by Shulagh Jacobs | Apr 25, 2015 | Ladies Salsa, Social Salsa Dancing
When I was learning (and even now on the very odd occasion) I had those dances where I knew it just wasn’t happening between us. I couldn’t follow, I felt pulled off balance, dragged off time, wrong footed and worried about looking like I didn’t know what I was doing....
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...
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 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...