The classic Cuban Salsa (Miami style) move Siete Moderno is one of many similar dubious Miami style Siete/Panqué moves. Looks easy and convincing but they don’t work that well in social dancing. Mainly because Siete/Panqué is a basic figure that turns the Follow in and out in a rectangular slot. It is not in the DNA of such a figure
Read moreThe move Siete con Coca-Cola is on the surface a lovely intermediate move, “easy” and seemingly very popular. At least we can find many videos demonstrating the move on YouTube. But it is a problematic social move because it is difficult for the Lead to lead it properly. It works in Rueda de Casino because the Follow is supposed to
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“Islands Brygge” (Island’s Quay) in the center of Copenhagen harbor is a very popular place for open air free dance events like Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba and Tango, almost every day in the summer time, and you have many indoor dance events the rest of the year. This local Cultural Center dance venue with a lot of outdoor and indoor facilities,
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Dolce Dance, Dolce-Dance.com, could be one of the biggest European Salsa – Bachata – Kizomba dance schools. It is impressive that this Hungarian school has local schools in Serbia and Romania. For an English speaking person searching YouTube for Cuban Salsa, videos from a Hungarian dance school are not likely to show up in the results unless you search for
Read moreThe challenge of rejection in social dancing is often downplayed to the extent that we almost lie about it. I’m not just talking about getting a no when asking for a dance but also about not being asked at all or so little that it is such a pain to go social dancing that you don’t go. Rejection is a
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“Dansepladsen” (litteraly “the place to dance”) is located in a corner of the biggest park of Copenhagen, “Fælledparken”. If the sun is shining, “Dansepladsen”, simply called “Fælledparken” among the local dancers, is the most popular dance venue in Copenhagen. It is free and it is World Class. 1. Summer Dance in Fælledparken During the summer, from end of June to
Read moreIt is no surprise that Abanico Complicado comes in several good versions, only the end of the move being different. Three of the versions deserve to be in the repertoire of a Salsero at advanced level. Nice that you can choose which ending to use, depending on music, your mood and on how well the Follow is doing. A closer
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We all seem to agree that the new album, “Cantor del Pueblo”, released 2018, by Alexander Abreu y Havana D’ Primera, lives up to expectations. The band has just had a very successful concert in Copenhagen, June 2018, the second concert in a year. They performed several of the new songs. The audience already knew them and applauded like crazy.
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The “Arrasando” (Devastating) album from 2009 is one of the very best albums by Los Van Van and one of the very best timba albums ever. Here is the story. In 2016 “Arrasando” disappeaerd from Spotify and other music services due to some copyright issue. For several years now, no one has heard this fantastic album unless they have the
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“Salsafy Your Life”, Dancing Solutions to Energize Your Life, An A-Z Guide, is a cute little book, published 2018. Almost a “Salsa for Dummies for Children and Grown Ups”. Most pages have a headline with a picture of dancers often featuring the author, a short paragraph or two, a yellow post-it note, and a bulleted list with highlights. Almost a
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