Followers: Are you maximizing your great dances?
Followers, have you ever had a mediocre dance night? What about nights that needed to have a really great dance with a really great lead...
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Reuben
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Back-Leading: 6 Ways Followers Avoid It
1. Make sure you complete your weight changes One insidious way followers can unintentionally lead is by failing to complete their weight...
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Reuben
- Sep 15
- 1 min
Why follows either love or hate strong leads
The Misunderstanding of ‘Strong’ Many times, follows refer to a ‘strong’ lead as someone who makes something happen in a dance. The word...
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Reuben
- Sep 5
- 2 min
Partner Dance Etiquette
#1 Look after beginners - They are our future dance partners - remember they quickly advance and they will remember you in the future. -...
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Reuben
- Aug 15
- 2 min
Learning Plateaus in Latin Dance
This applies to Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba and all Latin Dance styles Everyone has learning phases, it's like climbing a mountain. The...
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Reuben
- Aug 12
- 2 min
8 Reasons he won't ask for a second dance
Ladies… so you think you had a super fun dance with a great dancer. But you wonder why he never asks you for a second dance. Most guys...
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Reuben
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Why your dance teacher isn’t taking your passion for dance seriously
'Are you super, duper passionate about social dance? Are you ready to take advantage of every opportunity possible? Are you prepared to...
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Reuben
- Aug 12
- 1 min
The 7 Deadly Dancer Sins
The 7 Deadly Dancer Sins 'The sin of Pride occurs when dancers think they’ve reached the ‘top’. It is very often accompanied by anger if...
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Reuben
- Aug 8
- 2 min
Navigating Your First Social Dance Night
So, you’re ready to start social dancing! Maybe you’ve taken a few classes, or perhaps you have a friend who is dragging you out one...
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Reuben
- Aug 7
- 1 min
The measure of a Dance Teacher
"The level of a dance teacher is measured but the level of the students he/she forms from scratch....... Not the level of students he/she...
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Reuben
- Apr 6
- 5 min
Samba Brasileira History
Samba Brasileira History by Chilemwa Harriet Nkowane Samba remains a popular Brazilian dance form and musical genre. Over the years, it...
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Reuben
- Mar 9
- 8 min
Who Owns Salsa?
Who owns Salsa, nationality, ethnicity and clave.-by Norman Urquía 1999 One of the most hotly debated issues around Salsa is where its...
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Reuben
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Leading & Following:
Partner Dance Styles Social dancing in couples is mainly a phenomenon of Western European culture. Social dance has structure but is not...
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Reuben
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Why DANCE?
Dance is joyful. Dance is cathartic and therapeutic. Dance is a way of expressing, defining, and affirming one’s identity. Dance is a...
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