Dancing: Salsa (Adults)

Note: This Hobby is ONLY available to Adult Sims.

Salsa Dancing
This new Dance Hobby is unlocked via the special hobby expansion Mission series 'A Dance to Remember' and is the gateway to unlocking additional hobbies in the dance category.

Salsa Dancing as a Hobby is available only to Adult Sims, and it requires a special accessory known as the Salsa Jukebox that can be purchased from the Hobby Store (Promotions 'R' Us) for $5,000...

Please note that the Salsa Jukebox is a RESTRICTED OBJECT. You can only have one (1) per town. Period. So you may want to place it in your Courtesy House rather than in the home of the Sims doing the Hobby. Just saying.

Using the Jukebox / Salsa Dancing

As previously demonstrated by the Mission 'A Dance to Remember' use of the Jukebox requires a specific order of steps. To work on the Salsa Hobby you need to do the following:

1. Place the Jukebox
   
2. Have Sim 'A' use the Jukebox and select 'Wait for Partner' option;
   
3. Have Sim 'B' then select the Jukebox and select one of the two Dance options.
   

The Dances

There are two Dance options on the Salsa Jukebox for you to choose from. These are:

• Quick Salsa (1h 30m Task)
  
• Extended Mambo- (7h 30m Task)
  

Salsa Rank Levels

There are a total of six Rank Levels in the Salsa Hobby:

1. Flailing Fiasco
   
2. Out of Step
   
3. Wily Dancer
   
4. Hot Stepper
   
5. Dancing Dynamo
   
6. Sovereign of Salsa
   

Each of the Rank Levels corresponds to one of the Trophy Sets as the sets are divided up by Rank.

Trophy Collection

There are Four (4) Ranks for the Trophies for Salsa Dancing. These are:

Rank One
The first rank for the Salsa Dancing Hobby Trophies includes three trophies:

• Step to Step (Reward : $25)
  
• Killer Tap (Reward : $60)
  
• Slide Rock Slider (Reward : $150)
  

In addition to the above for unlocking all three trophies in the Rank you are awarded with 750XP

Rank Two
The second rank for the Salsa Dancing Hobby Trophies includes three trophies:

• Miami Ice (Reward : $25)
  
• Hot Yogurt (Reward : $80)
  
• Ultimate Dip (Reward : $250)
  

In addition to the above for unlocking all three trophies in the Rank you are awarded with 1,000XP

Rank Three
The third rank for the Salsa Dancing Hobby Trophies includes three trophies:

• Espresso Empress (Reward : $50)
  
• Around the World (Reward : $100)
  
• Dashing Desperado (Reward : $275)
  

In addition to the above for unlocking all three trophies in the Rank you are awarded with 1,500XP

Rank Four
The fourth rank for the Salsa Dancing Hobby Trophies includes three trophies:

• Three Way Stopper. (Reward : $75)
  
• Anaconda Animal (Reward: $200)
  
• Eduardo King. (Reward: $500)
  

In addition to the above for unlocking all three trophies in the Rank you are awarded with 2,000XP

Hobby Prize Path

As is the case with all hobbies completing the Hobby Collection (trophies) will result in unlocking of prizes. For Salsa the first time you complete the collection you unlock a new Dance Hobby: Break Dancing.

For each subsequent time you complete the Trophy Collection you will receive 3 LP as your reward.

The Rewards

As with all of the other Hobby Collections there are special rewards for completing the collection.

The Latin Villa
Completing all trophies for the Salsa Dancing Hobby within the limited time allowed results in unlocking the new pre-made house style called the 'Latin Villa..

This is a standard residence (though you might consider it a standard luxury residence to be sure) and so it can be built on the Standard Residence as well as the Premium / Ocean View Residence Lots.

The cost for this very special home is a whopping 125 SP when it is build on a Standard Residence Lot and a staggering 175 SP when it is built on a Premium / Ocean View Residence Lot. So you really have to want this puppy pretty bad to own it!

Break-Dancing Boom Box
Completing the Salsa Trophy Collection a second time rewards you with the Break-Dancing Boom Box - which is the device that is required for joining and leveling the Break-Dancing Hobby.

Life Points
Once you have exhausted any special rewards for completing the collection for this Hobby the prize reverts to a small amount of LP - which happens to be the best way for obtaining LP pre-Death. Just saying.