufla Turn + Crossbody outside turn
- Inside Turn vs Titanic
- Open Break Pasamano, Inside Turn to Bretzel, inverse basic
- Assessment & Repetition
Module 3: Double Turn & Prep Turn Module (5 Weeks)
- Prepturn combination
- Double Turn Combination
- Touch and Go Turn
- Walking Turns vs Static Turns
- Assessment & Repetition
Intermediate I (15 Weeks)
level-3
Goal: intermeediate turn patterns, use of space and styling, progressive turns and connection techniques
Module 1: Intermediate Turn Techniques (5 Weeks)
- Turn in 4 Preparation
- In and out turns
- Walking turn in 1
- Pizza and Digging Turns
- Assessment & Repetition
Module 2: Use of space and styling (5 Weeks)
- Piao and Piao Traveling
- 360 Triple Turn
- Open Break pasamano variations
- Arms locks and styling
- Assessment & Repetition
Module 3: Progressive Turns & Connection Module (5 Weeks)
- Twist Turn Combination
- Chaha Turns
- Tripped Turn Combination
- Advance Turn in 1
- Assessment & Repetition
Intermediate Advanced (15 Weeks)
level-4
Goal: Advance techniques and topics
Module 1: Intermediate Turn Techniques (5 Weeks)
- Turn in 4 Preparation
- In and out turns
- Walking turn in 1
- Pizza and Digging Turns
- Assessment & Repetition
Module 2: Use of space and styling (5 Weeks)
- Piao and Piao Traveling
- 360 Triple Turn
- Open Break pasamano variations
- Arms locks and styling
- Assessment & Repetition
Module 3: Progressive Turns & Connection Module (5 Weeks)
- Twist Turn Combination
- Chaha Turns
- Tripped Turn Combination
- Advance Turn in 1
- Assessment & Repetition