Siete Loco (Crazy Seven) is rather common with a lot of videos out there. The figure is difficult for two reasons. 1) The Follow most be good enough to know that her left hand must be available on her right shoulder after the first 1-2-3. 2) After the two handed Coca-Cola and Dile Que No, the Lead must lead the
Read moreSiete Moderno is a little difficult to lead. At intermediate level it works in class but a Lead is likely to run into problems in social dancing, if the Follow does not know to make her left hand available almost at shoulder height as she turns. The first video is from “Dolce Dance”, Hungary: Same video at YouTube: Siete Moderno
Read moreSiete con Coca-Cola is a lovely intermediate move, easy and very popular, plenty of videos out there, and a nice way to do a Coca-Cola, a walking left turn. The video from the Hungarian Dance School “Dolce Dance” gives a good first impression: Same video at YouTube: Siete con Coca-Cola (A) Next a video from the Salsa Lovers DVD. Rene
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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
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The Grøndal Center is a huge multi sport center 6 km from the center of the city. At the parking lot near the main entrance an obscure newly renovated dance scene is almost left alone as if forgotten. The dance scene is mostly used for free outdoor Cuban Salsa, 5-8 weeks during the summer, usually on Fridays from 1800-2200. There
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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“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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