Women Picking the Right Dance Shoes
23 October2016December 8, 2018

Women Picking the Right Dance Shoes

Dancers need good shoes on the dance floor. This is especially true for female dancers. Whether you are a Salsa, Swing, Ballroom or Latin dancer, you need good quality dance shoes. So, what makes a shoe good for dancing? First of all, dance shoes have to be light and flexible. You don’t want your shoe to impede your motion while dancing. Dance shoes usually have extra sole cushioning for comfort and should be perfectly fitted to the feet, Choosing the Right Dance Shoes: Each dance usually requires a specific type of dancing shoe. Male Ballroom and Salsa dancers typically go...

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Mr. NuevolutionGeneral, Latino, Women,
Roots of Bachata
23 October2016December 8, 2018

Roots of Bachata

Throughout the Dominican Republic’s rich and difficult history, which includes foreign occupation and a repressive dictator, the festive spirit of its people has allowed the island nation to persevere. The music of the island has helped fight many of the trials presented to it. During the reign of the dictator Trujillo, merengue was proclaimed the official music of the nation, to the shock of many Dominicans. Although the dictator introduced many repressive measures to Dominican society, the freedom of merengue helped the nation cope with the hardships. The shock of the official recognition of this expressive type of music was...

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Mr. NuevolutionBachata, Latino,
Listening vs. Hearing
23 October2016December 8, 2018

Listening vs. Hearing

For a long time many people have been asking me actively what is “listening” and what is “hearing” music.  Well I have been researching this for sometime and found some great articles on the net the actively explains the difference between listening and hearing.  This is something that is very important to a dancer as music is the common language that we are using to express a feeling.  Take a read.  I hope this clarifies many of your questions… First, lets’s identify what is listening and what is hearing… Many students use listen and hear interchangably. However, there is an...

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Salsa Music Structure
23 October2016December 8, 2018

Salsa Music Structure

Lately I have been asked several times about how to be a more musical dancer, and how to “anticipate” what’s going on in a song to adapt your dancing to the music… My obvious answer was (and is…) “listen to as much salsa music as you can”, but some people might not be satisfied with such a solution, and might need a more detailed explanation. So, without further ado, here is a schematic chart of a typical song structure, some explanations, and an example using a contemporary piece… Probably Four One general principle which applies to most salsa songs of...

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