Over the past few years, I have talked to many people (at all stages of their journey) in order to improve my knowledge about the motives of people who stay in and thrive in Salsa. For the majority of people, their introduction is through one of the many Salsa sub-communities; these can be built around… Read more »
Thousands of people worldwide have experienced the music, connection and hypnotic state that blows the world away and leaves us with the feeling of amazement. As such the Salsa scene is growing with new dancers becoming teachers and picking up the torch as leaders. However, as a street dance, there is no institution from which… Read more »
I have not blogged in a while as I am writing a book on my experiences in Salsa but a recent series of comments regarding to Kizomba (and on my Facebook wall) really hit home. The comments were not new and have been around a while and been applied to Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba and I am sure other… Read more »
London Salsa Events will soon be two years old and with over 500 events listed and over 4,000 visitors a month I wanted to tell the story of why and how this project came about and why I feel that it is one of the most significant projects in London Salsa. Origins A little under… Read more »
For the past five years, I have been turning to online content to find inspiration from those that are geographically far but have lessons to teach. Although I believe that the London scene is home to many creative dancers after a while you need new input from new places. I do not watch Salsa shows… Read more »
Learning something new is never easy. To aid the Salsa learning process instructors use training wheels to remove fear, and uncertainty and to provide a safe and predictable framework for learning. However, eventually, this can act as a restricting chain which must be broken for the sake of your dancing. In this post, I will… Read more »
