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Summary: Learn how to mambo dance, including tips on footwork in this free video Latin dance lesson for beginners.
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Alex Ruiz Alex Ruiz is a dance instructor at Salsa Mia. Salsa Ma began February 15, 2005 on South Beach in Miami, Florida in the spirit of fun and friendship reminiscen... read more
On behalf of expertvillage.com, my name is Susan and this is Alex. This is Salsa Mia at Yuka Lounge on South Beach in Miami, Florida. We’re here today to teach you mambo. Alright, so now we’re going to work on. We already know the basics. We already know how to do a basic turn, so now let’s also learn some footwork. Footwork is also called shines. You do that when you’re dancing by yourself. Whenever you’re dancing with a partner and you let go of each other, because we shine a little forward. What we’re going to do is a shine that’s called Suzy. We’re going to go first into our basic. We’re going to go 1, 2, 3, 5, shine and 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 5. One more time, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. You can do shines pretty much anytime you want as long as you’re doing it by yourself. Please never try to do shines when you’re in the middle of a step because it’ll get you off time. Do it when you’re dancing alone.