Remembering salsa patterns!!!!! Does anyone have suggestions/tips/tricks on remembering patterns… I’ve taking group lessons for about 4 months now…but it’s been very discouraging trying to remembering all the new patterns.Thanks in advance!
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wmdzign
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jiruiz78
Bachata moderna workshop footage.
Bachata moderna is not only the fusion of various styles into the bachata rhythm and beat. Bachata moderna is based on the crosses steps: cross on 1, cross on 2, cross on 3 and cross over, besides the bachata traditional steps (1,2,3 and hip/tap)
I know some people don’t like bachata moderna because they prefer the traditional style bachata, but this new style is danced together with the bachata traditional.
Bachata moderna is great for dancing urban latin bachatas songs.
Have a look, i hope you guys like it.
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Darrien
I have a very salsa/mambo related question. After going to many salsa/mambo workshops and such I’m a little curious about the following:
I understand that the timing is on 2 but why is it that when teachers teach shines/styling it’s taught going forward first and when teachers teach mambo partner work it’s taught going backwards first? I vaguely remember someone saying something to the effect that it helps when you need to go from partner work to shines and back to partner work. I hope this is clear enough for you guys to understand and thanks in advance!
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Marco
I have a secret santa that wants to gift me Salsa DVD’s. Any suggestions?
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Anthony Persaud
I hope something like this never happens to salsa songs: http://is.gd/b62F . I may need a cochlear implant after listening to this.
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Chris
Can anyone tell me Salsa Classes in Bangalore
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SalseroWannaBe
Time for a new video on addicted2salsa! I would be really glad to see some detailed explanations of multiple spin how-to. How about You guys? Let’s motivate Anthony a bit
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hendrik
Hi everyone,
could you please forward me the artist’s name and the songs from the videos in which Anthony and Melanie are dancing. Thanks a lot
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Marco
I’ve got $5.00 of Amazon downloadable credit burning a hole in my pocket. I have no Gran Combo songs yet. Someone throw out some booty kicking suggestions
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cutesalsadoll
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RobertAbrams
Finding the right fit between a pair of shoes and your feet is not always so easy. Buying shoes over the web can be even more fraught with risk. To test how well purchasing shoes over the web might work out, I had one of my writers conduct a blind review of the purchase of Salsa shoes from http://www.OnStageDancewear.com (the web store’s staff were not told that she was a member of the press, so she got the same treatment any other customer would get). The results were quite positive ( http://www.exploredance.com/article.htm?id=2060&s=author&sid=1654 ).
Robert
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Anthony Persaud
I saw this comment on a video of ours in YouTube and I liked it very much. It was a great analogy of comparing different salsa styles by a user named tommrod:
“Salsa is a language, and as a language, it can be spoken in many accents, slang terms, and varying tone as one may like.”
For some reason, it just never occurred to me that this was a perfect analogy for “understanding” different salsa styles. A lot of dancers tend to be on the “Cali Colombia Salsa is the best”, or “LA on1 is true salsa”…etc. In reality, just as the Spanish language, even though there are proper ways to speak Spanish (grammar, spelling, syntax..etc) - we do come to accept the diversity of Spanish dialects. On1, On2, Casino, Pachanga, Cali…. They are all just different dialetcs of salsa dancing, each with their own variations on accents as well. The diversity is innumerable.
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gnsemaj
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.
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SalseroWannaBe
Hey, can anyone name this move, that you can see on 0:13 of this movie? I’ve seen it many times on floor, and would like to learn it (currently I’m looking for new salsa class, so I have no teacher).
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SalseroWannaBe
Shirt issue. Yeah, that’s an issue. For socials, I usually wear long-sleeved shirts with buttons plus low waist jeans. I DON’T pull out shirt because of esthetics and on request of my partner (well, you learned this cuban motion, so don’t cover your bums with rag). Problem is that every time I dance, do the spins etc., shirts just pull out in random way. It won’t stop me dancing, but after I always end up walking down dancefloor putting my shirt into jeans. Is there any trick to avoid it? I have a quite tight belt, but it doesn’t helps. I think it’s because I’m thin, my legs are very long and my hips are comparable to Mick Jagger’s ones ;). Do You have any ideas how to deal with this? Plus, are You familiar with this issue, guys?
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Anthony Persaud
@Djung121
Of course you can practice by yourself - it is highly recommended. If you are a beginner, the simplest way is to continue to listen closely to music to make sure you can find the rhythm and beat to any song. Training the ear is probably one of the first steps to dancing properly to salsa.
Second, naturalize your footwork. By this I mean, try to force your upper body to do some action, while you lower body (feet) is doing simple footwork (suzy cues, footwork for a cross body lead). This will help you doing footwork during combinations easier. Do all this while you have a favorite song playing. When I first started learning to dance salsa, I used to fold laundry while listening to my favorite song. Folding laundry in the air with your hands while dancing salsa with your feet really helped my initial dancing.
One of the best ways to develop personal style is to play your favorite song (I mean a song that really gets you moving) and dance in front of a mirror. Play around with your footwork, body movement and isolations, and simple spins to the song you are listening to. Try to experiment with moves you have obtained from other sources: other dances, martial arts, physical training. Anything goes - do what you think looks good in the mirror. This also builds dance confidence. If you can’t do salsa shines (footwork) in front of yourself without feeling adequate, it will be harder in front of a stranger.
Hope this gets you started, but there is definitely a lot of things you can do to improve your salsa without a partner.
Also, I receive a lot of emails from soldiers in the military dancing salsa. You might want to see who else in your area is interested as well. Maybe start a small salsa club group in your free time.
On a personal note, I’d like to thank you for your service overseas. It is highly appreciated! Thanks.
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Djung121
Hey there
I’m on deployment in Japan and decided to try something new. Just so happens that my good buddy wanted to learn salsa so i said why not and gave it a shot. I don’t have any previous dancing experience so it was very hard but fun at the same time.
It’s been about a month since i’ve started learning salsa My passion for salsa is growing day by day but the problem is that being in the military, i do not have much time to go to classes or clubs. I would like to know if there is a way to practice with just music and no partner. I understand it would make a world of a difference to actually have a partner and gain experience, but unfortunately i do not have that luxury. Thanks and I really appreciate the videos.
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Anthony Persaud
I had received a question from a user:
“Hello. Just wanted to say thanks for the videos I think they’re great even though I just started they are very easy to follow along. I just have a question. On1 is said to be the easier to learn, but On2 looks more fun and I like where the breaks are in the music more. Do you still recommend that I learn On1 until I’m comfortable with it, then move on to On2, or is it not necessarily a bad idea to learn On2? Thank you.”
My answer is that it first depends on your local salsa scene. If most of the dancers there dance on1 and you are a beginner, it is better work out the fundamentals in the timing that will provide you with the most dances. This however, will require more time to convert from on1 to on2 timing (on2 is just a bit harder if you’ve formed habits). However, if you have some dancers in your scene that are willing/able to dance on2 and you really enjoy dancing on2 - I say go for it. One of the best ways to learn on2 is joining a dance team that dances on that timing. You can get all of your timing practice in, while being able to know dancers that can dance on that timing as well.
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Loony
Hi everyone!
Totally random but, a couple of weeks ago I met a fellow A2S member! David was here for about 2 days before heading back to England. Of course we HAD to go dancing. He is such an awesome dancer! I had a
fantastic time. It was a new challenge for me because I’m used to dancing Cuban style/rueda and he danced completely different… but I tried to follow it as best as I could. =P
It was also fun finally feeling the difference between the famous on1 and on2. Before we went dancing, he had asked me if I danced on1 or on2 and I just kinda made a face and went, “er… onMusic?” Later we started dancing and the rhythm felt extremely odd. I could follow it, but I didn’t like it at all. He then said, “that was on2″ and then changed back to “on1″; THAT felt right. So, I guess I found out I dance on1! =)
Aaaand of course, a picture:
(By the way, the look on people’s faces when they asked how we met and we said “An online salsa forum!” was priceless!) -
Anthony Persaud
@Gallo, I used to live in Minnesota a few years ago during my salsa time there. There used to be a club called ‘The Quest’ which would have salsa dancing on Monday nights. However, I think it might have closed.
You may want to try the list over at Salsa Power. http://www.salsapower.com/cities/us/minnesota.htm
