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 13, 2021 | Social Salsa Dancing
Chances are when you step onto a social dance floor for the first time after lockdown you will feel rusty and unfit. We all will. It doesn’t matter how good a dancer you are, no one can stop for nearly a year and a half and not notice some deficit in their...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 22, 2020 | Covid 19, Social Salsa Dancing
It’s been a harrowing couple of months for most of us. The unfortunate situation is that no social Salsa dancing or live Salsa classes have taken place since the end of March. Unless you actually live with someone who dances, then you won’t have danced with a partner...
by Shulagh Jacobs | Jun 25, 2016 | Beginner's Salsa, Men's Salsa, Social Salsa Dancing
If you’ve been taking Salsa classes or private Salsa lessons for a while, the thought of doing it for real on the dance floor can seem really scary and daunting. The first few dances are usually the hardest, and no matter how well you’ve been dancing in class,...
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...
