The New Salsa Academy
Hands-On Training ∙ Learning ∙ SportsLearn to Dance Salsa in VR and Mixed Reality - For Beginners
Step into a place where the timeless art of dance meets modern innovation, and the vibrant world of salsa comes alive.
Content
- The course is designed for complete beginners but can be enjoyed by all.
- It covers foundational steps and techniques of salsa (linear salsa "on 1").
- Lessons are taught in English.
Key Features
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Learn From The Best: Master instructors Rodrigo Cortazar and Asya Sonina will guide you through an entire beginner salsa program in stunning life-like fidelity.
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AI Dance Partner: Engage with a first-of-its-kind virtual partner, powered by cutting-edge artificial intelligence that can lead or follow you.
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Motion Analysis: A state-of-the-art motion analysis system provides comprehensive feedback on your performance, and adapts the exercises to your skill level.
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Challenge Yourself: Dance to hit songs by Grammy-nominated producer DJ Ricky Campanelli, test your endurance, and climb the leaderboards!
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Mixed Reality: Practice at home in passthrough mode, so you can see your full body, or even dance in front of the mirror.
At The New Salsa Academy, we believe everyone can become an amazing salsa dancer through the joy of learning new skills. Rodrigo and Asya are dedicated to guiding you through every step, turn, and twist, in a fun and interactive approach. Here at the academy, you'll find the freedom and support to explore the joy of salsa dancing.
Join us and unlock the dancer within!
| Mixed reality | |
| comfort | ⦾ Comfortable |
| age rating | 0+ Everyone |
| website | newsalsaacademy.com |
| developer | Dance Reality LLC |
| publisher | Dance Reality LLC |
| connection | Internet required for download |
| app version | 0.1.65 |
| languages | English |
Reviews 21
So nice for VR Salsa neofits
Great to have very clear step-by-step onboarding
Noise! :)
So far, so good...
For an early-access title, this is great!
I’m a novice at best. On Day 1 I felt I was making real progress. Day 2 was a setback—my scores were consistently low—and on Day 3 it took a lot of trial and error before my feedback finally surpassed Day 1.
The issue on Days 2 and 3 was that I had only three numeric gauges and no indication of what to adjust. Were my hands too high or low? Did they travel too far? Was I leaning? A clearer feedback system would help. One idea: let us replay our performance with our head and hand positions overlaid on the blue model’s expected movements. That visual comparison would make it obvious which parts of our motion need correction.
As a lower priority, it would be nice to choose more lifelike avatars as dance partners. The blue avatar works well during lessons—it’s unobtrusive and keeps the focus on the instructors and on-screen cues—but when you’re practicing solo, dancing with a more realistic partner would feel less odd.
A Promising Salsa Dance App
I’m an experienced Salsa dancer so I was looking forward to trying this app out. I love the energy and personality of the instructors and the realism of the dance studio.
For an early release, this application is working well compared to other apps I’ve tested. I feel like when I was just starting out with learning Salsa, the instructors humor and encouragement put you at ease and make the session fun.
Recommend looking down to ensure your feet are aligned with the foot print images on the virtual floor.
Keep up the good work and will share more findings in the Discord.
Well Done Bravo!
This app is FUN, EASY, ,Interactive . You will learn Salsa. Highly recommend it! worth the money!
Loving it ... Except ...
This is exactly what I wanted, to be able to learn the basic steps before I went to live classes. The Teachers are great and they guy is hilarious - Great Energy! My only problem is that, when I get to partnered turning practice (right after the teaching portion) I end up in an empty studio. The app stops and doesn't go on from there. Any suggestions?
THIS APP IS AWESOME!
I love this app. The instructors are amazing, the practices are very helpful, & the steps are quick & easy to pick up with practice. I can't wait until more content is added!!