I'm in charge of instructing and providing music for a prom at a small private school. I have some experience but not a ton. 20 swing moves. Just now learning salsa...yikes...prom in a month....i need to teach juniors and seniors enough to go have fun on their prom night. they chose to have a "ballroom prom" i need ideas on what music to play and any salsa video you can recommend for fast basic learning for beginners...
thanks
bill

Swing and Salsa are not ballroom.

Waltz, foxtrot, rhumba, cha cha etc are ballroom... swing and salsa are American street dances - they can be a part of the mix, but in a real ballroom dance, you might hear a swing or salsa every 1/2 hour or so.

You'll do well to find a dj from the local dance studio to provide the music. And a month is not enough time to instruct more than a basic movement or two.

"Swing and Salsa are not ballroom.

Waltz, foxtrot, rhumba, cha cha etc are ballroom..."

Salsa is not ballroom, but basic 6 count swing is as much a part of ballroom as the rumba and cha cha are.

To answer the original question: teach only 2-3 moves per dance. The point of a prom is not what you are dancing, but who you are dancing with. Teach too many figures, and you can be sure there'll be no interpersonal intensity to it. Hmm, if you are from the administration you probably want to distract them with lots and lots of moves, lest they discover the joys of... eachother.