by Shulagh Jacobs | Jul 11, 2017 | Salsa Styling
Every type of dance has its own identifiers… The music, the rhythm, the timing. Moves and combinations of moves. But the real essence of a dance is not steps or moves. It’s more than that. Steps can look generic and soulless....
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 25, 2017 | Dance Yourself Happy
The Salsa VIP Day – Case Study Last weekend I spent 5 hours with a special lady. Jo is a really keen social dancer, does regular classes and is eager to improve. She lives a fair distance away from me, and has lots of other things going on in her life, so coming...
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 24, 2017 | Men's Salsa
During your first few weeks of Salsa lessons, you were taught the Cross Body Lead. At least I hope you were (unless you were learning Cuban of course…) You were probably taught a specific pattern of steps for this move, and repeated it over and over. 1,2,3,5,6,7… No...
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...
