| If you are learning how to dance Salsa and want to | | | | Paco Capero, Cepeda, Willie Colon, Celia Cruz, La |
| practice on your own at home, you should consider | | | | Colombian Power, Daniel, DLG, Fruko, Paquito Guzman, |
| purchasing some how to dance Salsa music. | | | | India, Alejandro Jaen, Marlon, NG 2, N' Klabe, Tommy |
| Salsa music is a style of music all on its own. The | | | | Olivencia, La Organización, Orquesta La Solucion, |
| dance accompanies the music. It is generally referred | | | | Puerto Rican Power, Domingo Quinones, Gabriel |
| to as Cuban Son, Guaracha, and Son Montuno that | | | | Romero, Frankie Ruiz, and Sexappeal. |
| has been somewhat altered. Salsa specifically refers | | | | Once you purchase some Salsa music, you can begin |
| to music in Latin America and North America that was | | | | to practice along with it. If you are not taking Salsa |
| created in Cuba and evolved with additions from | | | | lessons, you may benefit from reading a little bit about |
| Puerto Rican immigrants in New York City. It was | | | | Salsa or another one of my articles about how to |
| created in the 1960s and 1970s. Jazz rock, rhythm and | | | | dance Salsa step by step. Salsa dancing has four |
| blues, and pop have all influenced the music. | | | | main beats in one direction and four main beats in |
| Salsa uses a common time signature, or 4/4 signature. | | | | another. As I said earlier, Salsa music is in 4/4 time. |
| Finding great Salsa music is pretty simple. Purchasing a | | | | This means there are four beats per measure and a |
| Salsa CD can be done online or in a store, or with | | | | quarter note gets a beat (in technical terms). However, |
| technology today you can also purchase music digitally | | | | simplified, this means that there are four quick beats |
| online. What I personally prefer to do is purchase | | | | that you will probably be able to feel. |
| compilation CDs. Your local music store should have a | | | | When you listen to your new Salsa music, see if you |
| Salsa section where you can browse through various | | | | can feel the beats and count 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4. These |
| artists. If you don't find a compilation in this section, | | | | numbers will be counted quickly. If you feel like you are |
| check to see if there is a specific compilation section | | | | counting rather slowly, you may be only counting half |
| to your local music store. | | | | of the actual beats (meaning that you are counting |
| Here are a few Salsa artists that can provide you with | | | | 1-2-3-4 on what is actually 1-3-1-3 because you are |
| how to dance Salsa music. I have arranged them | | | | missing the second and fourth beats). If this is hard to |
| alphabetically by last name (or first name of the music | | | | understand through written instructions, consider looking |
| group) so that you can search your music store with | | | | online at a YouTube video to see dancers counting or |
| ease (since it is also alphabetical): | | | | moving to the quick beats. I hope I have helped you |
| Placido Acevedo, Omar Alfonno, Rubén Blades, | | | | find how to dance Salsa music. |
