by Shulagh Jacobs | Mar 7, 2016 | Dance Yourself Happy, Salsa Technique, Social Salsa Dancing
Why do we dance? For most of us, it’s because the feeling of connection we get when we dance with a partner is the most magical feeling on the planet. Once you’ve experienced that magic, nothing else comes close. If you’ve not been...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 8, 2016 | Men's Salsa, Salsa Technique
Many improver level dancers – particularly guys – feel that they aren’t really dancing. They worry that it looks like they are just stepping from one place to the next in the dance and don’t actually have any dancing of their own. At that point...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 7, 2016 | Salsa Technique
The Difference Between an Intermediate and Advanced Salsa Dancer I was asked recently “What is the difference between an intermediate and advanced Salsa dancer?” Most people would immediately assume that it would be largely to do with the amount of moves...
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 | Jan 31, 2015 | Salsa Technique, Social Salsa Dancing
I had a great question from Debbie about a problem many women struggle with when social Salsa dancing, so I thought write a whole article with some suggestions. She says: “Some dancers I dance great with and others I muck up moves although most of the time I...
