This is Anthony from addicted2salsa. His style of salsa is similar to the style we dance at Salsa Experience - we hope you enjoy his videos as much as we do!
Unless there is a DJ, you'll probably find the some of the clubs you visit can't tell you the names of the songs they play because someone else made the compilation CD for them - Here are some tracks we play in our classes. They are a mix of Latin and R&B/Soul. During the lessons and warm up/down we tend to play songs like 'Use me' and 'Perfect Love'. For the practise session afterwards we play more latin tracks. Purists might find the mix a little un-authentic - but all of these are great to listen to even if you're not dancing - and hey, we're here to have fun!
For copyright reasons we can't provide samples, but where they are available on itunes you can click the itunes button to hear a sample, and purchase if you want something to practise to - if you've heard a cool song in one of our lessons or elsewhere and don't know the name you may find it here. And if there is a song you've heard elsewhere and would like us to play then please let us know..
Salsa...
Cha cha cha... We also play the odd cha cha cha track and sometimes warm down with cha cha cha, so here are some of the tracks we use - they seem to have a high 'feel good factor'...
'Traditionally', salsa is danced to latin music. It can take a while to learn to pick out the beats in this music, and, as it is also usually quite fast, it can be difficult for beginners to dance to. You'll find a lot of salsa clubs play other music from R&B, jazz and soul artists - this is often slower than latin music and is easier to pick up the beat.
Salsa is danced over 8 beats - our style is 'on one' and most music with a repeating 8 beat pattern and emphasis on the 1st and 3rd beats can be used. At SalsaExperience we play a mix genres of music, so there's usually something for everyone.