The Dark Side Salida

The Dark Side Salida is a variation on a Salida theme. Meaning that there are a lot of types of Salidas. Lots of them. One variation on that idea of a Salida step, is the Dark Side. Which means that instead of starting on the open side of the embrace, you start the step on the closed side of the embrace, hence the ‘dark side’ moniker. However, what you may not realize is that while this is a Salida step, meaning to use at the beginning or ending of the dance, you can use this puppy ANYWHERE, which is why it’s shown here in this video from a walk in nearly the middle of the song. It’s a great way to spice up your dance with a cute little, albeit, unusual toy that adds just enough variation and surprise to expand one’s dancing capacity. Which is a lovely segue and reminder to you to follow the link below. If you register (which is free!!!, just scroll down) you can read about the Leading, Following, and Dancing Perspectives which can help you to understand the vocabulary a bit more. But if you subscribe (please) you can see the complete video and more including every video on the site, for one price!