We end this week with our verrrrrrrry basic version of the basic salsa dance step. Remember that many of the kids in All Around This World classes are too young to walk, let alone dance! Okay, for me, I know that’s no excuse…. In our Salsa dance we choose to start “on the 1,” meaning we begin our phrase — “Sal-SA dance, Sal-SA dance” on the first beat of the measure, which you would likely do if you’re enjoying styles from L.A. rather than starting “on the 2,” which you might be inspired to do in New York.
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Incredibles Salseros Baliando
Salsa dancing developed hand in hand with salsa music, emerging in nightclubs frequented by Puerto Rican New Yorkers (“Nuyoricans)” in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Just like salsa musicians created a new genre by fusing meoldic and rhythmic forms from many Latin genres, salsa dancers found inspiration in classic Latin dances like son, Afro-Cuban danzon. While that all sounds academic, one of the most salient features of salsa was that it was FUN. Salsa was party music, and dancers created a party dance.
