"Salsa" It is actually mambo. I suggest you listen to your instructor and follow the "1-2-3 PAUSE 5-6-7 PAUSE" and then forget that and listen for the clave in the song.
I dance every Saturday night in a club in my hometown with women from all over the world. Their styles vary. The chinos are stiffer than the gringas, the Ticas dance on the one, side to side, the colombianas are pretty smooth, although the caleñas like the vueltas y las costeñas no. Interesting enough, the best dancer I have encountered lately is from Nigeria.
"There is nothing lower than the human race...except for the French." - Mark Twain 1878-79
Merengue ! Thats my dam problem ! I danced so much Merenue when I lived in Panama , I play hell with the Salsa ! Piss's me off because I have always loved to dance .. Now of course when they play a Merengue , I get to use a lot of the East Coast Shag moves " Works really well "..
love2colombia My husband dances like the guy doing the shinein your posting and it scares the hell out of the other guys here in the UK so much so that they prefer to go to Eglish guys classes who dance like they've got a broom stuck up their arse rather than come to his salsa classes. We just despair....
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Peter (Moderator) (Dev team) says on Jun 21, 2007, 23:57:
Colombians also dance very differently: in Cali they move their hands around a lot, and generally in Colombia they dance rather "understated" (compared to New York where they show off a lot).
