Recent content by dadada_486

Hi all, just wanted to ask this quickly. Some salsa teachers teach Chacha as either a warmup or at a very basic level in a salsa class. My understanding is basic chacha has the same stepping as on2 salsa with just syncopated beats added. Some I'm wondering is there actually a chacha scene since...

I think sometimes it's a combination of everything. I find salsa requires a kind of energy that is not alway present for me. Like I need to be a good mood, as well as have physical energy and not be too tired, at the same time I like to feel refreshed and not have danced too much over many days...

I have been wondering about this for a long time, as it has happened more than I would like. Sometimes you pay a fair bit of money for an entry fee only to "not feel it" and just sit there, and then leave only after a few dances. Salsa is obviously a very high energy dance rather than a "chill"...

Nahh... I get what you are saying. It was much worse than what you describe. We were in the middle of the floor. Think we were doing shines. Half way through the song, she just walked away. I yelled "hey"... I looked like a total idiot. One of the most embarrassing and insulting experiences I...

It was actually even worse than this. She didn't indicate she wasnt enjoying it or that I wasn't good enough. It was more simply she didn't care for the leads feelings if she walked away.

Probably going overboard but if there is one thing that should be barred from the dance floor, it is for either party, lead or follow, to leave and walk away half way through a song. I get it if the guy is being inappropriate or hurting the follow and it is also unfortunate if the lead smelled...

I'm sure some people have had this particularly when starting out. You go to a scene where the levels are just out-of-the-world high! It makes you not want to dance or ask for a dance because how on earth do you follow that guy! It feels almost like imposter syndrome. I'm actually asking for a...

This actually a very common thing and is different from rejection. I'm a regular dancer, but I'm a bit strange in that I don't dance every dance. I sometimes just like to watch, chat and conserve my energy. If a follow asks me to dance, unless I'm completely winded or really not in a mood, I...

And if you do, how do get over the corrosive idea, that some are innately better or get it easier than you do? This actually goes beyond dance and is a very common belief among the less-confident of us learning any new skill. Sometimes there is this urge to give up and just blame it on genes...

I might be wrong, but it seems what you saying is that in these scenes, the follows are mostly expats with very few local women, while the leads are native Arab men. Hate to be judgemental, but doesn't this create a strange vibe?

I think the snobbery I meant comes from not wanting to dance with very little space and only want to dance in ideal conditions. Also, it means you only have very dynamic and big moves and are unable or unwilling to adapt them to less space. Am I being unreasonably inflexible. I can understand...

The other day I went to an SBK event. The place was jam packed full of people, particularly the salsa floor. It was so packed that cannot imagine doing anything more than a close hold basic and simple turn. And this was exactly what 90% of the people were doing. Only the guys at the side were...

With respect, I still don't think you have answered the question. The answer of classes don't make you any better is too much of a negative answer and has no solution. What is the end goal of classes? What should it be and what should it teach you? Is it to expose you to as many movements and...

This is why relationships in a dance scene can get messy, but it seems your ex is extremely immature and unhealthy for the dance scene. I mean think of the number of people who do find their SO while dancing. It's hard to believe they would act like this guy. The thing is, what you describe is...

I don't want to talk out of ignorance, but don't some of these countries have strict with regards to sexuality and closeness with women. I'm not a drinker so don't much care for alcohol, but I'm just wary about doing any close holds in conservative middle Eastern countries.