About This Video

In this guided dance video, Rachel and Jen lead participants through a salsa-themed movement activity.

The video begins with a warmup focused on body isolations, which means moving one part of the body at a time. Participants gently move the head, shoulders, ribs, hips, arms, and whole body to get ready for dancing.

Rachel and Jen then introduce the salsa rhythm: 1, 2, 3, hold. Participants practice stepping side to side, rocking front and back, moving their hips, rolling their arms, and trying the salsa pattern with music. The video also includes partner options, such as holding hands, high fives, or holding elbows while staying safe and respectful.

The video ends with a calm cool down using swaying, side stretches, rainbow shapes, open-heart movements, gentle spinning, freestyle movement, and a final breath. This video gives participants a guided dance activity focused on rhythm, coordination, partner awareness, body isolations, flexible movement, self-expression, and joy.

Good For

• Adults with IDD who enjoy dance, music, salsa, Latin dance, partner movement, rhythm, or guided exercise.

• Caregivers looking for a movement video with a warmup, dance instruction, repeated rhythm practice, partner options, freestyle choices, and a gentle cool down.

• Adult day programs, home routines, or group activities about dance, body awareness, coordination, rhythm, social movement, self-expression, and movement safety.

• Participants who benefit from visual modeling, flexible pacing, repeated movement patterns, partner options, and encouragement to move in their own way.

How to Use This Video

Use this video as a guided dance activity for a home routine, day program, small group, partner activity, or supported movement session.

Caregivers can help participants choose a safe place to move, clear the area, adjust the volume, and decide whether to dance standing, seated, with a partner, or with modifications. Participants can follow Rachel and Jen closely or adapt the movements to what feels good in their own bodies.

This video includes a body isolation warmup, taught salsa steps, 1-2-3-hold rhythm practice, partner movement, music, freestyle moments, and a gentle cool down. Caregivers can pause between sections, repeat the side step or front-and-back practice, or use only the warmup or cool down if a shorter activity is needed.

Because dance involves movement, balance, coordination, music, space awareness, turning, and possible partner contact, caregivers can provide support with pacing, safety, hydration, breaks, volume, personal space, gentle hands, and movement modifications as needed.

At the end, participants can notice how their bodies feel, name a favorite salsa movement, and return to this dance again to build comfort with the rhythm and partner steps.