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Step Into Salsa! Your 3-Hour, 3-Level Intensive Bootcamp
Get ready for a high-energy, immersive Salsa experience designed to transform your dancing in just ONE day. Whether you’re stepping onto the dance floor for the very first time or looking to polish and level up your skills, this camp is built for YOU.
During this special intensive, three different levels run at the same time, each in its own room. That means you get to train at the level that fits you best — guided by top-level instructors who specialize in making Salsa simple, fun, and easy to learn.
Choose Your Level
🟦 Beginner Level – Start From Zero
Perfect if you’re brand new or have just a little experience.
You’ll learn:
• Essential footwork
• Basic right turns
• Timing & musical awareness
• How to lead & follow comfortably
Everything you need to feel confident and ready for social dancing.
🟧 Beginner 2 / Intermediate – Build Technique & Style
Already know the basics? Take the next step!
You’ll work on:
• Fun patterns and turn variations
• Body movement & styling
• Partnerwork technique
• Monthly rotating themes to keep things fresh
Ideal for dancers ready to move smoother, cleaner, and with more confidence.
🟪 Intermediate / Advanced – Level Up Your Skills
For dancers who have a solid foundation and want to push higher.
You’ll dive into:
• Advanced timing & body mechanics
• Complex combinations
• Spins, direction changes & seamless transitions
• Monthly specialty themes (shines, styling, technique focus, etc.)
Designed to elevate your control, power, and social dance flow.
Event Details
📅 Sunday, Jan 11
🕛 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 OC Salsa – 16131 Harbor Blvd, Fountain Valley, CA
🚗 Free Parking
Price: $49 Pre-Paid, $69 At the Door (PRE PAY AT THYE BOOTOM OF THIS PAGE)
FREE for OC Salsa Monthly Members ($139/month – unlimited classes! Sign up here: EstebanConde.com/members)
How to Register
Purchase your spot online (At this page bellow).
Your name will be automatically added to our event list.
Arrive 15 minutes early on the day of the bootcamp for check-in (Mention Name at the door).
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes you can move in — no special gear needed.
⚠️ Refund Policy: 100% refunds only if the event is canceled. No-shows or cancellations after payment are non-refundable.
BOOTCAMP SCHEDULE DETAILS
Beginner Level w/Ester Tecuanapa
2pm Salsa Part 1: Basics & Right Turns
• Learn how to step correctly (weight, balance, foot placement)
• Basic step forward & back for leaders and followers
• Right turn technique for both roles
• How to find the beat and stay on time with the music
3pm Salsa Part 2: Side Passes & Cross Body Lead
• Cross Body Lead breakdown (the most important Salsa move)
• Side Pass footwork and direction changes
• Walk-through drills to understand spacing and movement
• How to connect with a partner without pulling or guessing
4pm Salsa Part 3: Beginner Combinations + Styling
• Simple beginner turn combinations using all previous skills
• Ladies’ styling: hair combs (easy, beginner-friendly)
• Leaders: clear, relaxed leading technique
• Putting everything together into a smooth beginner routine
Beginner2 /intermediate Level w/ Heather Sprague
2pm Body Mechanics & Coordination (Solo Work)
• Correct Salsa stepping (precision, grounding, alignment)
• Weight transfer & balance training
• Hip movement: natural vs. stylized
• Torso movement & ribcage isolation
• Timing training using claps and counts
3pm Technique Integration (Solo to Partner Prep)
• How body movement connects to spins + foot prep
• Drills for rotation, pivoting, and elasticity
• Arm styling + shoulders without losing balance
• Creating fluid movement inside basic steps
• Mini footwork sequence applying all techniques
4pm Partnerwork Application (Hands-On)
• Connection: frame, tension, direction
• Leading with the body vs. leading with the arms
• Following with hips/torso instead of pulling/pushing
• Turn patterns using proper body mechanics
• One final combination applying EVERYTHING
Intermediate/Advanced Level w/ Henry Salazar
2pm Afro-Cuban Body Movement & Fundamentals:
Warm-up with isolations (torso, shoulders, hips, arms).
Breakdown of Afro-Cuban rhythm structure and connection to clave.
Learn fundamental steps and body motion of Rumba (Yambú, Guaguancó).
Emphasis on grounding, weight transfer, and polyrhythmic body control.
Drills to feel the music and understand the conversation between percussion and movement.
3pm Afro-Cuban Body Movement & Fundamentals:
Study of male (“vacunao”) and female (“coqueta”) dialogue in Guaguancó.
Integrate call-and-response energy into partner dancing.
Practice short sequences combining rumba movements with modern body flow.
Exercises on how to lead and respond with Afro-Cuban flavor while maintaining Salsa timing.
4pm Applying Afro-Cuban & Rumba to Salsa Partnerwork:
Fusion drills: inserting Rumba body language into Salsa shines and turn patterns.
Partnerwork combos blending traditional Salsa patterns with Afro-Cuban flavor.
Timing and styling variations (on1/on2 applications).
Group practice & mini-performance challenge integrating all learned elements.
1 PERSON SALSA BOOT CAMP
2 PEOPLE SALSA BOOTCAMP
OC Salsa Invites you to our 4 Hour Salsa Boot Camp with 3 Level Classes & 9 Amazing Teachers. FREE FOR OC SALSA MEMBERS.
Beginner Level will cover basic steps & turns for those w/ zero or little experience
Beginner/Intermediate Level is for those who know the basic steps and turns and are ready for more.
Intermediate Level class is for tose who mastered the basics, timing, turns and techniques and combinations and are ready for more.
This 4 hour class will also have a BONUS 3 1/2 hour Dance Social from 9:30m-1am at OC Salsa 2980 Mcclintock Way, Costa Mesa, so you can dance and practice what you had learned. This Social will be free for those taking the Bootcamp ($15 Value).
No Partner, special shoes, clothing or experience needed. For those coming for the first time, you can truly learn how to dance the basics in 1 Day.
When: SATURDAY October 8 11am-3pm
Where: Cafe Sevilla, 1870 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa (Top Flor), Free Parking
Price: $49 Pre Paid, $69 at the Door, $20 Per Class at the Door. Once Pre Paid your name will be registered at the door. Just come in, mention your name the day of the event and that’s it! 100% REFUNDS ONLY IN THE CASE OF EVENT CANCELATION. NO REFUNDS FOR NO SHOWS OR CANCELLING AFTER PAYMENT. Thank you for understanding .
1 PERSON SALSA BOOT CAMP
2 PEOPLE SALSA BOOTCAMP
WHO ARE THE TEACHERS: Many times World champions Omar Munoz, Luis & Jess. Also from San Diego Vera Tinoco, and from OC Salsa Pepe Gonzalez & Juan and Soraya.
Description:
BEGINNER LEVEL w/ Pepe Gonzalez
11am Salsa part 1 Basics, Right Turns Man & ladies , how to listen to the music
12pm Salsa part 2 Side Passes: Cross Body Lead, Side Pass and Walk through
1pm Beginner Salsa Combinations with turns and Ladies hair Combs
2pm Beginner Level Bachata Basics, Right & Left Turns
BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE
11am Easy to lead and flow Beginner sequences with emphasis in Lead & Follow w/ Luis & Jess
12pm Timing, how to listen to the music, stay on beat and how to get back the you loose your timing w/ Luis & Jess
1pm How to Connect Beginner Moves to create fun sequences with the proper technique of balance for followers and anchor technique for men w/ Juan and Soraya
2Pm Musicality & Timing, how to interpret the music w/ Juan and Soraya
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
11am Clean and Assertive Lead and Follow Techniques w/ Omar Munoz
12pm Spins & Turns Techniques and Drills w/ Omar Munoz
1pm Fun & eye catchy Dance Combination (for Leads) w/ easy to do Ladies Arms Styling (Followers) w/ Vera Tinoco
2pm Shines and how to transition from Shine into partner work w/ Vera Tinoco
Cafe Sevilla will also be open for drinks and food. Come for the dance, stay for the yummy food! Sevilla is a 5 star restaurant establishment
1 PERSON SALSA BOOT CAMP
2 PEOPLE SALSA BOOTCAMP