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Shines & Styling for Ladies/Men: Both are broken down into Basic Shines and Advanced Shines sections. The former introduces basic concepts of Salsa dancing and incorporates them, one at a time, into small figures and steps.

Advanced Shines uses salsa floorwork patterns to introduce stage performance technique and more advanced concepts of movement. Students will learn a wide range of Latin dance skills, including body, hip and head rolls, arm alignment and styling, and spinning, to present a clear and effective process for achieving total body control while dancing. In addition, we provide a comprehensive method for building body balance, flexibility, momentum, and control when executing multiple spins in salsa.

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Latest Ladies' Basic Shines Ladies' Salsa Fundamentals - Modified "Toe Touch" Basic Here's a useful way to end a forward-moving shine sequence and get back into the basic step. . . . more More Ladies' Basic Shines

Latest Ladies' Advanced Shines Ladies' Salsa Fundamentals - The Cuban Side Charge - Swinging Arm and Hip Roll Styling with a Head Roll This lesson incorporates a head roll into The Cuban Side Charge. Please watch Swinging Arm and Hip Roll Styling video for the Cuban Side Charge and Head Rolls Workshop before watching this lesson. . . . more More Ladies' Advanced Shines

Latest Men's Basic Shines Men's Advanced Shines - Spinning into "Hot Toe" This lesson takes the "hot toe" step and makes it a bit more challenging by spinning right into the step, followed by a more relaxed part of footwork. . . . more More Men's Basic Shines

Men's Advanced Shines Men's Advanced Shines - Lean Turn The lean turn is another "filler", i.e. a transition move for your shine repertoire, borrowing from hip hop and ballet for the balance and arm styling part of the figure. . . . more More Men's Advanced Shines