The Steps Are Not The Dance

The Steps Are Not The Dance

Every type of dance has its own identifiers…   The music, the rhythm, the timing.   Moves and combinations of moves.   But the real essence of a dance is not steps or moves.   It’s more than that.   Steps can look generic and soulless....
The Inner Game Of Ladies Salsa

The ABC of Ladies Arm Styling

Arm styling for ladies is often seen as one of those dark arts in Salsa.   Few do it well, and most have little clue where to start, other than copying other dancers or teachers.   From my conversations with ladies who are at the level where they are just...
The Inner Game Of Ladies Salsa

What Is Ladies Styling?

Many women think of styling as showing off.   As having to adopt movements which aren’t “them”   As trying hard or trying to look a way that they don’t feel inside.   They equate styling with sticking their arms in the air and being cajoled into doing...