by Shulagh Jacobs | May 16, 2017 | Men's Salsa
The main barrier to guys becoming proficient leads in Salsa is not what most people think. It’s the way Salsa is taught to guys that causes most of their problems. As you may have already discovered, leading is multi-tasking of the cruellest variety. Not...
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 2, 2017 | Salsa Music
Guys… You’ve probably experienced this scenario: You lead your partner onto the floor. You get ready to start your Basic. And then you realise. There is no “one”. In fact there’s no beat at all. The music is just...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Wouldn’t it be great if you could buy confidence… From the supermarket or mail order from Amazon. This Salsa thing would be so much easier. You wouldn’t be scared of messing up. Of making yourself look stupid. The problem is, confidence isn’t constant. It comes...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Apr 23, 2017 | Social Salsa Dancing, Uncategorized
Back in my early days of dancing Salsa, one of my first moments of real, sublime dance floor connection was to this tune… To this day it’s still one of my favourites: I’ll never forget that dance… It was the first time I felt truly in synch...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Apr 20, 2017 | Beginner's Salsa
And what the hell IS it, anyway… Rhythm is just a series of repeated events which occur in a regular pattern. It’s all around you. The sun rising and setting. Horses trotting and galloping. It’s inside you. Your heart beat. Your breathing. Your pulse. So you...
