by Shulagh Jacobs | Oct 4, 2023 | Learning Salsa
You will never get serious results with a casual approach. And whether you like it or not, drop-in classes are a casual approach when it comes to learning Salsa – for teachers and not just for attendees. This perhaps is where the problem lies: Here’s why::...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Sep 20, 2023 | Salsa Technique, Social Salsa Dancing, Uncategorized
(Photo taken at I Like It Like That Vinyl Matinee Social, London Irish Centre, Camden) If you are at a Salsa club and having a break on the edge of the dance floor it’s natural to watch other dancers. For me it’s really interesting to see how differently people move...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jul 17, 2023 | Social Salsa Dancing
The vast majority of social dances are fun and enjoyable experiences. However, nothing about them is particularly memorable. But every once in a while you have a dance which you do remember for longer, and which brings a smile to your face for days, sometimes weeks...
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 10, 2023 | Dancer's Body, Uncategorized
If you’ve been to a mainstream Salsa club recently you’ll know warm ups are fairly predictable – both in content and the fact that only a small percentage of dancers bother to arrive early enough to participate. Some folk are still trickling in in driibs and...
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
If confidence was actually real, there would be a way of measuring it. There would be a sure fire recipe for it – something which people could brew up for every difficult or scary situation they were facing. And you’d be able to buy it from the supermarket...