Question By User: tiki_tiki_tiki When can you consider yourself a beginner/ intermediate/ advanced dancer? I know that depends on how long you’ve been dancing etc. But beyond that, what are some things beginner vs intermediate vs advanced people do/do not? Beginners are often shy and maybe step on people’s feet. Intermediate dancers start improvising…more ideas? …
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Answers User Jagg857 Of course!! And don’t overlook your feet & ankles! Warming up is VERY important. In social, you can warm up with a slow song and/or a Bachata. User Arshia42 As someone paying the price right now for not stretching/warming up and not using appropriate footwear- absolutely yes. warm-ups loosen the joints and …
Question by User rawr4me I want to be practicing salsa everyday (especially since the whole pandemic thing may last a while) but my room is carpet and my ensuite bathroom isn’t the ideal type of floor (or location). Are there portable dance floors suitable for practicing shines and turns and spins? I prefer an option …
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User phoenix_electric Hi Everyone! I posted a few weeks ago about dancing in Germany and Vietnam. I’m back from my trip and this is how it went: We cancelled our trip to Germany due to COVID-19. I got some dancing in Vietnam. It was super terrifying at first. I got a couple of dances in, …
Answers User fschwiet Date: March 12, 2020I stopped going to socials (salsa or bachata). We need to flatten the curve. Everyone should just take a few weeks off and see where this goes. I am in Buenos Aires Argentina. There were 21 confirmed cases nationally when I posted that. 9 more reported today. I only …
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Answers User Calaide96 Do a weird face at them. Always works. everything with moderation 😉 Also, reading the mood is important. User missedcall I had someone spin me around and duck down low w a weird face and it scared the shit out of me. Was so off putting. Just be careful w how …
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Question by User monday_girl99 I’m kind of new to the academic dance world, I mainly learned salsa and bachata while growing up in the Latino community(in Canada). When I was a teenager my mother once told me that I can’t ever say no when a guy asks me to dance with him because it is …
Question by User sharkman2019 Male lead beginner here just wondering how close I should stand in a closed frame- sometimes with a new partner I tend to stand a bit away So is it okay to stand close so your arm can go around to middle of her back shoulder blade ? Do women feel …
Question by User Absolut1on I have been learning Bachata since early Jan this year and did 4 weeks of learning the basics moves. Then, I moved into the Improvers category. For some reason, the non-beginners group size went from 40 to 10 that same week so they combined us all together (Improvers, intermediate, and advanced). …
Question by User jonsmif9797 I find it really difficult to transition from Salsa to Bachata, despite what the popular opinion is. I have learned Salsa for about 9 months, and currently on the intermediate level. Very very comfortable with the Salsa basics. (Comboing still requires mental power but I am learning). When I dance the …
