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 2, 2021 | Dance Yourself Happy, Salsa Dance Injury
Mental health is a real buzzword just lately, with reports that so many of us are tangibly suffering from prolonged disruption of our usual patterns of behaviour, our social gatherings, and increased uncertainty over finances and future plans. It seems that there is...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 20, 2021 | Beginner's Salsa
Do you feel like you have put your life on hold because of the Covid crisis? That you have to wait until things “get back to normal” before you start really living your life to the full again? You’re not alone! For the Salsa dancing community this has meant...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Aug 23, 2016 | Men's Salsa, Salsa Technique, Social Salsa Dancing
I happened to overhear a couple of girls chatting on the edge of the dance floor once… One said to the other “Oh you should go and dance with that guy over there…he’s a really good lead.” The way they were talking, you would think that “good...
