by Shulagh Jacobs | Aug 31, 2022 | Beginner's Salsa
The early days of Salsa lessons are by far the most crucial, as it is such a steep learning curve if you are starting from scratch with no prior dance experience. This is particularly true for guys, who typically lead the dance and have to master what I term “the...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Aug 16, 2022 | Beginner's Salsa, On2 Salsa
One of the things beginner Salsa dancers often ask after they’ve moved past the technical frustrations of learning the step is this: “Why is it called a Suzy Q?” It’s one of those things that seasoned social dancers don’t really...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 4, 2022 | Beginner's Salsa, Salsa Mindset, Social Salsa Dancing
One of the things that bothers me most as a Salsa teacher is when I ask my students (or any novice or beginner) for a dance and they shift around nervously, their stress levels visibly start to rise, and sometimes they even back away, make an excuse, or run off. Now...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 24, 2021 | Beginner's Salsa, Salsa Mindset
I can remember the days when I was just starting out. I don’t think I ever thought learning Salsa was going to be easy, but I had been teaching fitness and aerobics classes for some years, and considered myself more coordinated than the average person. So on one...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 20, 2021 | Beginner's Salsa
Do you feel like you have put your life on hold because of the Covid crisis? That you have to wait until things “get back to normal” before you start really living your life to the full again? You’re not alone! For the Salsa dancing community this has meant...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Sep 24, 2020 | Beginner's Salsa, Salsa Mindset
Here is the first episode of my new podcast where I aim to dig deeper into topics which cause people to struggle with bringing their dancing hopes and dreams to full fruition. Ironically these issues don’t always limit themselves to dancing, and they often throw...
