The Hammerlock Flip Move

Salsa Dancing Lesson #62! In this salsa dance lesson we show you a sneaky hammerlock hand trick that you can use at the salsa dance club to keep your dance moves fresh! It is performed by doing a reverse copa hammerlock, into a quick hand flip.
Enjoy the salsa dancing lesson!

The song used in this episode is called “El Cazanguero” by Ruben Blades. Please support the artist!


The Salsa Swing Basic Step

This salsa dance lesson video we teach you what is called the Salsa Swing step or the Lazy Turn. It is a small variation of the Lindy-Hop or Swing dance basic step adapted to salsa dancing. It is a great move to use when, as a leader, you are still thinking which set of dance patterns to perform next.


Salsa Dancing for Couples

Now that Valentine’s Day is upon us we thought it would be appropriate to add some more salsa romance into our dance steps. A lot of our fans are couples who enjoy learning to salsa dance with each other – some have even met through salsa dancing! We hope that salsa dancing continues to bring romance to your relationship and enjoy this salsa dance video lesson! The major tip for the lesson is that adding musicality and style at the right moments can turn any great dance into a memorable one!


Oh No They Didn’t II : The Merengue Dancing Dog

As the video below clearly shows,  this trainer should probably get psychological help and we need to provide this dog  a new home. Just because the song is ‘El Baile del Perrito’, which means ‘The Dance of the Small Dog’, doesn’t mean that you should train your dog to merengue dance in order to get a treat.


Salsa Music Video Playlists on YouTube!

YouTube, distributors of the highly popular salsa dance instructional videos of addicted2salsa, have launched a new music feature on their website! The new website feature allows you to type a salsa artist or song, and create a salsa music video playlist with videos that are related to that particular artist or song. This new feature is very similar to Pandora (no, not the Avatar type),  where you can create a ‘music radio’ station based on artists that sound similar to a song or another artist.

This is a great way to visually discover new salsa songs and artists! Enjoy!

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World Salsa Championships 2009 Dance Videos

I live salsaIf you were interested in finding out  about the results and dance performances that took place in December in regards to the 2009 Salsa World Championships, look no further. The great folks at ilivesalsa have made a good compilation page of all the salsa performance videos of the event so that you can watch them at your leisure.

As a summary, here are the results from the Salsa Championship website:

  • Winner On1 Division: Liz Lira and Christian Oviedo from Los Angeles, CA
  • Winner On2 Division: Anya Katsevman and Luis Aguilar from New York, NY
  • Winner Cabaret Division: Jenny Rodriguez and Jonathan Landa from Cali, Colombia.
  • Winner Team Division: Ritmo y Sabor from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Congratulations to all the salsa dancers that participated. You are all amazing dancers!

[Videos via ilivesalsa]
[Results via World Salsa Championship]

[Update] Nuevotec, who bring amazing salsa videos and interviews of congresses have posted their highlights of the event.