Although I’m STILL in Love with Salsa/Mambo as sure as the first day I started, it is always good to stretch out my dance muscles and expand my dance vocabulary doing different partner work dances with different timing. It keeps the follow skills nimble and resistant to anticipation! Last night, I did just that checking out DC Casineros Casino Cuban Social ...
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This social dance had the potential to be a hot, torrid, out of control M.E.S.S. because of the furious speed and push of the song but these two dancers played it smoothly, playfully, and stylishly to a fault! Musicality, strong technical skills, and great pacing define this dance. Bravo!
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Blast from the Past. Years ago when I first started stumbling backwards into the world of The Salsero, there was a guy from NY who was extremely fashionable and fashion forward with advanced level skills on the dance floor. Comparatively, I was an awkward, fumbling, oblivious to Salsero etiquette, brash and uncouth, arms flailing dangerously, hyper dancer trying to find my ...
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This subject was inspired by a Facebook post by DJ Renzo. Personally, outside of gauging whether a Salsa or Bachata Pro Dancer can DRAW an audience based on their Name/Brand/Dance Style ALONE making their fee worthwhile & profitable to ME, one of the Top criteria I use for booking Dancers for Workshops/Performances is whether or not I KNOW that the Artist being ...
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(DISCLAIMER- If you have performed to this song, I’m not shatting on your performance. Just stating my dismay about the overuse of this song!) UPDATE FROM RESPONSE TO THIS BLOG ON FB- I’ve since learned the name of the song in question is Propuesta Indecente. Going through performance videos I clipped Friday night from the DC Bachata Congress, I must ...
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Tanya J Smith Washington DC Salsa Mambo Bachata Latin