Articles on Salsa

It’s been over a week since our last Quick Fix Lesson due to the holiday. Here is another On2 combo we taught to our students. Enjoy!

In this video we explain some salsa faux pas as well as solutions. Get a notepad, we go through a lot of them. Oh and a mirror will help. Enjoy!

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Ian and I had the chance to attend the 9th Annual New York International Salsa Congress and we’re still buzzing from it. This was one of the biggest congresses in the world accommodating 4000+ salseros y salseras. The congress started on Wednesday the 2nd till Sunday the 6th PLUS there was a Salsa Cruise on Monday. We made it out for the All Day Saturday and Sunday workshops, performances, and social dances.

The workshops were plentiful! The few that were sure-fire picks included Eddie Torres (of course!), Leon Rose, and Melissa Rosado. There were so many workshops at times it was hard to choose. However we did get a chance to go to a bunch of let’s say “Extracurricular Workshops”. Perhaps Cha-Cha-Cha can be in this category. But specifically we are talking about the Bachata and Samba workshops.

Saturday

We started with Leon Rose’s On2 Partnerwork class. Having taken his class last year at the DC Salsa Congress in 2008 it was a no-brainer that we had to take his class again. His moves are always a little *different* or perhaps intricate, or crazy-ish. The class was a good start to the morning, enthusiastic and high energy. The move includes intricate handholds and requires sharp execution. You can view it below in our NYISC Workshop Gallery. A common problem with moves that are a little tricky is that if you don’t rotate fast enough the students sometimes get stuck with a partner who just doesn’t get it. Our conclusion is that for a group this big it is important to rotate quickly. Spending 10 minutes with one partner who hasn’t grasped it yet doesn’t help either of you.

The next class we tried to go to was Eddie Torres‘ On 2 Partnerwork Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks everybody for coming out to our Salsa Lessons @ PSU. Again we worked on ‘On2′ with our Level 3 group. It is very important that you learn both styles as it can diversify your moves, strengthen your musicality, and will allow you to dance with many leaders or followers. For the On1 Enthusiasts, it only takes a little thought to convert it to On1 …. but the sequence is a little smoother On2. Enjoy!

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Well if you haven’t yet visited our Weekly Lessons Page then you should do so now . We will be consistently adding new content every week, most of which will be intermediate to advanced. So if you need that quick fix then this is for you! This week we focused on some On2 footwork and a short sequence. Enjoy!

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