Basic Salsa
Students observe, experience and notate basic salsa moves.
Teaching Activities
Jump for Your Life
Students create a jumping phrase and consider musical implications for different jump speeds.
Jump Safety
Students learn about safe dance practice in relation to jumps.
Physical Skill
Students demonstrate existing skill in small groups and collectively construct a group phrase.
Salsa – Experimenting with Form
Students improvise with the basic salsa steps.
Salsa – Take the Lead
Students learn one salsa dance and then swap leading roles.
Turning Basics
Students learn some of the basic skills needed for successful turns.
Turning Snapshots
Students review a variety of turns and construct a visual collage of turns.
Turning with a Partner
Students try a few rock’n’roll moves and create a photo wall of fame.