Short-Stride Salsa Dance Combo

  • Episode : 16
  • Published: Jun 20 2006
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

Well, we are here again, bringing you a simple, yet slick salsa combo you can learn and use at the club (or wherever).This combo uses a lot of simple elements (half a turn), with a drop hands, and then a blind cross body lead while switching hands. In addition, we use the concepts of a wrap and a copa to finish off the combo. (You can check some of the moves in an earlier podcast). Enjoy!

Practice tip

Start small and organized. Better posture, cleaner preparation, and calmer head placement will improve your turns faster than trying to spin harder.

Why this helps on the social floor

On the social floor, control matters more than quantity. One stable, well-prepared turn is usually more effective than multiple rushed ones.

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