Salsa Silver Syllabus – Felipe Telona

DVIDA Silver Salsa Syllabus presents the official Silver-level Salsa curriculum taught by Felipe Telona Jr. & Carolina Orlovsky-Telona. Designed for dancers progressing beyond the fundamentals, the course introduces intermediate partner work, cross-body lead variations, turns, Cuban motion, and social dance combinations within the DVIDA On1 syllabus.

The lessons combine technical instruction with demonstrations, allowing students to develop timing, lead-and-follow skills, body movement, and partner coordination while expanding their intermediate Salsa repertoire.

Topics Covered

Foundations

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

Syllabus Figures

• Overturned Cross Body Lead
• Cross Body Lead Waltz
• Cross Body Lead with Options
  • Man Turning Right
  • Man Turning Left
  • Double Handshake Hold
• Copa (In & Out)
  • Single & Double Turn
  • Handshake Hold
  • Double Handshake Hold
• Cross Body Lead to Double Right Turn
• Cross Body Lead to Touch & Go
• Cross Body Lead to Inside Double Turn

Demonstration – Above Figures

Additional Figures

• Titanic (Crucifix)
• Back to Back Turn
• The Ballerina
• Behind the Back Turn
• Catch the Back Variation
• Special Social Step
• Cross Body Adventure
• Cross Body Great Adventure

Demonstration – Above Figures

Includes

• Freestyle Dance Demonstration