Hihi, I would consider myself an intermediate dancer with fairly ok leading and salsa skills. However, recently I’ve been desiring to bring my salsa skills to the next level. I’ve been dancing quite a lot recently and am rather confident that I’m not lacking in moves, but I’m sure that there’s more to salsa than merely doing the moves over and over again (with variations of course).
I’m seeking advice on how to bring my salsa skills to an advanced level, in terms of becoming a good lead and being able to “shine” on the social dance floor with my partners.
Thanks so much.
donv69 8:38 am on December 1, 2008 |
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What I do now is try to match the moves to the music; this is the most fun.
donv69 8:52 am on December 1, 2008 |
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I match fast moves to a fast beat and repetitive moves to repetitive beats. The repetitive beats are the ones that usually last 32 beats long; on the last 8 beats, I swing the girl out of the repetitive moves into the fast moves again.
hooknc 5:44 pm on December 2, 2008 |
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Take privates with an instructor you admire/want to dance like.
Film yourself dancing and review the tape frequently.
gabriel 2:50 am on December 9, 2008 |
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the filming is a good advice, also the dancing to the music.
what you also could do is studying some musical theory. that gives you the possibility to understand the music better, and so you will automatically incorporate moves or shines to express what you hear. and i think thats it. dancing is expression, and for my opinion pro dancers are pros because (next to earning money with it) they match the music with their moves.
also you could widen up your dance styles by dancin other dances, like cha cha, afro, rumba, bachata, hip hop/popping-locking, … thats good for yolur repertoire.
AND listen to music …
paz y sabor
tommrod 10:25 pm on December 23, 2008 |
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hi
i’m nowhere near to where you are. but if i was. this are some of the things i would do.
find ways of making my follower shine (and i don’t mean shines but make her look and feel awesome).
polish myself to the point where i am/look/feel as far as possible from any other leaders and as close to myself as i can be.
coming up with new ways of expressing myself…
so basically embracing the art