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Move of the Month - February, 2010
Check it out! A new Move of the Month for Feb, 2010 from Salsa Challenge!
Let us know what you think and Happy Dancing! Sam & Jenny
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Valentines Salsa Dance & Romance Blog by Sam Gill
Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate, cultivate, and indulge our capacity for love and romance. Romance is an interesting word with a range of meanings. It can suggest a brief and intense love affair, intense and exciting physical love, a spirit or feeling of adventure, and an inexplicable fascination or enthusiasm for something. Remember that Romance also designates the ...
<< MORE >>Tip of the Month - October 2009
Our Move of the Month (October 2009) is an adaptation of a rueda de casino move to partner salsa dancing. A great way to increase your repertoire of partner salsa moves is to learn rueda moves
and then understand how to adapt them. And you can also enjoy dancing rueda when you get a chance.
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Tip of the Month - August
Research has shown that self-actuated movement is important for brain acuity. The improvisational and movement aspects of salsa dancing are good for your brain as well as your body. If you dance with your partner with a nice connection (see our many blogs and podcasts on the Salsa Connection), it is also great for your social and personal life. The ambidextrous movement of our new “Encore Dancing”™ provides further benefits. And salsa dancing is fun fun fun! By Sam Gill ...<< MORE >>
Move of the Month - October, 2009
We are BACK!
After a busy summer.... we are back in action and bringing you the Move of the Month, Tip of the Month and much more related to salsa dancing! Enjoy!
Tip of the Month - June
Performance, Competition, and the Salsa Connection.
Recently I’ve seen several salsa competitions and performances and I’ve been in a few performances as well. One thing that I have been closely watching is the connectedness of dancers when they are doing planned or choreographed salsa dancing. I notice that even quite a few advanced dancers give up most of their connection when performing to simply do parallel movements. I think that the audience feels the results of this, sensing that the dancers are not connected or don’t have that desired partner chemistry. Those dancers that I love to watch are those who ...<< MORE >>
Tip of the Month - May
The Salsa-Challenge approach to learning salsa is based on our discovery that all salsa moves are comprised of just ten basic elements. To learn these ten elements, and the many basic variations for each, with solid technique, which is also excellent style, is key to establishing a strong foundation in salsa dancing.
The Salsa Connection, the art of partnering. Is the other fundamental to the Salsa-Challenge approach. Learning the many factors involved in creating the Salsa Connection and building the embodied skills required to connect with your partner is essential to smooth sensuous beautiful salsa dancing.
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The Salsa Connection, the art of partnering. Is the other fundamental to the Salsa-Challenge approach. Learning the many factors involved in creating the Salsa Connection and building the embodied skills required to connect with your partner is essential to smooth sensuous beautiful salsa dancing.
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Dan Pailas Winner of the Jack & Jill Contest in the Colorado Salsa Open
Congratulations Dan Pailas for winning the "Jack and Jill" competition during the Colorado Salsa Open in Denver!
Dan has been a Salsa Challenge student with Sam Gill for quite a while now, he has worked hard and grown a ton as a dancer!
You make us proud Dan, fabulous dancing - great job!!!
Here is what Dan has to say about Salsa Challenge dance classes:
"Sam and Jenny, you both are great instructors! Your classes are packed with useful moves, styling, footwork and technique information and you both are always good natured and encouraging. Having taken your "Salsa Challenge" class every Monday night, back to back sessions, for over 1 year I went from utter beginner to where I'm today. I frequently recommend to other dancers of any level to study with you both! Many thanks."
Dan has been a Salsa Challenge student with Sam Gill for quite a while now, he has worked hard and grown a ton as a dancer!
You make us proud Dan, fabulous dancing - great job!!!
Here is what Dan has to say about Salsa Challenge dance classes:
"Sam and Jenny, you both are great instructors! Your classes are packed with useful moves, styling, footwork and technique information and you both are always good natured and encouraging. Having taken your "Salsa Challenge" class every Monday night, back to back sessions, for over 1 year I went from utter beginner to where I'm today. I frequently recommend to other dancers of any level to study with you both! Many thanks."
SalsaTALK Podcast #11 Ten Basic Salsa Dance Elements
Download | Duration: 00:50:05
Episode #11 features Sam Gill in the Salsa Spotlight! Hear about how Sam has broken almost all of salsa dancing down to 10 basic elements! Learn these elements and use them to learn salsa and to break down more complicated moves!
Learn more about Sam at his website www.Sam-Gill.com
Click on the Play button above to hear SalsaTALK Podcast #11!
