What To Do When The Music Goes Wafty

What To Do When The Music Goes Wafty

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...
How To Buy, Build And Keep Your Confidence

How To Buy, Build And Keep Your Confidence

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...

My First Time

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...
Where’s My Rhythm?

Where’s My Rhythm?

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...
The Five Reasons Your Salsa Is Stuck

The Five Reasons Your Salsa Is Stuck

There comes a point where people reach a sticking point in their Salsa learning and the improvements start to dry up. It’s when this happens that some will seek out a private teacher for extra help and practice. But before you do that, it’s worth...
Where’s My Rhythm?

Why You Must Listen To More Salsa Music

If you’ve ever asked a teacher or advanced dancer how to improve your musicality, the most likely (and in many ways correct) response, would have been to tell you to go and listen to more Salsa music. This is indeed the missing link and the primary reason most social...