Should I learn Salsa and Bachata at the same time?

Should I learn Salsa and Bachata at the same time?

I recommend it. In my experience people who often wait too long to start learning the other dance at the social often end up not learning it and just sitting on the sidelines when all the other songs play.
It may be slightly more overwhelming at the beginning, but not too much and your brain will adjust quickly. I had two left feet when I started dancing, and while I did struggle a bit initially I am now super grateful that I stuck with both dances from the beginning.

Salsa and Bachata are pretty much played at each other’s respective socials now. And even when you eventually go to congresses, they’ll most likely have both Salsa and Bachata. If your scene is large enough you may find socials that only do specific dances but most likely your scene is smaller and they will play everything.

One thing that helps, a ton of bachata moves translate pretty easily to salsa.

The more dances you learn, the better a dancer you’ll become. It’s like learning new dialects in a chosen language.

So I highly recommend you learn both at the same time. Especially because you can take a break from one and practice the other. I would say that they also enhance each other by doing them together. Your sense of musicality and your instincts to move your body and have good frame will be greatly improved with salsa. And that will carry into bachata and vice versa.

But I want to add that specifically for leads: In the beginner stage you may become frustrated. Trying to learn two dances can be difficult. I’ve seen many guys stop after one year of not learning fast enough. I wouldn’t take it lightly: learning to lead properly can be pretty rough the first year. So please keep this in mind when you become frustrated. It is just apart of the learning process.

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