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How to Choose Salsa Dance Music

Salsa dance is very popular in just about every part of the world. Salsa actually began in New York by immigrants including Cuban and Puerto Rican who made it a very popular dance. The dance, when performed correctly consists of lifts, hip action, and fast footwork, all while the dancers make it appear effortless. Choosing the right music is crucial to the dance.


  1. Choose music that will truly help
    your salsa dance. Just because it is Latin music does not make it
    appropriate for salsa moves. Keep in mind that salsa music using
    groups of eight beats in a rhythmic arrangement normally works well.
    Clave rhythm is salsa's foundation because true salsa music
    implements this beat.

  2. Select music based on your skill.
    If you are training or just learning salsa, you want to choose music
    suitable to where you are. You can pick up full CDs of nothing but
    salsa music, which can help you gain experience dancing to different
    tunes. In addition, if you are a new dancer, ask others that are
    more skilled for some music recommendations.

  3. Try the slower tempo salsa if you
    are just learning the dance. This will be easier for you to get the
    dance moves. More skilled dancers should go with a faster tempo to
    show off their skills doing the salsa.

  4. Check online for salsa music that
    you can download. Just type into your search engine, “Salsa dance
    music download” and then you can find some beats that work well
    with your skill level. Change up the music after you use one song
    for a certain amount of time. In order to become skilled at salsa
    dancing, you need to be able to dance to many different styles of
    salsa music.