Latin Dance Guides

Free step-by-step guides, each with a video, to help you learn one thing at a time.

New to salsa? Start with the first guide and work down the list.

• How to Dance Salsa for Beginners

  The order to learn salsa in: count the music, the basic step, holding hands, then turns.

• How to Find the Salsa Beat

  Count salsa music in 8, find the 1, and test yourself with a practice song.

• Salsa Basic Step

  The New York style On2 basic step for leaders and followers, count by count.

• How to Move Your Hips in Salsa

  A simple drill that gets your hips moving from your knees, then how to add it to your basic step.

• How to Spin in Salsa

  Posture, spotting, and simple drills for cleaner, steadier turns.

Want more? Try our free salsa lessons or the blog.