Salsa lessons

airetuPaL says on Jun 5, 2006, 19:37:

Wrong country Try Puerto Rico.

I got my steps from Lisa 'La boriqua' here in Chi. Cant beat that.

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Gomezman5 says on Jun 5, 2006, 22:23:

You're right...airetuPal I said PR was the place to go to learn about salsa...dancing, the music in general,,,etc. Then the guardians of the PBH board came out in force for my comments. God forbid you imply that Salsa is more Puerto Rican than Colombian. Do so at your own risk.

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Meli-Monita says on Jun 12, 2006, 00:42:

try different cities I lived in Barranquilla, where everyone dances like they are shagging on legs, then spent some time in Cali, where it's all twists and turns. If you're looking to be an instructor, I guess you'd best travel around a bit and hit the clubs to experience how different areas dance.

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Rubiazo says on Jun 12, 2006, 23:33:

In Bogota Queibra Cantos has salsa many nights of the week. There are plenty of places that teach it.

BTW for the umpteenth fucking time
Salsa has Cuban roots and it was really born in NYC, although MOST people playing it here were of Puerto Rican descent.

(but almost nobody in NYC dances salsa anymore, it's all about bachata and regueton here now, how boring, they DO dance better in Colombia than they do here now!)

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CuriosJoe says on Jun 13, 2006, 15:12:

Rubiazo you said "almost nobody in NYC dances salsa anymore" but that's not true, there are salsa socials/clubs in NYC every night with thousands of participants all of whom are way better dancers than your average crowd in colombia. salsa is an international movement with people used to practicing it for hours. check out www.salsanewyork.com for daily events and internation salsa congress.

u see that in colombia or latin america in general? the only salsa i saw was a couple of performers on stage in mangos and even those were average. regular crowd don't dance salsa; they hug tight, closed eyes, and switch foot to foot.

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Rubiazo says on Jun 15, 2006, 01:51:

CJ My gf in Bogota is a salsa FANATIC. She never missed a single Fania concert from the first one when she was barely out of diapers! You must have been hitting the wrong areas. We had no problem dancing our asses off over there.

Most people anywhere in the world under 25 do not dance salsa anymore. It's generally the older generation who is keeping it alive.

BTW i just checked your list. The Zona Rosa alone in Bogota has more shit going on than that!!! Man, there are some days that are completely BLANK, and other days where there's not a damn thing after 9pm!!! Thanks for reminding me why I never bother to go out anymore!

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SanDiegoSurf says on Jun 16, 2006, 18:48:

any salseros out there.. I am visiting Medellin for my first time in Colombia this August. I wanted to know what style of salsa is most popular. Do most of the dancers break on 1 (like here in CA) or is on 2 more common. thanks.

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