In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, watch this Meetup Live recording for a fun salsa dance lesson. You’ll get a feel for one of Latin America’s most popular dances and get the confidence you need to shine on the dance floor.
This beginner-friendly lesson is led by Joel Dominguez and Maria Palmieri, Co-Owners and Directors of JoelSalsa Dance Studios in NYC and SalsaClassesOnline.com. The hour-long session covers salsa fundamentals including basic steps, shines, and turns. You’ll also learn about the history of salsa and how it’s a vital part of Latin American and Caribbean culture.
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Top Q&A / Resources for Salsa Dancing:
- Are the online salsa classes all taped or some live?
- Yeah, we have both. We have some live and a recorded library like videos, organized by level in our library, and then we do go live on Tuesdays.
And also we bring guest instructors, we also do pop up classes with a guest.
- Yeah, we have both. We have some live and a recorded library like videos, organized by level in our library, and then we do go live on Tuesdays.
- How can you slide more easily? What shoes do you wear?
- We’ve been doing this for many years, so that’s always my first respond to that. We didn’t wake up dancing salsa. But it’s practice.
For shoes, they are latin dance shoes so you can look them up online. They have suede on the bottom which are meant for Latin dancing.
- We’ve been doing this for many years, so that’s always my first respond to that. We didn’t wake up dancing salsa. But it’s practice.
- Resources:
- Website: https://joelsalsa.com/
- Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SalsaDanceLessonsNY
- Band recommendations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P302wnInNVo
- Click here for a free 14 day trial and more information on salsa classes.
Last modified on October 5, 2021
