by Shulagh Jacobs | Aug 31, 2022 | Beginner's Salsa
The early days of Salsa lessons are by far the most crucial, as it is such a steep learning curve if you are starting from scratch with no prior dance experience. This is particularly true for guys, who typically lead the dance and have to master what I term “the...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Feb 4, 2022 | Beginner's Salsa, Salsa Mindset, Social Salsa Dancing
One of the things that bothers me most as a Salsa teacher is when I ask my students (or any novice or beginner) for a dance and they shift around nervously, their stress levels visibly start to rise, and sometimes they even back away, make an excuse, or run off. Now...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jul 10, 2018 | Social Salsa Dancing
As World Cup fever rises in the UK following England’s victory over Sweden, many people are temporarily taking their eye off the ball with their Salsa as they plan to give their midweek classes a miss so they can watch the semi-finals. But there are actually...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 18, 2018 | Men's Salsa
Given that men are supposed to be the more logical thinkers of the two sexes, it does seem that many guys lose a grip on that logical approach when it comes to learning Salsa. They focus doing doing doing more and more stuff rather than giving us ladies the experience...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 4, 2018 | Men's Salsa
Guys… If you added up all the time you spent doing classes, learning routines and shines, and watching YouTube videos, And then compared it to what you actually do on the dance floor, You might be a bit shocked. I think it would be fair to say that a lot of guys...
