by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 5, 2015 | Dance Yourself Happy, Salsa Styling, Social Salsa Dancing
The skill of improvisation in Salsa, or the ability to create turn patterns and shines spontaneously in mid-flow of the dance is not an innate gift or something that just happens when you’ve been dancing a long time. There are many extremely advanced...
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,...
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 24, 2015 | Dancer's Body, Ladies Salsa, Salsa Styling
One of the hardest things for a lady when learning to dance Salsa is learning to cope with dancing in heels. I believe that ladies should dance in heels…it gives a much more elegant line to the leg and completes the Cross Body Salsa dancer’s look. Somehow...
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 10, 2015 | Dancer's Body, Ladies Salsa, Salsa Styling
If you’re a female Salsa dancer of Intermediate level, you’re probably starting to think about adding styling into your dancing. But for many, things like body rolls, ripples and waves are off limits. The main reason – before you even get to...
by Shulagh Jacobs | May 3, 2015 | Ladies Salsa, Salsa Styling
Are you a lady who watches other female dancers wiggle and shimmy their way around the dancefloor but when you try, it feels like it just “isn’t you?” Do you shy away from embellishing your dancing with body waves and ripples? Do you...
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...
