This technology-based lesson plan aims to teach master students about salsa dancing. Over 10-15 minutes, students will learn the history of salsa through pictures and discussion. They will then watch a video that demonstrates the basic salsa steps and their names to build vocabulary. Finally, students will complete a crossword or questionnaire to reinforce what they learned about salsa's history and terminology.

1. TECHNOLOGY-BASED LESSON PLAN Mayela Trejo Domínguez
July 7th, 2012.
Level: Master students
Language Areas to be covered: Vocabulary
Topic: SALSA FOR BEGINNERS
Estimated time: 10 to 15 minutes (adaptable)
Objective: Students will learn about the history of salsa dancing and will be able to identify
basic steps by its name.
WARMER: Teacher will play a song to make students infer about the topic. After playing part
of the song the teacher will show pictures and talk about the history of this dancing (salsa).
Ask for Ss opinion or knowledge about salsa.
Salsa refers to a fusion of informal dance styles having roots in the Caribbean (especially Cuba and Puerto
Rico), Latin America and North America. Salsa is danced to Salsa music. There is a strong African influence
in the music and the dance.
Salsa is usually a partner dance, although there are recognized solo steps and some forms are danced in groups of
couples, with frequent exchanges of partner. Improvisation and social dancing are important elements of Salsa
but it appears as a performance dance too.
WEB: Ss will watch a video that shows the basic steps and their names. Teacher might make
comments to reinforce vocabulary in case they have doubts. They might play the video in their
own lap-tops if they want to, to remember the steps for the next exercise.
WHAT NEXT: Solve a crossword or questionnaire related to the history and the words
learned in class.
WEBLIOGRAPHY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMG88hZUHG8 (SALSA BASIC STEPS)
http://www.writaur.com/crossword/puzzle.php?id=75 (CROSSWORD)