Salsa Tutorial 28: 10 beginner salsa patterns/combos | by Marius&Elena (2020)

[@MariusElenaBachata]

10 Beginner Salsa Patterns/Combos ... This should help you have an "arsenal" of moves for any Salsa Dance. So you don't have to think about moves anymore :D Hope this helps. If you like it, leave a comment. If you want to support us you can do so by buying our premium materials from our site www.salchatadojo.com or become a Patron on www.patreon.com/salsabachata. Cheers. Don't forget to practice :D

[@joelvasquez4653]

Love your videos I'm getting back into Salsa I'm decent but I want to be more than decent, I will practice more

[@iteachsalsamarcusbodycodin338]

02:03 1. She He She Turns 03:35 2. Hammerlock-Left Turn 04:50 3. Right Turn Men Neck PAss 05:52 4. Pretzel kick + Double Turn (1.5R) 07:40 5. Stop and Go (Enchufla Double) 09:46 6. Enchufla Planeo/Sweep (+ Reverse CBL) 11:11 7. CBL- Hammerlock + Left Turn 12:34 8. Titanic Kick (with hand toss) + more 14:12 8. Titanic Kick - Touch&GO 14:52 9. Copa + Wrap + SRT 16:11 10. Copa- Hesitation Hand throw Titanic 🔴Great breakdown of these simple moves! 👉I also created a breakdown of the most common salsa steps but from the perspective of the leaders - so it enables the leaders to practice their steps without a partner.

[@b-radg916]

Thanks!

[@sheepers2798]

🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@chriscalogiuri7369]

This is actually the first video I’m watching 😮

[@adrianedlington2493]

I literally watched this video 6 times in a row, wrote down the sequences on my phone and went to a big social dancing event last night and incorporated 6 of these sequences into my repertoire. Coming back to salsa and classes after many years off, I found I would freeze up in social and forget all the complex moves we'd been practicing in classes recently. These 10 sequences really made me feel confident that I had moves up my sleeve that I could fall back on reliably! Thanks a lot! I'll check out your videos. Nice website by the way.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

That is the spirit. Thank you for sharing your story. As a professional advice, try to master and remember your basic moves (more than 20) and create small combos (like 2-4 moves) than try to mix them up. This has the purpose of getting you to a comfortable level in which you can improvise and dance without stressing about the moves. Keep on rocking :D

[@chuckduzzie8529]

Check out the Four Smooth Moves. That is a nice video too

[@gambarimas]

@Chuck Duzzie True, The Four Smooth moves is a nice video, too. Thanks for sharing it!

[@Jaireliu]

can you share how those sequences look as a transcript? My mind will interpret them better

[@honeylavender1122]

I literally feel the same way, the classes and schools don’t spend enough time drilling and breaking down the basics

[@LuisVLowned]

Amazing video, I went to my first Salsa social this past weekend with my wife and it was fun incorporating some of these moves. THANK YOU

[@MariusElenaBachata]

That is awesome! Thank you for the appreciation :D

[@Milmascaras2024]

THIS IS THE BEST SALSA TUTORIAL EVER I HAVE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING USEFUL ON THE NET BUT UNTIL NOW I GET IT CONGRATULATIONS GUYS YOU ARE SO AMAZING AND GOOD METHODOLOGY THANKS I VE LEARN A LOT

[@External2737]

A beginner here (I forgot everything during lockdown) and I really appreciate the clarity of these lessons!

[@Ana_dee]

The best video I’ve seen for beginner. Absolutely saved!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Glad you liked it! That's why we do them :D To help everyone

[@juanpedro4347]

Your way of teaching with sense of humor makes it more fun to learn and not intimidating to a beginner. I like also the fact that not much talking that becomes confusing later but to the point of the movements being conveyed! Keep it up and thx.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you very much!

[@Sandro234]

Going to a dance party in like two hours, been months since I danced salsa properly...hilariously trying to remember these patterns, and actually this video helps so much. Going to watch a bachata one after this LOL thanks you guys.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

THank you too :D Keep on having fun and practice :D

[@jamieslate]

For somebody who's mostly into bachata but needs to know some salsa for the social dance parties, this is a PERFECT place to get started. I've looked for simple salsa tutorials in the past and it was frustrating. This is just what I needed, THANK YOU Marius & Elena!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

You are welcome. Glad we helped :D

[@KyeGuy_]

My wife dances salsa before we met and weve just done 2 classes on a cruise ship and i loved it, cant wait to try these with her! Thank you 😁

[@Alice-Bright321]

A beginner here (I forgot everything during lockdown) and I really appreciate the clarity of these lessons!

[@Zamber78]

I am so honored to be a Patron. In this time of lack of dance classes because of Coronavirus, you have been a great company. Keep posting!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you appreciate it. Today , besides the video that I already posted on patreon and come public tomorrow... we are preparing the first Kizomba tutorial with our school's Kizomba instructors :) Thank you. Again, much appreciate it :)

[@joelvasquez4653]

Love your videos, you know how to break down every move and keep the audience engaged as well

[@luisaangelinagranzotti8779]

My favorite bancers and very fun to learn. We love you. Thank you beautiful teachers

[@petagalanos]

This is the best tutorial I’ve seen. Apart from the superb clarity, the lead maintains perfectly timed footwork and foot patterns. The humour works, too. Thank you.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Our pleasure. We try to give the best tips and make the learning process easier 😁

[@manfredwallner7990]

Ein sympathisches Paar, mit tollen einfachen Figuren.Macht sehr viel Spaß mit den beiden!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you . Danke :D

[@Chimansam]

Muchas gracia, viendo ustedes bailar me da mucha alegria, este Puerto Ricano de 61 anos, voy a udar sus technicas cuando bailo aqui en Wisconsin.

[@chantsmagnetiques69]

I'm a beginner since 5 months, and this tutorial is one of the most astounding and useful I've seen, and I can tell you I saw hundreds!!! Thanks Marius ans Elena! 😻

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you. We really appreciate it :D GLad it helped you.

[@Texarican1]

So far you are the best tutorial video I have seen. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you.

[@88Turbo88]

Nice easy to follow steps for beginner like me and my friends. Thanks for sharing the basics with us.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Our pleasure :D

[@allanabney1577]

Thank you for this tutorial. As a leader and a beginner its good to see simple moves that can help building confidence. I used my iPhone and video your video so I could slow it down and learn the courts. Great job!!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank youuuu. About the counts in general you have to think about the basic step (that's for the feet) while you just focus on the general movement in terms of 1-4 or 5-8. This will help you learn faster because you won't have to think about what the feet are doing on 1, what the body is doing, the hands etc... The feet are "basic", the body is doing the "big moves", the hands are the one in detail. For example feet - basic, body - basic, hands -> right turn with caricia (that means 5-6 , 7-8). Hope this will help you understand moves a lot faster :D It's a trick we teach our students.

[@ankhanh207]

Nice combos ! Tk u for sharing!

[@blueskydays1987]

Excellent moves!!!!

[@romarbg5046]

U guys, have the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeest tutorial for combos and patterns, in salsa and in bachata, besides u are funny and kind. Keep it up!!!! Just discovered you a few days ago. Saludos desde Colombia!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

We will! Thank you for your appreciation and compliments. Saludos desde Romania ! 😍😍😍😚😘

[@ericcoyle5184]

I like the way you teach you make it clear to the beginner , I will be taking note of your patterns and trying them out , just subscribed today , cheers !

[@raylynch8419]

Absolutely fantastic video / lesson! Great moves, well explained and very useable. Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated. 👍

[@pablokaminos6259]

Muchas gracias por enseñarnos tanto!! os sigo por los videos de bachata pero Me gustan los videos de salsa mucho mucho!! Sois muy buenos!! Sigan así 😃

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Gracias. Vamos a hacer mas videos de salsa tambien.

[@07areli]

please Elena , a tutorial on basic styling!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

in the making ;)

[@geovannyrodriguezmendes5277]

Hola amigos Felicidades excelentes pasos y muy buena lección muy bien explicada Ya estoy practicando cn mi pareja 💑 Saludos desde Cartago Costa

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Gracias. Saludos desde Romania.

[@blueyamie]

This was a great 👍 video.

[@noelz14]

Marius is brilliant at teaching!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank youuu 😁

[@prokopiszarkadas9964]

Greetings from Greece!!! You helped me a lot with bachata movements and now with Salsa. Thanks a lot👍

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Our pleasure.

[@luisaangelinagranzotti8779]

You are such a wonderful people and great teachers. Thank you

[@allhappyhealthyhabits7959]

Super Elena și Marius! Va urez succes in continuare! Am început clasele de 3 săptămâni. O rugăminte va rog primul exemplu dacă se poate sa-l faceți mai încet sa pot tine pasul! Mulțumesc! 🙏🏻❤️

[@mikeoliva5682]

Excelentes combos. Saludos Elena y Marius!!!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Muchas gracias. Saludos :)

[@llRoyalty]

My future dance partners & I greatly thank you. This is a great foundation!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

you're welcome :) we are happy that you like it

[@External2737]

I second this. I'm only practiced enough to slowly go through the list.

[@utkarobot]

молодцы, особенно последние комбо порадовали

[@MariusElenaBachata]

thank you :) we are happy that you liked it

[@ugurkrhn5600]

Perfect thanks

[@luisaangelinagranzotti8779]

Salsa on 2 is my favorite. Can you start reaching salsa on 2. Please. Thank you

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Will try to add it to the list :D

[@eastcoastpossumkillers8199]

Saying it's simple ... but it's wizardry to me!

[@kaifahuang]

Awesome !!!!!!! Would you mind sharing the music used for combo one in this video please?

[@yoidoretennshi777]

Very interesting...thank you for your excellent instructions!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you :)

[@gregorkoscak7951]

😀😍🤩 very good , i like it

[@danlu14]

Nice!

[@edenaboneh2259]

So helpfully ❤

[@elizabethlopez2299]

Very good! Thanks so much you guys are awesome!! 👏👏❤️🙏😁

[@dattajimane3068]

Fantastic dance steps. Thanks.

[@masudhaq3400]

brilliant video!!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you.

[@usama8513]

Guys, thanks for awesome videos. If you could make a video on intermediate Salsa Cubana (Casino) patterns, that would be really helpful.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

hey, we dance more salsa on line but we will think of something in the future ;)

[@tammynguyen4800]

Very good lesson

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you :D

[@gas_rc7238]

You are the best! Thank you.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you.

[@vimalrane2795]

Very nice video 💕 Thank you.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you. Hugs and Kisses.

[@georgebuckland9445]

Brilliant tutorial! thank you .....more along these lines please ❤️

[@MariusElenaBachata]

thank you :) we will keep them coming ;)

[@5555emerson]

Excellent!

[@dancewithrara]

This is one of the best Salsa Tutorials! Thank you Marius and Elena 😊 anyway the pattern 6 you can also called it ronde 😊

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Nice name. Thank you. Thank you also for the appreciation :D

[@jacobharaldsson7812]

OUTSTANDING teaching video for "Salsa beginners" - a lot of FUN - great moves - thanks a lot..:) ! Hugs Niceland

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you :)

[@kasvegasli4242]

Thanks a lot!!! It’s very usefull 👌🏼🙏

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you :) glad it helped

[@amanmeghrajani1]

Super awesome! Plz make more salsa videos

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you! Will do!

[@flaviosilvio5154]

Gratidão. Maravilhoso!

[@navaisrael8102]

I have watched many salsa tutorials over the years and you are by far the perfect teacher for me are you located in the states?

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Hello. Thank you. Unfortunately we are not located in the States, we live in Romania (Europe). We had a tour programmed for USA but it got cancelled because of the virus.

[@jcam783]

Thanks for sharing these !

[@DmitryV77]

2:09 3:30 4:51 8:15 11:11 11:49 12:43 14:52 16:21

[@Nelsitoelgordito]

Amazing work

[@miamugosa8008]

Amazing! 👏 Why don't you play all combos at the end of the video so we can see how they look when played together?

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you. We'll keep that in mind and add the music part :D

[@luisaangelinagranzotti8779]

I like salsa on 2 my favorite. Can you teach it???

[@luisaangelinagranzotti8779]

The male is doing salsa on 2 oposite of the mujer. Interesting!!

[@victorpeaq2018]

u r the best.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

thank you :)

[@pabloroal]

Excelente como siempre!!

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Gracias :D

[@chinhthuy6970]

Quá đẹp luôn xin cảm ơn hai bạn nhé

[@chaslaviliev9748]

Im i found this! Thanks

[@nikolaosiltsidis498]

Thank you, this a very well done tutorial.

[@maxdisla6578]

Hey! This is what I've been looking for. Thank you

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you 🥰

[@charlesduzzie9811]

Good video. This will help me. 😁

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Glad to hear it!

[@benjaminbishop3989]

Hey so I'm new to salsa and bachata and I was wondering if anyone has any good music recommendations. Also your video was great; it was a lot of fun to watch :D

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Will greate a spotify playlist or something like that. Maybe that will help.

[@jamieslate]

@@MariusElenaBachata if/when you make this playlist please update your followers :)

[@diegoslinger1254]

These dudes are goodd

[@josueparedesalcala]

Muchas gracias 😘😘

[@mahdimdh4459]

legendary video intro he made :D

[@MariusElenaBachata]

😂😂😍 I know. Right ? 😂😂

[@gguitar2438]

can anyone tell me who is the author of the music in the background, or track name, please?

[@estebancollett6974]

thanks you guys r awesome

[@guitarist3778]

Супер!

[@konnymausbacon5236]

Ihr seid klasse

[@orlandodepaula3095]

Hi! what is the name of salsa music in this video? Thank you very much! Greetings from Brazil !

[@MariusElenaBachata]

This is the on -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIK0qZ6sfayoqqc . Greetings from Romania.

[@milandjordjevic2408]

Bravo ,thanks :)

[@MariusElenaBachata]

thank you :)

[@ugurkrhn5600]

Thank you

[@MariusElenaBachata]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching and being part of the crazy-awesome-dancer family :D

[@thakiidyuhenvy]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JamesSchanen]

Whew! 8-10 seemed tricky for me.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Practice makes everything easier :D Glad you liked the video. More coming soon, and better :P

[@whitelily569]

Hi. I really really love the routines and been practicing them. I HATE most traditional salsa music with scattered instruments/sounds (also they all sound the same) and dancers are in a hurry looking like waddling ducks with shoulders, hips, arms/legs all over the place because of too fast a music. I like dancing to more modern salsa music with "romantic lyrics (I think)" even if I do not understand them. Can you please use modern salsa music for your next videos like those used in international competitions? Thank you.

[@facts-nl4cu]

beautiful.

[@dattajimane3068]

Dear bro I don't bother how u speak english. But ur salda s technical simlple to under stand. That i love it.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you :D Appreciate it :D

[@Craigyingermany]

6:21 what is the music? Shzam dosent say anything

[@MariusElenaBachata]

I remember only that it was one of these kzbin.info?search_query=salsa+instrumental+music

[@elaine9177]

what song is the first combo?

[@cristiamalcala9191]

Which is the signal of the hammerlock?

[@semihkaya8246]

twisting her ankle gently

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Twisting her wrist gently :D

[@MariusElenaBachata]

@Semih Kaya We are sure that is what you wanted to say too :D thanks

[@RaymondYocum-uw5hd]

Hmmm lace on his drawers?

[@chrisjpritchard]

at 13:41 its not really clear how she is being signaled to turn and face opposite direction and walk.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

The signal is given/received from the hands. Because I pull with my right, while i push/slight movement forward with my left, she understand she needs to turn. This is acomplished through the tension we have between us. Small changes in it signal different things. This comes with a lot of practice and we dedicate separate exercises for it to our students.

[@chinhthuy6970]

Mình ko giỏi tiếng Anh. Nhưng mà đẹp lắm cảm ơn nhé

[@twilite295]

You should say in the start of the video whether you dance On 1 or On 2 salsa

[@ZaneLight-l6c]

Stop&Go: 8:17 *Stop her on 5 Enchufla Double: 8:35

[@ZaneLight-l6c]

6. Enchufla+follow sweep: 9:55

[@ZaneLight-l6c]

Method to get into handshake position with left hand on top (in preparation for titanic): 13:22

[@latina_club]

I know all of them. But when the song start my partner danses only turns and enchufla... (

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Depends a lot on the instructor. There are many variations to your comment but if you really have a good instructor, then : 1. your partner might be an absolute beginner (less then 2-3 months experience) 2. he might not be interested in dancing 3. he might have a channel of learning which is totally different then most students. Here, the instructor must identify it and communicate to your partner on his language of learning 4. you are only joking and wanted an reply from us 😅 5. other scenarios

[@tuananhpham6410]

Thật tuyệt vời

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Thank you

[@tajniakpospolity350]

Do you need a hat to perform those combos so smoothly?

[@MariusElenaBachata]

No, but it helps with the aerodynamics😂

[@tajniakpospolity350]

@@MariusElenaBachata So I'll follow that advice and all your great tutorials too!:) Thanks for them!

[@fernandoluis53]

Your right foot is ahead of your left. I learned left foot is always ahead

[@MariusElenaBachata]

Depends on what you mean. Have you learned On1 or On2 Salsa ?

[@fernandoluis53]

I wrote to you a month ago when I was a beginner. But I'm on level 3 and learned 9/10 moves in this lesson to do in our studio's salsa socials

[@MariusElenaBachata]

@@fernandoluis53 Happy for you :D Keep learning, dancing and having fun.

[@fernandoluis53]

Hey I wrote to you this 3 months ago. I've mastered all the moves here! Can you create more beginner patterns with combos?

[@MrRusee44]

I lke this tutorial, but let be true these are not begginers, maybe the first 3, I learnt salsa for a year and I still struggle with rest of the 7 steps.

[@MariusElenaBachata]

We understand that these might not feel easy, but we teach them this in the first 6-8 months of our beginners class. So we put some moves, combos we teach in our beginners class. But maybe we just have a different style of teaching focusing on technique and details, with a lot of practice (4-5 parties per week, workshops, at least 16 hours of classes per month, festivals, etc...)

[@tchaney3777]

Lots of teachers in the states just cover 4 week sets so classes may be limited to fewer patterns.

[@koftu]

My advice? Don't spend so much time thinking about whether these are beginner or intermediate moves and just enjoy the dancing 🙂 The more important point here is that the instruction is clear enough that you can generally pick up the moves from the video alone (though the finer points of leading will just have to be trial and error!) Note that this is also the 10th video in the basic sequence, so there are probably 9 other videos covering more basic styling (like side basics, back basics, back cross basics, and so on).