1derpalm
Son Montuno
If I was in cuba for six weeks, based on my trips to cuba for one week (even not at an all inclusive) i would gain 28 lbs. My diet would consist of cristal, rum, corrado and ciego Montero naranja gaseosa. And 3 cuc pizza.
Eddie Torres weight-gain
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Sabrosura
Son Montuno
Lol, I don't drink and I wasn't a fan of the Cuban pizza or other street food. I was mainly drinking the ciego Montero sparkling water and diet cola, and living on fruit smoothies, eggs, avocado and the occasional "fancy" restaurant meal
For me, it's my feet that always get tired first. Then ankles, calves and eventually the whole leg. I would say I can dance at my best for 20 songs give or take before it starts to go downhill. I can still dance longer without stepping as much but that is not as enjoyable for me. Once my feet are exhausted, I hardly want to dance anymore as I feel like a sloth.
Also, I think it's time I invested in new footwear. My split-sole, low-heeled dance sneaker just isn't cutting it.
Follower has to be more active both mentally and physically than a lead. There is absolutely no comparison. Followers are burning more calories than the leaders, in same amount of time. Unless a leader is doing shines 100% of the time, no way he is more active than the follower.
28lbs in six weeks? Most people won’t be able to gain half as much even if they try
How did you fit into your clothes???
1derpalm
Son Montuno
Nice. I found the smoothies expensive-ish even in Havana. I did have mamey batido several times. I jest a bit. On the resorts, yes, I do go overboard. But in Havana you can't be walking around alone in Centro at 2 am drunk, so it was mostly the orange pop. It's the only thing that quenched my thirst.Lol, I don't drink and I wasn't a fan of the Cuban pizza or other street food. I was mainly drinking the ciego Montero sparkling water and diet cola, and living on fruit smoothies, eggs, avocado and the occasional "fancy" restaurant meal
1derpalm
Son Montuno
I mean if I stayed for six weeks. Back when I could almost get abs, I would go on vacation and gain 5 lbs with a spare tire.28lbs in six weeks? Most people won’t be able to gain half as much even if they try
How did you fit into your clothes???
I feel the same way, and if i'm not stepping a lot I don't feel like i'm dancing. It's usually the twisting/pivoting that becomes less pleasant with tired feet. With a hard sole with less grip, i think I can go on longer.
The bolded is exactly how I feel about shoewear. I've become super aware of my ankle twisting whenever I dance and having a hard sole would solve most of that. I also need a high enough heel otherwise I get pain in the achilles.
But if it's hard on the inside, it might also hurt more in the long run
My new approach is just to twist less. If it's a good dance floor i can use the less rubbery shoes
DJ Yuca
Son Montuno
I suspect you're right, which is why the following is more relevant to followers than leads:
And even then - I don't think dancing on its own is balanced enough to make one super fit, even for salsa followers. (Particularly if you're not dancing performance style.) Dancing as the focus but also doing various exercises, particularly anaerobic, strength-building activities, would be better in my non-expert opinion.
Sabrosura
Son Montuno
Depends what we mean by fitness. If we're talking about cardiovascular fitness, salsa is great for that (at least for follows). As for strength, salsa, like most dancing does help strengthen muscles in the legs, but obviously not others, so some kind of upper body strength training is needed in addition.
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Male salsa dancers usually burn 200-300 calories in an event. Thats probably equivalent of one beer or a can of coke. If anything salsa leads to parties and more food.
This title is a bit awkward. If the title should not have ET's name on this topic. If he is discussed one of many people thats fine.
This title is a bit awkward. If the title should not have ET's name on this topic. If he is discussed one of many people thats fine.
Agree. I'm curious if the OP knows when it happened. For all we know, the transition could have taken years. The only videos I've seen of ET skinny was from the 1970s lol. That's a heck of a long time ago. I've always known ET as a big dude.
You could add a bunch of people to that list if we're going to account for a 40+ year dancing career.
I saw this! Was really interesting from a dancer's perspective. To me, that docomentary changes how I look at performance culture today. I don't know how he managed to get those dancers to look THAT good on stage after such a short period of time. I want to see more of those old dancer training videos. ET is such a good orator. I can feel the pain in his voice.
In case anyone is interested in what the heck we're talking about, there is a documentary about ET preparing his group of dancers to perform with Tito Puente at the Apollo theatre in NYC. How he managed to prep his dancers, the pressures they were facing, etc. The fun part was listening to the dancers talk about getting the opportunity to perform live on stage.
I haven't been able to find the doc anywhere online so I guess ET hasn't yet uploaded it to the public domain.
I haven't been able to find the doc anywhere online so I guess ET hasn't yet uploaded it to the public domain.
To side track the conversation, most or all of the ET dancers were drawn from among the best dancers in NYC. It isn't that they became top dancers after they joined his temp. ET often used to spotted people with better dancing skills/talents and invite them to his team.
That is what my understanding was based on what I read back in the day and interacting with some of his dancers from the 90s.
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