17/10/2026
Maybe you’ve taken a few salsa or bachata classes.
You’ve practised the basic steps, you know where your feet are supposed to go, and when you’re following the teacher, everything seems to work.
But then the music comes on, and suddenly keeping up becomes a challenge.
You start concentrating on your feet, trying to remember the steps, perhaps worrying about what comes next.
And somewhere along the way, you’ve lost the rhythm.
I’ve seen this happen with students many times.
And something interesting is that not everyone who struggles to stay on beat has the same problem.
Some people have difficulty recognising the beat in the first place.
Others can hear it perfectly well, but once they start moving, they struggle to coordinate their steps with what they’re hearing.
And some are actually doing quite well until they add a turn, move their arms or start dancing with another person.
Suddenly, there’s too much to think about.
That’s why, when someone tells me they have no rhythm, I don’t immediately agree with them.
I want to see what’s happening.
Can you recognise the beat when you’re just listening?
Can you move to it without worrying about steps?
What happens when we introduce a simple movement?
These little observations help me understand where we need to start.
Because learning to dance socially isn’t about memorising steps and hoping they’ll somehow match the music.
The music needs to become something you can recognise, understand and move with.
And that’s one of the things I love helping my students develop.
We work at your pace, starting with what you actually need, so you can eventually hear a salsa or bachata song and feel comfortable joining in.
Even if you’ve always thought rhythm wasn’t your thing.
If Rhythm is something you’ve struggled with, dm me RHYTHM. I’d love to help you work on it in my one-to-one sessions.