Just curious. How long have you been dancing Salsa?
So where are you on your Salsa journey?
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Same here... far from all my life but it is past 5 years now. :shock:Salsero said:I am between all my life and 5 years.
Been dancing...
For about 8 months now. I take advanced classes and help teach beginners, but I guess I consider myself an 'advanced-beginner' because there is so much still for me to learn. Now, I get the 'shakes' when I don't go dancing for a couple of days.
For about 8 months now. I take advanced classes and help teach beginners, but I guess I consider myself an 'advanced-beginner' because there is so much still for me to learn. Now, I get the 'shakes' when I don't go dancing for a couple of days.
sagitta
Changui
I began to dance salsa early summer 2004. I put between 1-5 years, but I would say that I have danced salsa for maybe 6 months? I'll explain below.
Started by taking a 1 semester class spring 2003 in swing at Cornell University, didn't do much after that, and then started doing salsa in the late summer/autumn of the same year. When I did start taking classes I did group ones witha vengeance. I took group classes from 2 teachers, so I was doing anywhere from 2-3 latin classes every week. Then I started doing rueda and was taking one class from 2 teachers to make that 2 classes a week. There was a point reached when I realized that soemthing was missing. I was learning moves, but dancing is not about that, really, so I kind of weaned myself off it. Then May of this year I achieved my 2004 goal of joining an advanced rueda group, and I also began to dance salsa. Dancing isn't about moves. It is the trinity of life's expression - music, partner and you.
A lot of people like how I move my feet now since I spent so much time doing the basic, but now I need to work on letting my upper body be more expressive. Another subject for discussion?
Started by taking a 1 semester class spring 2003 in swing at Cornell University, didn't do much after that, and then started doing salsa in the late summer/autumn of the same year. When I did start taking classes I did group ones witha vengeance. I took group classes from 2 teachers, so I was doing anywhere from 2-3 latin classes every week. Then I started doing rueda and was taking one class from 2 teachers to make that 2 classes a week. There was a point reached when I realized that soemthing was missing. I was learning moves, but dancing is not about that, really, so I kind of weaned myself off it. Then May of this year I achieved my 2004 goal of joining an advanced rueda group, and I also began to dance salsa. Dancing isn't about moves. It is the trinity of life's expression - music, partner and you.
A lot of people like how I move my feet now since I spent so much time doing the basic, but now I need to work on letting my upper body be more expressive. Another subject for discussion?
Sagitta, did you mean 2004?
I started somewhere around 2000 with a few hiatus moments in between. :lol: :lol:
I started somewhere around 2000 with a few hiatus moments in between. :lol: :lol:
Just corrected myself. I am thinking of 2005 now. 2004 is almost gone, you know. SDsalsaguy said:Same here... far from all my life but it is past 5 years now. :shock:Salsero said:I am between all my life and 5 years.
I belong to this category, too......
*but it DOES seem like I've been living this salsa lifestyle all my life :wink: *
I went to my first ever salsa class in January 2003, so counting from that point, it's close to 2 years now, but I didn't start dancing socially until September 2003, and before that I went to classes only intermittently. So I think it's fair to say I've been dancing salsa for (almost) 15 months.
How Long?
Two and a half years in Salsa
with a group of people who have fire
in their bellies.
There has been an unspoken code but amongst
my fellow salseros,
if one of us gets tired and doesn't want
to go out that night, the other people
inspire you to get to that club, that class, that
private or you get left behind. :twisted:
Also all my life I've been dancing R&B and hip hop.
:wink:
Two and a half years in Salsawith a group of people who have fire
in their bellies.
There has been an unspoken code but amongst
my fellow salseros,
if one of us gets tired and doesn't want
to go out that night, the other people
inspire you to get to that club, that class, that
private or you get left behind. :twisted:
Also all my life I've been dancing R&B and hip hop.
:wink:
Hi ArtsySalsera! Welcome. Yes, it certainly helps if you have a good group of friends that keep you motivated and give you a little nudge when you feel like giving up or feeling blue.
Anyone else?
New Century, new hobby
I started in January 2000 and didn't realise salsa would take over my life !
I started in January 2000 and didn't realise salsa would take over my life !