How to Take Moves & INSPIRATION from Salsa Combinations

[@thedancedojo]

How many moves could you name? Has this video shifted how you think? Let me know! I'm also in Medellín Colombia until April 15 so if you're in the area hit me up on IG and let's dance! @robncampbell

[@MrPeradjokic]

This man speaks the truth! Subscribed! Moves are more important than patterns. Trying to remember long patterns will not help you with improvisations either. Remember friends: WORDS BEFORE SENTENCES! Really appreciated the tips. So many schools focus on teaching patterns, that I too got stuck in the never ending game of trying to remember the patterns. I'm changing my approach to focus on remembering the moves and trying them in random order.

[@thedancedojo]

Hah thanks man! Appreciate the subscribe. It's a realization that will take us all further. glad you're on the path and giving yourself a new hallenge that will hopefully bring superior results. Thanks for watching and keep at it! 🙌🏽 -Robin

[@wizipitz9161]

Salsa is not just step. You teach people How to dance. Been teaching salsa, Ballroom and competing. But I realized that dancing is not just steps. We need to learn how to dance. Memorizing patterns is a way to improves ones vocabulary but in essence We need to understand everything not just steps. Anyway, your explanation is fluid and informative. Keep it up bro. Thanks for sharing.

[@thedancedojo]

Couldn't agree more with you. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Robin

[@petermano7306]

Fantastic!!! It's starting to sink in finally 😅.. Thanks for the insights 🙏

[@thedancedojo]

Happy it can help! -robin

[@britneyglass6839]

So glad I found this video . I am learning and realize that its extremely difficult to pick up certain moves in social dancing because I have no clue what they are

[@thedancedojo]

It's definitely a process. I think, as a follow, learning each individual move can really help because all the leads are doing is stringing together individual moves. So once you get to know each move on it's own and then learn some variations of it you begin to calibrate your understanding and ability to react appropriately. Thanks for watching! -Robin

[@Cazolim]

These are very good tips! While watching the video I realized that I do have vocabulary to describe most of the moves that I see in bachata - moderna, sensual, dominicana, but in salsa, I barely can name things like turns, inside/outside, and crossbody. I can do more than that but that's what I have names for! That might be one of the things that stops me from becoming better in salsa. I don't want to go to a party and just wait for a bachata, when DJ is playing 4 salsas per 2 bachatas or even more salsa. Salsa is fun! It's just that I live in a smaller city and the bachata coach we have is absolutely amazing, he always makes sure we know what we are doing and know the names of moves, handholds, connections, he sends us new music and encourages to actively listen to it, recognizing core instruments and accents. There are more salsa coaches in my city but they don't do that! This is actually another problem I have and I wonder if you can help me. I have gotten used to bachata and can recognize a lot in a song, have a huge playlist of 200+ songs I listen to on repeat every day, because I just like it. But my salsa playlist is like 20 songs and I don't really listen to it very often. I do think salsa is actually a dance better fitted to my personality, but I end up dancing more bachata because 1. I am better at it, 2. I have a bchata oriented community 3. I listen to more bachata music. There are a lot of salsa parties in my city but most of the people there have learnt it somewhere else. What should I do?

[@thedancedojo]

Glad you like the tips! Sounds like you know what good teaching and community feels like. I'd say you have three options. 1. Find the best instructor you can where you live and get to know the other salseros. 2. Learn online with us at thedancedojo.com OR 3. My recommendation: if you really want to improve, do both. Thanks for watching and here if you have questions :) -Robin

[@yoidoretennshi777]

What you say is really true. I am just a beginner who has started dancing only since last autumn. And when our class teachers ( a pair) showed us 2 combos suddenly in the last week of December, I went into a panic and could not understand at all how they were working and had to memorize all their patterns as they are with much difficulty, feeling desperate wondering how many complicated whole patterns of this sort should be " memorized " to go ahead... At home I made lots of exercises repeatedly for hours and hours every day in order to catch up with the lessons and watching many videos of similar styles on KZbin by different online teachers and one day watching and practicing slightly different final closing of " enchufla", all of sudden I noticed that all these combos are composed of different basic moves. Since then I have started to try to break down many complicated figures on KZbin videos and now I can see a bit more clearly how these combos are working even though I don't know well each move's name. As I said, I am just a beginner, however, this discovery could release me from the nightmare and pressure of memorizing all those whole patterns as they are and now I am more curious and eager to study & learn new figures and combos spontaneously. This small thing changed my whole view of dancing which seemed a completely different world far from me. And today your video convinced me more of it. I have been following your channel since the middle of January and every time I watch some video of yours, there is something important to learn because you give more importance to practical and useful suggestions and comments than to pure technical explanations to which all other online teachers dedicate the whole time. Thank you so much for your great teaching!

[@thedancedojo]

Wow Tetsuro thanks for sharing that. It's amazing how much effort you've put in to catch up and try to understand so GOOD for you. that approach and attitude will pay off hugely. I'm glad you've had this realization and really grateful you've spent time watching these videos, so thank YOU! I do feel like you'd get a lot out of our online course to supplement your in person classes and boost your understanding. In case that interests you learn more at thedancedojo.com - Either way thanks so much for watching and I truly appreciate your comment and kind words! Keep at it! 🙌🏽 -Robin

[@encouraged4u]

Omg.....Tetsuro, you are on point...my thoughts exactly. This video opened up a whole new horizon to learning Salsa (or any other dance for that matter) thank you.

[@thedancedojo]

@@encouraged4u Thanks for watching and sharing that Dennis. Couldn't be happier for both of you! 😀 🙌🏽 -Robin

[@crafty4u]

Yasss! At last video tutorial on slow motion!!!

[@thedancedojo]

Glad you like it 😀 thanks for watching! -Robin

[@theodoledabadji-ys7ku]

Great this helps a lot, thanks

[@thedancedojo]

My pleasure, happy it could help! -Robin

[@michaelcahn]

This is exactly what I teach our students. You’re the first I’ve seen put it up on yt though. Well done 👍

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks Michael and hat tip to you for doing the same. There's nothing more powerful than deeper understanding! 🙌🏽 -Robin

[@martinlopeziii3184]

Great and wonderful explanation!

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks for watching Martin! -Robin

[@andreshernadez5732]

Es una maravilla tu canal , gracias por el contenido , hay algunas cosas en inglés que llegó a captar , pero creo que el baile es un lenguaje universal , gracias por los vídeos.

[@thedancedojo]

Mil gracias por ver andres! sí, es universal, pero al mismo tiempo nuestros videos nuevos tienen subtitulos en español, por si acaso te ayuda :) -Robin

[@andreshernadez5732]

@@thedancedojo muchas gracias de verdad , todo el éxito del mundo para este gran canal.

[@thedancedojo]

@@andreshernadez5732 🙏🙏

[@Menapho]

Excellent!! Thank you.

[@thedancedojo]

Big thanks to you for watching! -Robin

[@johnnyhuang99]

Robin. This was an excellent video. Well done. Your videos are very well produced too. I'm am going to share this with my other dance nerd friends.

[@thedancedojo]

Haha thanks Johnny! Means a lot 🤓 -Robin

[@carlosgaytan7658]

Great video! This is the best way to learn. Just started taking classes. I'll focus on my vocabulary from now on, definitely think it will help.

[@thedancedojo]

Right on Carlos. Have fun, practice consistently and persevere when things get tough - it will all come together! And in case you need any help learning to find the beat, check out this mini course on youtube I did: kzbin.info/aero/PLzGRdLHrtfBwCPD27hvxH8uvx0pA3ovxM -Robin

[@gabrielimhof]

you guys are so amazing! Thanks a lot for the sympathetic videos and so well explained lessons! You Rock!

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks a ton Gabriel that means a lot. Really appreciate you spending time watching us. Hope you learned something useful! -Robin

[@천상원-l6s]

최고입니다

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks a lot! -Robin

[@henryxavier3751]

The best instructors are really the ones who aren’t the greatest dancers, because they are more into instruction rather than the compassion and freedom of dance for the girl expressing. (Go with the flow don’t make it hard on her or where she is worried of not making it on the mans lead, you can see that she is only following the mans instruction but not really enjoying the dance or music. Remember music pieces fit the woman of your choice so make it like it’s the best where she is enjoying it on her own behalf. She may reward you with what she can do🦋

[@thedancedojo]

You're absolutely right that to be a good partner dancer you need to think beyond yourself. I'm sure your partners appreciate that a lot! Thanks fot watching and commenting :) -Robin

[@henryxavier3751]

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[@BarXaMFitness]

Very good content

[@jesusramos9872]

Gracias por la traducción al español ojalá sean muchos más

[@thedancedojo]

Con gusto! Muchas gracias por ver Jesus 🙌🏾 -Robin

[@gennaromarfella6377]

Very Nice. Can you make more of this Videos? I want to learn more like the first combo. A lot of the hand moves. 👍

[@thedancedojo]

Hey Gennaro, thanks for the kind words! If you want to learn moves and combos our online course will be a game-changer for you. it's stacked full of all the individual moves you need and plenty of combos to practice them in various contexts: thedancedojo.com In terms of youtube these videos, my aim is to educate you on what you need to focus on and address common issues/questions. I won't be simply teaching classes (that's what the online course is for). -Robin

[@paulotero7188]

Great videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks so much for watching man. Super appreciate the love! -Robin

[@АлексИванов-ф6я]

Ребята это просто классно. Спасибо Вам большое.

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks so much for watching! 🙏🏽 -Robin

[@adamdabomb1113]

You’re the best :-)

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks Adam! -Robin

[@LisaOWhite]

Yoo are great!

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks! 😊🙏🏼 -robin

[@aerohit]

Guys, that's some seriously good content that you guys are making. Keep it coming. Thanks a lot.

[@thedancedojo]

Means a lot Rohit, thanks a bunch for watching man! Glad you're enjoying it :) -Robin

[@cruzalejandro2915]

Awesome turns man

[@thedancedojo]

Thanks Cruz! Although I have to give the credit to Patrick & Scarlet since they're the ones doing all the dancing in this video. They're also the instructors for the online course -Robin

[@esquiche]

does The online salsa Course have translation in spanish?

[@thedancedojo]

unfortunately not yet, but after the quarantine it's on our to do list. would you buy a course with subtitles? -robin

[@esquiche]

@@thedancedojo yes

[@steveidontsay2692]

Awesome tips again. I implemented already some combos and footwork in my social dancing. Keep up the great work. I love your vids. I danced since 2011 Cuban, but now a little over a year On1. I hope to improve and then go on2 as well.

[@thedancedojo]

Right on Steve, you'll definitely get there, just keep at it and have fun. thanks for watching! -Robin

[@chavezito]

This is some Reverse - Engineering insight on Salsa Dancing! Loved it. Just gained a suscriber, I am gonna recommend this to my class. mamboclub.ca/ Go Warriors!

[@andylane8189]

Why do you call inside and outside rolls turns when you are actually changing places in the slot?

[@mchnbg]

I like your videos but i am very disapointed of one thing. It's the inside turn of the lady. Let us start at 3:07 with the first step on the left foot (it's the counted 5) then the next step (the 6) with the right foot which passes the left foot, next the left foot (the 7) passes the right foot and she ends with her back to her partner. Now she has to turn on the left foot and almost at eight she makes a step backwards with the right foot which brings her more away from her partner. This is not really an inside turn. That what she is dancing is what they call a cowboy turn. On six she is getting on the horse and with her next step on seven she is dismounting the horse. This is bad technique, bad timing and it is looking bad. An inside turn should be: pivot(5), pivot(6), pivot(7). After the third pivot she would stay facing her partner and she should be able to move backward or foreward or sideward with her next step. Nothing of that is possible here.

[@thedancedojo]

Hey thanks for watching. Unfortunately I'm really not following what you're saying about poor technique and a "cowboy" turn starting at 3:07. Her steps, timing and technique are all solid. If anything perhaps the echo of the music is throwing you off. Or perhaps you just have a different way of executing the inside turn where the follow is finished the turn by 1 and his facing the lead - which is a method many people teach - but patrick and scarlet don't use this method because they find it quite limiting. It's not to say that method is wrong, but when you have time it helps to use it, so scarlet walks forward on 1 to exit pivoting on her 2 to face patrick, so she's prepared for any turn he may want to give her. If she's already facing him by 1 and perfectly squared up, without any swivel, she is not prepared to turn. I'm not sure if this is what you were referring to, but it's the reason why they teach the exit of the inside turn as they do. Full breakdown available in our online course. Appreciate your comment - thank you! -Robin

[@mchnbg]

@@thedancedojo Thank you for the answer. I am sorry but I am not a native in english. Pivot turns is a technique used by expirienced dancers in ballroom and also used by tango-argentino-dancers. To get an idea have a look here for an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpiYh36nrZWbn5Y or kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYuXfIl5aLR6h6M And here (don't laugh), but he ist demonstrating a cross body with a pivot turn: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmjHmGmaaNSZf5Y And this (the cross body with a pivot for the lady) is the first step to get familiar with this technique. If you are local in the unite states then you should ask Enio Cordoba and Terryl Jones for a lesson how this technique is used in salsa on 1.