What are the Salsa Styles?
Today, Salsa dancing can be divided into several styles defined by the geographic region from which they come. Generally, these styles are identified as L.A. style, New York style, Cuban and Miami style. Although these are not “official” styles, most salseros today identify the styles by these four names. Core Salsa ( LA Style )Core Salsa style is very linear. It uses sensual hip motions, dips and arm styling. L.A. style is very flashy incorporating many flips and dips. LA style dancing is a pleasure to watch and a pleasure to dance and is usually danced on 1. The Los Angeles style uses the contemporary mambo basic as well but typically executes this step by breaking forward on count “1”. Our Style…As part of your Core Salsa training, you will learn how to dance Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Cumbia and Cha Cha, with the goal of getting you on the dance floor with the most sensual and elegant dancing style. You will achieve an advanced level of Salsa Dancing in six months – what normally
