by Shulagh Jacobs | Mar 28, 2015 | Dancer's Body
I wrote an article on why I teach beginners to dance in bare feet initially. Most of my reasoning stems from my experience of working with people with significant pain issues who wanted to exercise and get fit. Even though they all had motivation and were prepared to...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Mar 23, 2015 | Dancer's Body
The thing that surprises people the most when they come to Salsa Intoxica for their first class is when I ask them to take their shoes off. Although on the surface this may seem an odd or unnecessary request, I have some very solid reasons which are based in my...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 22, 2015 | Dancer's Body, Salsa Styling
When I was learning Salsa in the early days, one of my biggest frustrations was not being able to respond to what I was feeling in the music and translate it into body movement… I wanted to be one of those dancers who had the music literally flowing through...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 15, 2015 | Dance Yourself Happy, Social Salsa Dancing
I’ve been having a few interesting discussions with Salsa dancers recently about chemistry on the dancefloor and the nature of connection. Some of the questions that have arisen have provoked more than a little debate and led me to write this article, prompted...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 7, 2015 | Dancer's Body, Social Salsa Dancing
I wrote this article for Debbie who was asking me why she sometimes messed up certain Salsa moves even though she knew them but didn’t recognise them, or what her response should be until too late. There are a few different issues which could be causing this,...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 2, 2015 | Dance Yourself Happy
One of the biggest reasons people give up in the early stages of learning Salsa is the fear of looking silly because they can’t do it. And teachers and competent dancers are sometimes a bit quick to play down or dismiss these fears altogether. ...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 1, 2015 | Salsa Music, Social Salsa Dancing
One of the biggest hurdles that new Salsa dancers have to overcome is learning how to actually fit their steps to the music, and it’s no surprise that many find this difficult and get stuck with their dancing as a result. Salsa music is complex. It’s busy, frenetic...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jan 31, 2015 | Salsa Technique, Social Salsa Dancing
I had a great question from Debbie about a problem many women struggle with when social Salsa dancing, so I thought write a whole article with some suggestions. She says: “Some dancers I dance great with and others I muck up moves although most of the time I...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jan 17, 2015 | Dance Yourself Happy, Salsa Technique
“I don’t want to be a professional dancer…I just want to be able to dance a bit better so I can enjoy it more.” I hear these words a lot on my travels round the Salsa clubs of Essex, Herts, Kent and London. And they are usually uttered by people who are...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jan 17, 2015 | Ladies Salsa, Out And About
I really don’t think this is a problem for guys…but for us girls, getting dressed to go dancing is an art and a science! Too short, too uncomfortable, too revealing, not revealing enough, does garment actually stay where it’s supposed to? Can you...
