A Helpful Guide For Men and Women In Salsa Dancing. Important Insights Into The Art Of Dancing Salsa
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Please take this article very seriously; we did not put this here just because it sounds cool. We put this article here because we strongly encourage you to read this to the letter. It is primarily intended for the leaders, but if you are the follower, please don’t go away. Read the article and spread the good word. We are sure that every dancer feels the same way so please support this initiative for the sake of all of us. Thank you in advance. All written here is what we honestly believe dancers should take special care of. We at Salsa Beach Splash Festival promise that we will try to uphold and even enforce. |
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To shower or not to shower…
Here’s a cool video that a fellow salsero Adric Walter recently published… the video addresses the important „Shower-style“ question a lot of dancers neglect to speak about :)
That’s the way to go Adric! We support you 100% and hope to see more of your videos soon.
Want to give your contribution?
We are strongly committed to good dance manners and we are trying to incorporate it as much as possible in our festival, so we invite you all to involve yourself too in promoting good manners and dance etiquette in general!
If you have something (smart) to say, and you find yourself as a good writer – please do! Send us your text, and if we find it cool too we’ll publish it here on our page!
Send your text on gentlemans.festival@salsabeachsplash.com and show to the world that you too care for good manners on a dance floor!
Woman for dummies
Handle with care
Gents, handle your partners with care! They are gentle, fragile cratures who need gentle, caring leeding to bloosum! Nobody likes bonebreakers, thugs, and careless wild animals... Dance is sophisticated comunication, let's keep it that way!This side up
There's only one side women are ment to stand, and that side is up! Don't take away their dance independency! You should leed, but leading doesn't mean taking control of someone, it's more like sugesting the next move in that journey of two! Females should definitely keep their free will to choose what they want to do, and, if you're trowing them around or „turning upside down“ by putting them in poses that take away their right to choose you might be taking it away... This also means you should adjust to the level of your female partner. Don't make her do „imposible combinations“ just because you feel like doing it! What she feels about theese combinations also counts – so listen carefully, and you just might hear the voice of her hart! =)Stackable pieces: 1
What this means is – when you dance with one girl, there's only her during that song! Talking to other people while dancing, yawning or god forbid checking out other girls is a big „no, no“! If you asked someone to dance with you, or acepted someone's dance invite, then it is expected of you to give your atention to that person for the next few minutes. It is not a lot, and we're sure everyone can do it, and it is also known as good maners... =)Fragile
Leading is INDICATION! It is a hint and an invite that you would LIKE IF your partner would go the way you SUGGESTED her. Please do not force your partner to do what you want without ASKING (with the lead) first. Also, don't bring her arms/legs/anything into positions that feel awkward or unnatural. Be a gentleman, be kind, ask and you will be given. Ladies like to follow and there’s no need to insist. Hint: Leaders often force the lead if they feel like slipping out of the beat. If something like that happens, please – SKIP A BEAT! – don’t try to catch the slipping beat under any price.Protect from rain
When someone hits your partner while dancing with you, don't be so sure she won't be blaming you too a little bit somewhere deep inside... Not only you have to take care not to harm others, but you must do your best to shield her from all dancers around you too. Take care of your partner! Don't let outside influences harm her! Be her umbrella, make her feel protected and safe dancing with you!
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