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Richie Kirwan

I’m just your average life loving, globe trotting, karate fighting, language learning, wave surfing, Japanese translating, salsa dancing Irishman. Oh, and I have a beard too!

Dance 101, SalsaFebruary 16, 2020

How To Find That Damn 1 Beat In Salsa Music

By Richie Kirwan

You’re getting better. You’ve nailed the basic step and you can even lead a basic turn and a cross body lead. You’re confidence is…

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Dance 101, SalsaJanuary 26, 2017

Do Choreography-Groups make Better Salsa Dancers?

By Richie Kirwan

This is it. Months of practice have culminated in this moment. Your heart is racing. Your palms are sweaty (blah, blah, mom’s spaghetti etc.)….

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Opinions, SalsaNovember 24, 2016

When You Lose Your (Dance) Mojo!

By Richie Kirwan

I’ve lost my mojo. I haven’t danced regularly in almost a year. In fact, the last time I did any serious amount of dancing…

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Dance 101, General DanceOctober 24, 2016

You NEED to be OK with Dancing like an Idiot!

By Richie Kirwan

It is probably what holds us back most in life, not just in dancing but in everything we do. That most irrational of fears,…

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Community, SalsaSeptember 26, 2016

Stuff Salseros Do

By Richie Kirwan

Salsa will change your life! I think it’s fair enough to say that anyone who starts dancing salsa (or any social dance for that…

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Dance 101, General DanceAugust 29, 2016

What Women Want… from a dance! (Tips to make you a better lead)

By Richie Kirwan

What do women want? This question has stumped MAN-kind since the dawn of time and continues to frustrate the less-attractive sex on a daily…

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Dance 101, General DanceMay 27, 2016

What To Do When You Mess Up While Dancing

By Richie Kirwan

You’re never so good that you don’t mess up every now and then! While perfection is a wonderful goal to aim at, helping us…

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General Dance, OpinionsFebruary 24, 2016

Becoming a Great Dancer (Obliterating racial stereotypes in 10,000 hours)

By Richie Kirwan

Dublin, Ireland Foreign girl: Where are you from? Me: Ireland Foreign girl: No your not, hahaha! Cali, Colombia Local girl: De donde es usted?…

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Bachata, Dance 101January 20, 2016

Why bother with Bachata?

By Richie Kirwan

I’m a salsero… but I dance Bachata too. It’s kind of like my “other dance”. You know, that thing I dance in between 4…

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Dance 101, General DanceDecember 23, 2015

An Idiot’s Guide to Dance Etiquette (Part Two)

By Richie Kirwan

Howdy folks. I started this guide to dance etiquette (all that stuff that you never actually get thought about dance but have to learn…

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