The Salsa Spin

The Spin Move in the Salsa.

The Spin is the basic move that ALL salsa dancers I think should master, so I'm going to break it down for you step by step. (26)

"This move is more fluid than the other basic routines and requires force to rotate the body 360 degrees." (26)

So let's get started!

1.) "Take up the normal salsa position. On the first beat you beat to start the movement. This time the tap is made with your right foot not the left." (26)

2.) Keep your weight on your left leg, and on the second beat move your right leg out as I'm doing, take a small step to the right.

3.) When you have taken the step, move your weight out to the right and stand on your left toe.

4.)  On the third beat push around into the spin. You're going to need to practice this movement because for a beginner it can get pretty difficult. 

5.) Here you need to start rotating through 360 degrees. Keep your left leg flexible

6.) As the spins end bring your right foot around so that it is pointing in the direction your started from.

7.) Last, on the fourth beat the spin is completed, and you bring your feet together into the starting position.

So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, and that concludes this post on how to do the spin in the Merengue. I hope this was helpful, and detailed. 

Did you like the Merengue? I think the most important question is, did you even try it? If you haven't you're missing out buddy. Go ahead give it try, you have nothing to lose. :)