- Episode : 77
- Published: Sep 26 2010
- Difficulty: Beginner
This salsa dance video lesson will encourage you to add multiple spins in your salsa dance patterns. A lot of dance follows like spinning, and taking your regular moves and adding double or triple spins in them will make them seem 'new' and more complex. This simple pattern will have your follow doing a double spin followed by a third free spin in place.
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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