We’ve all heard the saying that practice makes perfect but sometimes we can come across roadblocks. You may have the best intentions of practicing your dancing but if you spend the first half an hour trying, in frustration, to work out what music to practice you can quickly lose your motivation. Allow me to try and remove some of those roadblocks by providing you with some salsa songs that we use here at the QuickSteps Studio for beginner salsa students.
Why these songs in particular? Whilst they may not sound like your typical Salsa music they fit the Salsa rhythm well. They are nice and slow, giving you time to think between each step and recover from any mistakes made. These songs also have a prominent and regular beat to them which can be difficult to find in a fast, traditional Salsa.
The crazy percussion and intricate musical detail that make the salsa wonderful to listen to can be the same features that make it difficult to dance to… at first! Start with these tracks, stick to them, and practice whenever you can and I promise it will get easier!
Slow Salsa Songs (Stage 1)
1. I try – Macy Gray
2. Intentions – Ziggy Alberts
3. Maria Jose – Frederico Aubele
Medium Salsa Songs (Stage 2)
Now that you have become comfortable dancing your salsa basics to the slow category let’s start to speed things up a little with the medium-paced salsa songs…
