by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 6, 2015 | Men's Salsa, Salsa Technique, Social Salsa Dancing
I was terrified when I first started to learn how to lead. I was worried I was going to find it too difficult and I wouldn’t be able to pull off a decent dance with another woman, or be convincing enough when teaching guys how to do it. This fear was mainly due...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 3, 2015 | Men's Salsa, Salsa Technique, Social Salsa Dancing
Learning to lead a freestyle Salsa dance is a huge challenge for guys. You’d think it was a dark art the way many Salsa teachers describe it. I wouldn’t go that far, although it sometimes appears that men who lead well have some indefinable quality that...
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 31, 2015 | Dancer's Body, Men's Salsa, Salsa Styling
There comes a point when a dancer has a great core technique nailed down and wants to start focusing on the things that will make their dancing look sharper and more stylish. But what tends to happen is that as the music gets faster, the moves get more complex,...