You know you have improved when......

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salsachinita

You know you have improved when:

- You get asked to dance more often than you do asking for dances.

- You no longer feel intimidated.

- You watch salsa clips & go: "yeah, I should be able to do that." intead of doing :shock: ......

...............it's a great feeling, isn't it :o ?!

Would anyone else like to share theirs.....?
 
When students of other schools come to you with their non dancing friends and say "I want to introduce X to you... (s)he is looking for an instructor and I think you are the best!" :shock: :shock: :shock: (makes one wonder why they don't come themselves!)

When beginners/intermediate dancers refuse to dance with you when invited saying "Oh, no, you intimidate me! You're too good and I will bore you!" and if they accept, they stick to doing the basic (even your students, whom you have just taught a complicated pattern during class and congratulated them in how well they did it! :shock: :shock: :shock: ) even when encouraged!

When people try the hardest moves they know just to check if they can lead an advanced dancer through them! :lol: :lol:

When people come to you and say "It's been a joy and a privilege to watch you and your partner dance!" or clap their hands at the end of the song! :shock: :shock: :shock:
 
Good point Salsachinita!

Now i just have to practise more to try to reach that level hehe!
if i ever do haha! :)

And Squirrel, when you state "Oh, no, you intimidate me! You're too good and I will bore you!" . It's so true. my female friends said that to a guy once and she was a beginner like me.

For me as a beginner, the only things i can add to this thread is:

I started to feel that i was improving when i felt that:

- i could lead the girl in to the moves i know

- the girls whom i've danced with before accept dancing with me again! (or may be they are just nice haha!)

- when i feel that i am ENJOYING the dance and the music and appreciating my dance partner's moves .. rather than counting my steps or thinking about my next move :)


that's it for me...
ciao
 
Re: RE: You know you have improved when......

jshadow said:
- when i feel that i am ENJOYING the dance and the music and appreciating my dance partner's moves .. rather than counting my steps or thinking about my next move :)
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Very good point, jshadow. There's a point where salsa stops being just doing steps and moves and you truly start dancing, and it's a wonderful feeling. :D
 
MacMoto, you got it right!

it's a wonderful feeling!

it's learning and enjoying at the same time! :)

I wish learning at school was as fun as learning salsa hehe :P
 
when all the girls are trying to grab you as their partner on the local course hours :P ..

or when a girl comes to you all sad in the face cuz she cant do a move, and then she does it perfectly on the first try with you cuz of your ability to lead! :D
 
Altough I still feel the continuous improving time by time...

I remember some moments in my dancing life...

When a cuban girl living in italy since some years during the song told me... surprised... "but... you dance on music, not only patterns..." and at the end kissed me friendly telling "thanks a lot, I felt at home for the first time in years... :oops: "

Another time when I invited to dance the partner of Angel Martinez (winner of some World Championchips and Puerto Rico Open) and danced with her for 3 songs with fun for both...

In any case everytime I feel ready to dance with someone that till that moment I considered too much for me... I invite her and dance with fun...
 
El guru said:
.....When a cuban girl living in italy since some years during the song told me... surprised... "but... you dance on music, not only patterns..." and at the end kissed me friendly telling "thanks a lot, I felt at home for the first time in years... :oops: "....
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I think that's one of the best compliments any Salser@ can get. How nice! :D
 
Indeed, i agree fully on that. Its not uncommon i see dancers that can do alot of complicated or advanced turns but somehow when u watch them dance you dont see that 'spark' .. they just do everything so mechanically..they dont really _feel_ the music.

If you can feel the music and dance with the music and not just do what your learned to do it will become much more fun to dance even if you cannot do all those complicated moves the other person can :P ..
 
After having experienced a lot of those enjoyable proofs of improvement, I’d say : when those excellent dancers that still intimidate me a lot just come to invite me for a dance, whereas I was wondering when I would get the chance to do so.

And then invite me again… :D :D :D
 
... you can dance with "a flow" in your movements without thinking about the next move to come.
... people ask you about (spin) technique.
... your partner ask you if you did two or three spins when you did one, or ask if you did three when you did two.
 
Your new instructor says to you during class with a serious look into your eyes, "You've already had classes haven't you?" When you have been purposely dancing "down" in order "not" to be found out. :D :lol:
 
pr said:
... people ask you about (spin) technique.
... your partner ask you if you did two or three spins when you did one, or ask if you did three when you did two.
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I must agree in this :D
Today I got a glimpse of PRs spinning technique. We met for the first time at a salsaclass. It was fun meeting an Salsaforum friend for real. I hope I will meet more of you in the future :D

/luc
 
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