My wife has told me that when we are in a club lesson where there a number of beginners then it is very difficult for a follower to instruct a...
We had a great couple teaching for a while who put out a monthly video with the patterns they taught that month. It seemed like a great idea to help...
Consider yourself lucky. I've just schedule arthroscopic surgery for my knee. I haven't been dancing for a month and it will probably be another...
You've tried out a lot of different dance styles in 3 years. It is hard to imagine that you can become accomplished in any of them unless you are...
Dancing consistently is important but if you are trying to achieve something in particular then an intense week can be an advantage. I was an on-1...
For on-2 you start back with your left foot on the 1 beat. Step back with your right foot on the 2 beat for your break step (i.e. changing...
I suppose you should tell us why you prefer the second one . . . Generally I agree that YouTube is not a substitute for live lessons . . ....
Don't forget that you can practice the timing at home. Establishing muscle memory is essential and 3 weeks just isn't enough time. You can listen...
Yes, height matters for me. As a leader, too small is worse than too tall. If there is a sufficiently large height difference then there are some...
The two times I've been in Chicago I've enjoyed Green Dolphin Street.
Bernard and Sonyo Martinez have a set of videos (Mambo Caliente) that are unique in that they demonstrate patterns both on-1 and on-2. A good...
I do it for mental relaxation. Once I start dancing, all the troubles from the day go away.
I am an engineer too and the whole point of salsa dancing for me is to leave the engineering at work . . . One way to think about it is that in...
Some of this is buried in another thread but the final chapters and conclusions are here. Thanks to DF members for recommending clubs this past...
I've seen performance dance training "ruin" perfectly good social dancers. It is not a rule but it happens. One of my dance instructors teaches...
mama juanas Try Mama Juana's. I've been there 3x on two different trips to LA. The live music was fantastic every time. Good teachers including...
LQ disappointment OK . . . I have to say that LQ was a HUGE disappointment. The dance floor is kinda nice but that is the only nice thing I can say...
report so far . . . I went to Taj on Monday night right after I checked into my hotel. I have to say this first . . . they have the most expensive...
Thanks Dance234. I had not seen this website before. I'm pretty excited about checking out NYC for the first time.
Places to dance in NYC? I will be in NYC September 22-28. I"m looking for a good place for Salsa dancing. I'll be in the Times Square area but...
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