Hear the count, then it.
Styles, steps, musicality, gear and dance fitness, for your first class and your hundredth. Every partner dance is written in one of four meters, and the meter tells you how to count it.
Every style's meter, count and tempo, each with its rulebook or reference, is in the dance tempo chart.
Start with a hub
Salsa to waltz: steps, roots and the comparisons between them.
Your first year: leading, following, practice and progress.
The count, the phrase and the tempo, style by style.
Shoes, soles, heels and what to wear to class.
Dance as exercise, with every health claim tied to a named source.
How each meter is counted
Pick between two dances
All styles and comparisons- Salsa On1 vs On2: Timing, Feel, and Which to Learn On1 · break on 1in 4On2 · break on 2in 4
- Kizomba vs Bachata: Embrace, Music, Which First KizombaNo single codified basicBachataThree steps and a tap, on 4 and 8
- Merengue vs Salsa: Rhythm, Difficulty, Which First MerengueA step on every beatSalsain 4
- Rumba vs Bolero: Tempo, Technique, 3 Rumbas American rumbain 4Boleroin 4
- East Coast Swing vs Lindy Hop: 6-Count vs 8-Count East Coast Swing6-count: rock step, triple, tripleLindy Hop8-count swing-out
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Set up at home pole dance safely: pressure vs mounted poles, real brands like X-Pole and Lupit, ceiling and space needs, crash mats, and first spins.
guideFitnessPole dance
Bachata musicality from the instruments up: what the güira, bongó, bass, and requinto tell you, and how to hear and dance derecho, majao, and mambo.
guideMusicBachata
Bachata sensual vs Dominican: footwork vs body waves, music eras, origins in the DR and Spain, the shared basic step, and which style to learn first.
comparisonStylesBachata