How To Find That Damn 1 Beat In Salsa Music
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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How To Pick The Right Dance Team
Thinking about joining a performance dance team? When choosing a dance team, it’s important to find one that fits our goals and expectations. So…
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When Dancing’s No Longer Just Physical
It didn’t make sense, but about six months after I moved to New York, my dancing got a whole lot worse for a while….
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Competing Pro-Am: 100% Worth It
Recently there’s been a lot of controversy in the salsa scene around the cost of competition, especially around pro-am competitions, where the student (am)…
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Social Dance Life #11 – Working Toward the Morocco Salsa Contest
The first time I encountered salsa dancing was in a crowded club in the capital city of Morocco – and I couldn’t believe my…
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LDC Podcast #32: “The mambo we dance and the salsa we eat” Eddie Torres
Eddie Torres also known as “The Mambo King” is a living legend in the Latin dance community. He has trained world-famous salseros like Adolfo Indacochea,…
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LDC Podcast #31 – “You don’t want to be in clicks” Jose Santamaria
Traveling out-of-state and overseas to teach is a dream that many young instructors have. But where to begin? And what steps should one take…
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LDC Podcast #30: “This dance began with a puppy love heartbreak” Eddie Torres
Eddie Torres also known as “The Mambo King” is a living legend in the Latin dance community. He has trained world-famous salseros like Adolfo Indacochea,…
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Do Choreography-Groups make Better Salsa Dancers?
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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How do I become a great dance instructor? Where to start? How does an average instructor become great? Apparently, it takes more than just…
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