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...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 27, 2014 | Dance Yourself Happy, Dancer's Body
If you’re anything like most people, then year after year you’ve probably binged on alcohol and festive goodies throughout the whole of the festive period and then as soon as it hits January you’ve gone on the detox New Years bandwagon, lost a few...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 14, 2014 | Salsa Technique
When you first start to learn Salsa, traditionally you start off in beginner and improver level classes where you learn the basic steps and the rudimentary mechanics of leading and following. The next step on the ladder is classes which teach linked moves in a linear...
