Beginner's Salsa Moderna Guide
Welcome to Salsa Moderna. We have tried to provide the information you will need to get your salsa dancing started here, but if you have any other questions or if we can help you in any way please contact us.
This is what you could expect to learn by the end of one of our beginners salsa dance classes in any of our Surrey and Hampshire salsa venues.
Sessions are drop in, no need to book and you can start at any time as it is not run as a course.
Salsa is a partner dance, but you don't need to bring a partner to our classes. We rotate dancers round every few minutes so during the course of a lesson you will get to dance with and meet lots of other students. However, if you would prefer to come with a partner and dance only with them then that is fine too, although beginners do tend to learn quicker when they get the chance to dance with others who have more experience and can help them along.
Our beginners lessons are designed for people who have no previous experience of dancing. Some of our more experienced salsa dancers often join in too as this can really help the beginners - for example you may be leading or following the move perfectly correctly, but your partner (who is also a beginner) may not be and you might mistakenly think you're doing something wrong. If you dance with someone with more experience it is easier to tell when you're getting it right, and if you're finding it hard, you can always ask for their advise. Our classes are very friendly and informal - everyone has been a beginner and remembers how other dancers helped them when they were learning. We all make mistakes - I do too even though I've been dancing for many years - we're all human and it's ok to get it wrong. It's more important to have fun.
You can wear whatever you like to salsa, we have no dress code, although I'd recommend shoes with a smooth or slippery sole - avoid gripping soles such as trainers as these cling to the floor as you turn and can make some of the moves hard to do and can make ankles and knees ache. For ladies I would avoid spiky heels - heels can get caught in the real wood floor! - as this can make your balance harder during spins etc. Also avoid backless shoes, you need the shoe to stay securely on your foot as you dance - flip flops etc are almost impossible to salsa dance in!
We video the moves from each class (Don't panic! We don't video you, just our staff dancing through the moves) and give out the password to everyone present at the class. You can then look back at the moves any time you like to help you remember what you have learned. To get to the videos for the classes you attend, click on the recent moves tab at the top of the page, select the date of the lesson you attended. At the top of the page are written notes of the moves - scroll down and add the password where asked to gain access to the videos.
As well as our group sessions we also run private classes or can be booked to teach your club or group, or for weddings and parties etc. If you have something in mind, please get in touch.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
