THREE SESSIONS of fun, footwork, body movement, music and jamming! This is about bringing Brisbane dancers together to enjoy great music, challenge ourselves with body movement and great footwork. Love Salsa? You should be JAMMING!!! WEDNESDAYS 8PM : November 9th, 16th, 23rd *** 45min non-stop footwork/body movement jam, followed by social dancing! Attend ALL THREE sessions (just $50) or any… Read more →
As dancers, investing in ourselves should a priority. After all, our body is our instrument. Often the short term effects of what we do to ourselves go easily unnoticed, so we keep pushing the boundaries. But in reality, the bad habits catch on and catch up with us in the end. So here are a few thoughts on investing into… Read more →
As a follower, I always find massive variation between leaders when it comes to the ‘strength’ of their lead. Since we are meant to respond to the lead lightly and efficiently, it is helpful for guys to understand what is expected from them. When you start your dance, your partner will sense from your first touch how you will treat… Read more →
I am on the dance floor. It’s been a long day, and I can finally let my hair down! All excited, I start to relax and follow my leader’s ‘conversation’. Only, a few moments in he has a strange look on his face! What’s going on? Nothing out of the ordinary, I have seen this move before… Then he tries… Read more →
In our next Mambo course we’ll be doing Cha Cha shines instead of Mambo shines. For something different ~ to challenge the timing ~ to have some well-deserved fun! So why do we need Cha Cha? Well, firstly, Cha Cha Cha is super cool! It is directly related to Salsa through its underlying percussion rhythms. (If you… Read more →
The biggest challenge facing linear Salsa dancers is that conversion to On2 actually feels much like learning a brand new style. As you do familiar moves, they are fitted into a new timing pattern; everything feels back to front, leaving you constantly coming out of them on the wrong timing! That is your body saying, “I want to do it… Read more →
I find a lot of long time dancers fall into two categories: those that are content to just do a bit of social dancing and don’t bother doing classes any more (I’ll address that in another post), and those who take classes without using it in a practical sense. Both types of dancers can have good reasons for choosing their… Read more →