Laura Riva is in a class of her own. Her Canadian based dance blog, The Dancing Grapevine – All about the “Social” part of Dancing, is without doubt the mother of all dance blogs, when it comes to the social aspects of dancing. Laura has a formidable ability to generalize in the good sense, to always be spot on, to
Read moreI love to dance with people I haven’t danced with before, and I ask people I don’t know for a dance all the time. I seldom get a no. And if I do, I don’t get offended anymore. I have developed a strategy for no nos. I call it: “say no to yourself” in a positive, proactive manner. 1. Pain
Read moreBeing a non-Spanish speakning social latin dancer is somehow a paradox. A Spanish speaking person will tell you that understanding the lyrics, singing along just a little, is a major part of the fun on the dance floor dancing Salsa and Bachata. More importantly, knowing the lyrics makes it easier to understand what the music expresses, to read the music,
Read moreOne amazing fact about social dancing is that a leader is allowed to do even the weirdest and most far out crazy stuff, as long as he can get his follower to follow, and she has a good time. Even if the follower cannot follow, connection can make up for it and for any other thing that is missing! As
Read moreWhen a relatively new Salsero after 2-3 years or more, depending on talent and effort, has danced at advanced level of several Schools for some time, there are two good ways to proceed: “enough” or “more”. The “enough” approach is ok. There are other things in life than dancing and you can always dance socially as much as you like.
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