by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 6, 2020 | Online Salsa Classes
This will be a trigger question for many teachers out there. When I started teaching it was the same for me…I was frustrated by the students who were constantly showing me YouTube videos of the pro dancers at congresses and asking me to help them break it down...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jan 29, 2020 | Beginner's Salsa
I lost my mojo towards the end of last year. I found myself getting frustrated with some of the students on my lower level courses. Students who didn’t listen or put into practice what I taught them. Who insisted on running before they could even walk. Who wanted to...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 8, 2019 | Out And About, Salsa Music, Social Salsa Dancing
I think it’s time to start a coalition against dancing Salsa to non-Salsa music in the clubs. There is a big trend in some of the local Salsa venues to play a lot of RnB and Soul. I say a trend – it’s been going a long time as some of it is actually the music we...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Nov 20, 2018 | On2 Salsa
When I first started thinking about learning to dance Salsa On2, my options were limited. There were no classes or teachers teaching On2 near where I lived, and hardly anyone dancing On2 at the clubs I went to. It wasn’t feasible to get into London regularly enough...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jul 12, 2018 | Dancer's Body
Your ability to execute Salsa moves and shines in a way that is safe, aesthetically pleasing, smooth and technically correct will usually be limited by one thing… Your body!! Specifically your mobility, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance Now...
