Staten Island Ballroom Dancers - Salsa Basic Dance Steps

Learn The Basic Dance Steps
of The Salsa

Salsa Dancing is a very energetic and sensual Latin dance. Lots of fun, complete with spins, sharp movement, and crisp turns. Salsa is a sensual Latin dance, similar to mambo. Both have a pattern of six steps over eight counts of music and they both share many of the same moves.

The basic rhythm is 4/4 timing however only three steps are made for every four beats with one step to each beat and one beat being skipped. The skipped beat is called a tag, a tap, a kick, a flick, or the like. The steps can be from side to side or forward-backward and in circles. When dancing you must keep a straight upper body posture and move your hips as much as possible.

Staten Island Ballroom Dance Basic Instructions