Salsa Bronze Syllabus – Felipe Telona

Salsa Bronze Syllabus is a comprehensive instructional MP4 video presented by Felipe Telona Jr. & Carolina Orlovsky-Telona, designed to teach the fundamentals of On 1 Salsa through a structured Bronze-level syllabus. With approximately 144 minutes of detailed instruction, the course combines step-by-step technical explanations with practical demonstrations, making it suitable for beginning and intermediate dancers building a solid Salsa foundation.

The program introduces the essential principles of timing, dance position, and Cuban motion before progressing through core syllabus figures including underarm turns, back breaks, cross body leads, spot turns, and partner combinations. Each figure is explained in detail, with emphasis on lead and follow, body mechanics, footwork, and partner connection. Demonstration sections throughout the course reinforce the material, culminating in a freestyle dance performance that illustrates how the syllabus figures can be combined naturally in social dancing.

Contents

Salsa Fundamentals

• Introduction to Timing
• Introduction to Dance Position
• Introduction to Cuban Motion

Bronze Syllabus Figures

• Underarm Turns – Lady’s Right Turn
• Underarm Turns – Man’s Right Turn
• Underarm Turns – Lady’s Broken Left
• Underarm Turns – Man’s Broken Left
• Back Breaks – Lady’s Left Turn
• Back Breaks – Man’s Left Turn
• Cross Body Lead
  • Closed Position
  • Two-Hand Hold
  • Handshake Hold
  • Waist Hold
• Cross Body Lead with Lady’s Inside Turn
  • Normal Hold
  • Shoulder Lead
  • Waist Hold
• Catch the Back (Two-Way Underarm Turn)
  • Right or Left Turn Ending
  • With Arm Styling
• Back Spot Turn
  • One Measure
  • Open & Closed
  • Check to Cross Body Lead
• Demonstration of Figures

Additional Figures

• Cross Body Lead – Open Break to Shoulder Turn
• She Goes – He Goes – She Goes
• Back Pass
• Spiral
• Back Roll
• Drop Hand Catch
• Lady’s Left to Man’s Right Turn
• Social Step
• Demonstration of Figures
• Freestyle Dance Demonstration