Salsa 10 Commandments

Salsa 10 Commandments

1) You shall not dance out of time 2) You shall not refuse a dance to a less advanced dancer 3) You shall respect other dancers on the dance floor 4) You shall not use more than 2 square metres of dance floor 5) You shall treat fellow instructors or salsa organisers as colleagues, not as competitors 6) You shall not DJ commercial music at a genuine salsa event 7) You shall not repeat the same songs over and over each week when you DJ 8) You shall not discriminate against other dancers because of their looks, age, race, passport....

Salsa and Mambo Timing and Rhythm Lesson

Salsa and Mambo Timing and Rhythm Lesson

Everyone knows that dancing is about music. Everyone except for many who take dance classes (!!) and lose themselves in turn patterns and crazy styling. Get in touch again with the real core of dancing, by understanding the music and its relation to your movement. Then, but only then, you can proceed to learning turn patterns Why is it so important? In this site we try to offer a music tuition purposely designed for salsa dancers. Learning how to move in tune with the rhythm and how to execute basic dance movements in correct timing is by far the hardest...

When your Spouse does not Support your Dance Life

When your Spouse does not Support your Dance Life

The post below was written by Melissa West-Koistila.  She is a salsera in Ohio who had a few thoughts on a topic that alot of dancerscan identify with. Please read the article below and give us your thoughts on this important topic! Something unusual happened during dance class last weekend.  Upon walking into my Sunday afternoon dance class I noticed a young man sitting silently by the window at the front of the dance studio.  I generally make an effort to introduce myself to newcomers to the class, but the instructors started playing music before I had a chance to...

Improve your Turns and Spins

Improve your Turns and Spins

TOPIC OVERVIEW * Frame and Position * Dance Prep * Spotting Frame and Position Having a proper frame and posture is one of the key elements of becoming a better dancer. The lack of having a good frame, straight back, soft knees and keeping your chin up will cause you to not be in control of your movements and lose your balance. Dance “Prep” Short for “preparation”, this is the main launching point for your spins. While turns and spins may technically be the same term, we do make a small distinction. We consider a turn a type of rotational...