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 14, 2014 | Salsa Technique
When you first start to learn Salsa, traditionally you start off in beginner and improver level classes where you learn the basic steps and the rudimentary mechanics of leading and following. The next step on the ladder is classes which teach linked moves in a linear...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Nov 19, 2014 | Salsa Technique
Salsa allegedly is a partner dance…or so they tell me… Of course, my REAL partner is the music. It’s very much a triangular relationship. But I don’t tell the man that. I let him think he’s in charge 😉 Every once in a while though, as a lady...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Nov 15, 2014 | Salsa Styling, Salsa Technique
If you’re a lady who’s been dancing for more than a few months, you’re probably in a place where you want to make your dancing look better, but do you really know where to start? Few ladies do. Styling is often seen as one of the big esoteric...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Nov 8, 2014 | Salsa Technique
Have you found that although you take lots of group classes, your social dancing doesn’t really feel or look any different? Maybe if you’re a man, your repertoire of moves hasn’t increased – you get stuck in the same turn patterns which...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Nov 3, 2014 | Salsa Technique
You could be forgiven in thinking that because the man leads the dance in Salsa, it’s all about him. Yes on the surface it definitely appears that way. The man decides what moves he’s going to lead, and gets a lot more room to play around with his...
