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Summary: Learn the basic peek-a-boo move in salsa dancing, including dance steps, footwork and rhythm in this free video salsa lesson for beginners.
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Leslie Sack Leslie Sack has been teaching, performing and competing in Latin and ballroom dancing for the past 12 years. Before moving to Santa Barbara in 1999, she taugh... read more
Hi! This is Leslie Sack with expertvillage.com and my website is lesliesack.com. We are going to be doing Salsa a peek-a-boo and there so many ways you can do a peek-a-boo. It's one of those gloom patterns. This is one you really want to pay attention to and this pattern puts together a lot of the elements that you have already learned. So there are 4 parts to peek-a-boo. This is a mans part for a peek-a-boo. First part, cross body aim or turn the lady to the right. Second part we are going to do an open break and the guys are going to be going back on this left foot. So you can turn here, open break and the third part is that back basic; going back, going back and the 4th part of it is you are going to turn around and you are going to end facing 180 degree change of direction where you started. So let's put it all together, so guys your going to do your basic. I am just going to turn her around to the right on 5, 6, 7, 8. Here's my open break straight back. Okay normally I go forward with my left and I go back with my left foot. Back and side. She's going you are going to catch her on the back, she is going to be in front of you and she is going to be in over here. And here's the last one; back and then you get a tracer halo and march in place . Then back to basic. So from this direction I am going to turn here. 1, 2 change directions, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 4, 5,6 ,7 8, 1,2,3, 4 then your done. That is your peek-a-boo for the guys.