Synopsis
Let's Dance Salsa Advanced and Expert Combinations takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing! Professional dance instructor Marlon Silva teaches beginners and experts alike with his step-by-step detailed instruction. His technique breaks all Salsa moves and combos down into building blocks, which are then assembled into more complicated moves that can be adapted to any music or club atmosphere. Rather than teaching by counting steps, Marlon's method has taught thousands of students around the country to dance in less time with greater ease. After mastering all the steps and moves from the beginner and intermediate lessons, the Let's Dance Salsa dancer graduates to Marlon's advanced and expert lessons. With these sophisticated lessons, Marlon teaches competition techniques like the Square Dance and Leader's Blender. He and Susie Neff offer detailed demonstrations of advanced dipping moves and teach dancers how to reverse previously learned combinations with different hand positions and styles. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: The Knee - Learn a flashy technique called The Knee. The leader crouches on one knee and leads the follower back and forth. Leaders jump back up, catch the follower's hand and continue dancing. Dip Essentials - Learn dip essentials for salsa. A move where the leader wraps his arms around his partner's back to give her confidence and balance. This is the safest way to dip without injury. Dip Variations - Learn some variations to spice up your dips, including Neck Combinations and Tango Dips. Square Dance - Learn the Square Dance, a technique used in competitions to measure the dance floor. If you lose the beat, the Square Dance is a good way to get it back.