by Shulagh Jacobs | May 3, 2015 | Ladies Salsa, Salsa Styling
Are you a lady who watches other female dancers wiggle and shimmy their way around the dancefloor but when you try, it feels like it just “isn’t you?” Do you shy away from embellishing your dancing with body waves and ripples? Do you...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Apr 25, 2015 | Ladies Salsa, Social Salsa Dancing
When I was learning (and even now on the very odd occasion) I had those dances where I knew it just wasn’t happening between us. I couldn’t follow, I felt pulled off balance, dragged off time, wrong footed and worried about looking like I didn’t know what I was doing....
by Shulagh Jacobs | Mar 28, 2015 | Dance Yourself Happy, Social Salsa Dancing
When you first start dancing Salsa in clubs it can be daunting. You see all these amazing dancers spinning around the floor and feel despondent, wondering if it will ever be you… You came here to dance, but everyone looks so good, they all appear to know...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Mar 28, 2015 | Dancer's Body
I wrote an article on why I teach beginners to dance in bare feet initially. Most of my reasoning stems from my experience of working with people with significant pain issues who wanted to exercise and get fit. Even though they all had motivation and were prepared to...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Mar 23, 2015 | Dancer's Body
The thing that surprises people the most when they come to Salsa Intoxica for their first class is when I ask them to take their shoes off. Although on the surface this may seem an odd or unnecessary request, I have some very solid reasons which are based in my...
