I keep track on stardancevideo to pick up new moves but also enjoy.

A thought which has struck my mind: are the non professional dancers who often go to the international socials well off? I dont mean Terry etc who might get paid to be there.

The dance house has many events frequently and in other countries. But doing 10 events a year in 10 different countries seems expensive.

are the top dancers in the scene well off?

Or do they love the dance so much that they might give half their income to dance.

Searched the group and not a lot of recent activity on this but curious about any good salsa (or bachata but salsa preferred) socials in London, ideally this coming Friday night? On1 or on2. TYIA!

If we only had a musical school like that everywhere for Latin children and for every culture because all Latin music is African at root

Some leads give a lot of power, some much less. Is it really all technique?

Female salsa dancing battle 💃🔥💃 Batalla salsa femenino

Batalla de salsa masculino 🕺vs🕺 Male salsa dance battle💪

Is it considered caleña? Or Colombian style shines? Latin Jazz?

i am dancing crossbody for a few years now and i am quite comfortable with it. however sometimes i really would love to be able to adapt my salsa style depending on the follower and the music.

i know some cuban moves because i have danced rueda in the past, but i struggle with the circular leading. i try not to mix the styles but it sometimes happens that i start cuban but end up dancing crossbody. the followers usually say they don't mind but i think it feels off and would prefer to lead the whole song smoothly in one style.

are there any experiences with adapting new salsa styles?

edit: sorry for misleading title. with on1/2 i actually mean crossbody

Hey all. Excuse the ambiguity in the title.

So, I've been learning Salsa since February. And I also go to a group that started in January, another in March. Finally, I attend a group that started in April. 8 hours per week. ​

This April group naturally covers material I know, but it doesn't hurt to repeat content. However, there are always 5 extra leads in the group, who are less advanced and usually learning these things for the first time plus, they most likely only learn salsa 2 hours per week.

As a result, after we've fully covered the figure and they put on a song for rotation, unless there's something new for me I just tell the leads to walk past me to the waiting follow while I do steps. Last night I got called out on it by the instructors, who know I attend multiple, more advanced groups. After responding about the extra leads and I'm letting them practise more (I'm not gonna tell the entire group I have done the class material 50x in other classes and socials already, it would be terrible optics), I got called "Mother Teresa but a bit taller and less wrinkles".

It was a bit patronising, and the vibe of the school is making jokes so I wasn't shocked, but I wish they'd just ignore it. I don't feel like I'm disrupting the class, I'm helping the leads, why do they need to bring attention to it?

I don't know Reddit, I'd like additional input. Is there any way that my behaviour to let other leads practice more detrimental to the learning process? Or am I just being too unorthodox that the instructors can't ignore it.

TL;DR I'm in a group heavy on leads, that is repeating content I know, and I sometimes let leads go ahead of me so they get more practice and the instructors called me out on it. ​I think they should ignore it, especially as they know I am in more advanced classes. Am I doing something wrong here? ​

Thanks.

There are so many beautiful songs and dances out there. Has a dance ever made you overcome with emotion because of how beautiful it was?

What was special about it? Were you able to ever recreate that feeling?

Hi, This is Sohan, 33 years old from Nagpur. I want to know if there is a girl out there in Nagpur who would want to learn different dance forms like Salsa, Bachata?

Hi everyone,

I'm Magnus, developer and dancer. Because the chaos in Google Photos annoys me, I'm building an app for managing and learning dance videos – basically digital flashcards for dance videos.

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I'm new to Cali and have been to a few clubs. Yes, salsa is very popular here but it seemed most people didn't really dance Cali style. The most common moves were basic footwork, hip sway, close embrace, side steps, and sometimes turns. At the places I've been to, there were some people who did the intricate footwork, but they were the minority. The only people I saw doing many turns were foreigners.

I know that there are salsa specific venues and a plethora of Cali style dancers. Enough to find events any day of the week. However, seeing that at normal clubs the average person dances more simple. I'm wondering if I should just focus on body movement, musicality, and rhythm to dance with the general population, instead of learning a style (Cali) that could takes months to learn.

Like, why? What are you going to do with that information. What am I missing?

Sorry, leads. Unless you’re Alex Morel, I can’t look so smiley for 10 minutes straight. 😂

Hi all, I will be going to NYC for 3-4 months to take classes. I have been dancing salsa for 2.5 years, 1 year on 1, then I started with On2.

I am looking for a studio that has the best social dancing technique and instructors.

What I care about:

- Social dancing

- Technique

- Studios that take time to explain the why behind things, I really dislike pattern based classes with little technique and explanations

What I don't care about:

- how good of a human being the instructors are, I'm paying a lot of money to improve, not to judge people.

- how many scandals they were involved in

- how many students they slept with

- performing/choreography

I would really appreciate advice as this will determine where I rent.

I was looking at ET jr classes, I really like ET Jr, but I saw he doesn't teach level 1-2, and the other instructors are relatively new and I didn't particularly like their styles. I looked a bit into LFM but honestly, am not particularly fond of angels style either. I am leaning towards empire based on visual test (preference for style of Adolfo, Brayan, Eric, Sarah )

never dance before, and started my journey 5 months ago, really got into it probably 3 months ago, 3 days a week for class. Recently went to my 3rd socials, and felt awkward, and kept counting the beat, but still have timing issue. Got rejected by couple follows, and feel embarrassed. I tried to enjoy the music, but don't want to keep doing basic steps, and result of dancing like a robot. Really need some input here.

Hi everyone!

I'm a masculine-presenting lesbian and I love salsa (mostly cubana). In my home country, the community was really tiny and I was always the only visible queer person. I started as a follow but I changed to lead after a few months because 1) it fitted better with my gender expression and 2) the level was not very high so being a lead felt more challenging and fun.

Some time ago I moved to a very big city in a different country, known for being queer and alternative and to my surprise, I'm still the only masc woman leading in different circles. It doesn't bother me and it also doesn't bother the other dancers but I'm still curious about other comminities/cities.

I would love to hear whether you guys have masc women leaders (or are one yourselves!) in your salsa communities and if so, where you're dancing. I have seen amazing masc dancers on Instagram but never seen another one on the same dancefloor.

I'm a female social salsa dancer and I'm finding that the options for dance sneakers that are light and good for dancing but also won't cause some discomfort by the end of the night and potentially a blister slim.

What are some dance sneakers you have found that have a wide toe box or at least different widths to accommodate different feet? My fuegos are currently fine but I do notice my toes chafe against them by the end of a night out social dancing, so recommendations are much appreciated.

Hi, is anyone was anti social before, and salsa helped them, i used to be very shy, but once i did salsa i am scared no more of approaching someone. 😇

looking for studio reccomendations near Flatbush and/or Bedstuy- anyone have experience with Balmir Latin Dance Studio? Interested in Cuban salsa but not a dealbreaker

Hello. I’ve been wanting to try salsa for years. I haven’t yet though because of my height (5’1”). Honestly, I didn’t want to make women feel uncomfortable with my height difference when dancing. My question: is it worth it for me to try this activity? Should I have any trepidation in giving it a try? Thank you in advance for your time and your responses.