Learn how to salsa! Karel breaks down the basic salsa step that is the basis for all partnerwork and shines (dancing individually) and explains the counts for New York style On2 salsa.

Learn 3 different salsa shines which you can use when dancing individually on the dance floor. Karel breaks down Front Double Cross, Suzy Q, and Cord Beats.

Learn a combination of 3 classic New York style salsa shines which you can use when dancing individually. Karel teaches the Side Basic, Four Corners, and Front Double Cross and then puts them into a combo to practice.

Learn a 2nd combination of 3 classic New York style salsa shines which you can use when dancing individually. Karel teaches Cross-Overs, Front Double Basic and Spiral Step and then puts them into a combo to practice.

Learn combo #1 which focuses on footwork, body movement and styling.

Learn combo #2 which focuses on footwork, body movement and styling.

Learn combo #3 which focuses on footwork, body movement and styling.

Karel teaches her technique for salsa turns. Practice with a combination.

Calentamiento con aislamientos musculares para mejorar la movilidad y flexibilidad mientras se baila salsa.

Warm-up with muscle isolations for improved mobility and flexibility while dancing.

Learn how to turn! Karel teaches left turns, right turns, and half-turns and then puts them into a turn combination for you to practice.

This combo features shines, body movement, changes of direction and head rolls.

Karel explains and breaks down in detail the body movement for the basic salsa step. This video is great for dancers of all levels!

Karel demonstrates how to properly use your arms for the salsa basic

Learn the basics of pachanga

Learn combo #4 which incorporates pachanga with footwork and spins

Tips for improving your body movement including how to use your ribs, hips and torso. Learn a combo with Cross-Overs, Right turn, and Side Steps.

Learn how to style your arms during the Side Basic, Right turn and Step Steps

Practice your pachanga skills with this new combo!

Open level shines with an emphasis on cross-over turns

Learn Karel’s classic Flower bomb arm exercise which she teaches as a warm-up in many of her classes. Great for all levels!

Karel shows how to use your arms and body movement to style left turns, half turns, and right turns.

This combo will teach you the technique to improve changes of direction when dancing

Footwork and styling combo

Learn strengthening exercises, along with proper placement and activation for the feet. Great for all levels!

Dance a beginner shine combination that includes Suzy Q plus and the Swing Step

Karel shows how to use body rolls in your salsa dancing

Continue to improve your dancing technique by doing a combo that focuses on turns and styling

With this video you understand body alignment while dancing and help improve it with a series of exercises

In this femenine but strong combo we work on balance, strength, body movement, and a very fun and unique turn. This combo can be combined with Combo 7

This is a strong combination that works on rond de jambe turns, sychopations and with body movement and styling. This combo can be combined or added as a second part to Combo 6

In this short video I combined Combos 6&7 with counts and music for you to be able to work on a longer, more challenging combination

In this class I start playing with grapevines. I do different ways to use this step as well as add it to a short combination. I also introduce some simple syncopations for you to start working on timing and speed

Work on perfecting the two kinds of drops to add levels to your dancing

Continue learning steps on the basic syllabus. I introduced cross turns to work on skills such as pushing the floor away, spotting and changing weight while turning

In this class I teach you how to do proper head rolls, how to protect your body when using them and different ways to add them to your dancing

Continue working on the beginner syllabus. In this class we talk about the importance of crossovers and we learn different variations of them. Also includes exercises to strengthen your crossovers

In this class we use a combination to play with our timing and work on some strong syncopations. In addition, we’ll work on adding body rolls and hip rolls to our shines.

This combination works on using levels, controlling timing and some pachanga. This combo can be combined as the first half of Combination 9

In this combination we play with body movement, syncopations along with some challenging changes of direction. This combination can be combined as the second part of Combo 8

In this short video I combined Combos 8 & 9 with counts and music for you to be able to work on a longer, more challenging combination.

Open level shines, body movement, and styling

Bilingual class. Work on a specific choreography to the song Vente Negra.

Bilingual class features shines, body movement, changes of direction and head rolls.

Work along me in a short thirty minute video that includes a warm up, different strengthening exercises and stretches. Find leggings and sports bra at havahtrends.com Code: “Karel20” for 20% off