by Shulagh Jacobs | Mar 25, 2018 | Salsa Music
Imagine the Queen was visiting your town. Even if you didn’t read the newspapers, you would know. You would know because the shops would dress their windows differently, people would put flags up and flowers everywhere. The nearer it got to the visit, the more obvious...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Mar 13, 2018 | Salsa Technique
Balancing your internal world to become a better dancer… Ask most people what they are dancing with and you might get a few different replies. Some would say their feet. Others might say a partner. Some may say they dance from their heart. But when you look...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 22, 2018 | Men's Salsa
One of the things I teach guys is how to be infinitely creative using only very simple, basic moves. And the reason is this: As a follower, there’s nothing worse than have a lead try to push, pull, drag or force you through a series of moves that you either don’t...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 8, 2018 | Men's Salsa
All guys worry that their moves aren’t varied or interesting enough to keep followers happy… In my view this is rarely a lack of material – when you think about it, any guy who is doing classes on a weekly basis is going to be learning plenty of...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jan 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
How do you know how good you are… I mean not just guessing… How do you really KNOW? Let’s face it, Salsa isn’t like learning Ballet or Ballroom where you have exams, medals, boxes to be ticked. And if it was, how do you measure and assess things...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jan 30, 2018 | Salsa Technique
There are plenty of options when it comes to improving your physical dance technique and adding to your moves repertoire. You can go to weekly classes locally, practice social dancing, attend workshops, dance holidays and festivals worldwide. However what I’m...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Oct 14, 2017 | Men's Salsa
It seems that some Salsa people are sceptical of my claims that I can improve a guy’s leading skills in 2 weeks… What I’m not clear on is whether they are questioning my personal ability to deliver the result that I’ve claimed, Or if they just don’t believe...
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...
