by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 27, 2014 | Dance Yourself Happy, Dancer's Body
If you’re anything like most people, then year after year you’ve probably binged on alcohol and festive goodies throughout the whole of the festive period and then as soon as it hits January you’ve gone on the detox New Years bandwagon, lost a few...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 14, 2014 | Salsa Technique
When you first start to learn Salsa, traditionally you start off in beginner and improver level classes where you learn the basic steps and the rudimentary mechanics of leading and following. The next step on the ladder is classes which teach linked moves in a linear...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 14, 2014 | Dance Yourself Happy
On the first day of Christmas my Salsa gave to me A basic step and a cross body On the second day of Christmas my Salsa gave to me Two happy feet, a basic step and a cross body On the third day of Christmas my Salsa gave to me Three double spins, two happy feet, a...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 11, 2014 | Dance Yourself Happy, Salsa Styling
Anyone who knows anything about boxing will have heard the phrase “styles make fights”. All it means is that what makes a clash between two evenly matched fighters both unpredictable and interesting is the way their individual styles play out in the...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 11, 2014 | Ladies Salsa, Salsa Styling
Many ladies are resistant to the idea of performing shines. Whenever their partner breaks away from them, they freeze in terror, forget all the cool footwork they’ve learnt in styling classes, and visibly shrink into their dance shoes. I think this is a real shame...