I received a private message from Dance Friend who was at Clarendon Grill thanking me for respecting his dance slot last night. A guy asked me to dance and led me right in the middle of a tight quad of couples who had already established dance slots in the vicinity and I guess my new partner just figured he would ...
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Review/Recap of Salsa Training with Rasove of Yamulee at Baltimore’s Sentimiento Dance Company. I was fortunate enough to get invited to a private group training with Yamulee Principal Dancer and Instructor Rasove Ramirez this morning. Baltimore’s Sentimiento Dance Team has been traveling to Yamulee’s NYC Bronx Studio 1-2X a month this year to get trained on all aspects of Mambo ...
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I was reflecting on my Dance Experiences at Pura Vintage Salsa Festival 2012 in Richmond, VA– which were wildly divergent- particularly reviewing the different Salsa Faces I make based on the dance experience I am having. The faces evolved over the years from experiencing many different types of dancers. Each Patented Face depends on the Status, Perceived Level, Perceived Enjoyment ...
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Obersations and Personal Experiences while visiting Seoul, Korea to attend the SalsaCon 1 Festival Oct 7- Oct 14, 2013. 1) Air Conditioning is a National Priority in the Seoul Salsa Scene. Every venue I went to had floor to ceiling Industrial Strength Air Conditioning Units- SEVERAL in fact- set all around the room to ENSURE your dance night would be ...
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I generally don’t like Dips and warn all prospective dance partners against any attempts at doing them with me if I even sense they are “Dippers”. If I haven’t properly vetted the Dipping potential of a partner and they attempt to Dip me while we dance, I kindly tell them- while we are fumbling through their Dip attempt gone horribly ...
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Tanya J Smith Washington DC Salsa Mambo Bachata Latin