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 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 | 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 | 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 | Dance Yourself Happy
On the first day of Christmas my Salsa gave to me A basic step and a cross body On the second day of Christmas my Salsa gave to me Two happy feet, a basic step and a cross body On the third day of Christmas my Salsa gave to me Three double spins, two happy feet, a...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Dec 11, 2014 | Dance Yourself Happy, Salsa Styling
Anyone who knows anything about boxing will have heard the phrase “styles make fights”. All it means is that what makes a clash between two evenly matched fighters both unpredictable and interesting is the way their individual styles play out in the...
