by Shulagh Jacobs | Apr 19, 2017 | Beginner's Salsa, Dancer's Body
People often ask why I focus on the science behind dancing and learning to dance… To me it’s very simple and obvious. Salsa dancing, although both an art and a physical skill, requires complex interactions between brain, body and nervous system. Understand how...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Apr 17, 2017 | Salsa Music, Social Salsa Dancing
When you’ve been dancing a while there’s a word that starts to appear in your vocabulary. That word is musicality. It’s a mystical word because no one really seems able to categorically define it. Yet most would agree that it’s something that all good dancers possess....
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jan 24, 2017 | Ladies Salsa, Salsa Styling
For me, styling my Salsa dancing has always been about freedom of expression and choice. However as our dance scene evolves, trends in shows and performances influence social dancers, and the stylistic boundaries that separate one dance from another become...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 29, 2016 | Salsa Technique
There comes a point where people reach a sticking point in their Salsa learning and the improvements start to dry up. It’s when this happens that some will seek out a private teacher for extra help and practice. But before you do that, it’s worth...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Sep 26, 2016 | Salsa Music
If you’ve ever asked a teacher or advanced dancer how to improve your musicality, the most likely (and in many ways correct) response, would have been to tell you to go and listen to more Salsa music. This is indeed the missing link and the primary reason most social...
