Beginner Salsa Dance Routine For Couples

Hi guys, welcome back to 375 Dance Studio. My name is Amanda and today I am with Andre and we are going to do a couple salsa routine. We will be learning four steps and we will be dancing them side by side so you can learn at the same time with your partner. Even if you don't have a partner you can still learn these steps. Alrighty guys, let's go through our first step which is the basic step. So leaders will be going forward with their left foot and followers we will be going back with our right foot. We have 1, 2, 3 and now we do the opposite and 1, 2, 3 again 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2 last time and 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3. Now we are going to do the same step but facing you guys. Here we go and 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3. Okay our second step which is side basic. Here we go. Leaders you are going to start with your left foot, followers we are going to start with our right foot. We are going to go to the side and 1, 2, 3, side and together, side and together, side and last time side and together, side and together. Let's do the same step facing you guys. Here we go and side and together, side and together, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Our next step is she goes, he goes, she goes. Here we go. We are going to start with a half of a basic step and 1, 2, 3. Now followers we are going to turn, leaders you are going to do a basic step, 1, 2, 3. Now followers we are going to do a basic step, leaders you are going to turn and 1, 2, 3 and then we repeat again, followers we turn, leaders you do a basic step and 1, 2, 3. Let's try it, here we go, half a basic and 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2. Do it again, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3. Alrighty guys, same step facing you. Here we go and half a basic, 1, 2, 3 and turn, 2, 3 and turn, 2, 3 and turn, 2. One more time and 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Last but not least our cross body lead, here we go. First I'm going to talk through the leader steps and then we are going to come back and I'm going to talk through the follower steps. So we have forward, back and now we do a quarter of a turn and we step to the side and now we do back, replace and feet together, okay? And now the follower steps we have back, forward, together and forward, turn, together, okay? Let's try it and 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3. Okay guys, same step facing you. Here we go and 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3. One more time and 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3. Alrighty guys, let's put all of our steps together. First we will face away and one time towards you guys. And basic step, here we go, 1, 2, 3, do it again, 1, 2, 3, side basic, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, do it again, 1, 2, 3, she goes, he goes, she goes, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, cross body, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Okay, now facing you and basic step, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, side basic, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, she goes, he goes, she goes, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, cross body, 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3. Alrighty guys, now it's time to dance it together with your partner. Okay guys, let's go and basic step, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 and to the side basic, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, she goes, he goes, she goes, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, cross body lead, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Okay, here we go and basic step, 1, 2, repeat, 1, 2, 3, to the side, 1, 2, 3, side basic, 1, 2, 3, she goes, he goes, she goes, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, cross body, 1, 2, 3 and 1, Here we go, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 and to the side, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, she goes, he goes, she goes, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, cross body, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Alrighty guys, it's time to try it with music. I hope that you enjoyed this video, if you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. Thanks for watching, bye.