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Reuben
May 30, 20233 min read
Unraveling the Differences in Salsa, Bachata & Kizomba
Exploring the Rhythmic Melodies: Unraveling the Differences in Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba Introduction: In the realm of Latin & Afro...
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Reuben
May 15, 20231 min read
6 Styles of Salsa
#1 New York Salsa On2 (Linear Base) #2 LA Salsa On1 - (Linear Base) #3 Puerto Rican Usually On2 & also On1 - (Circular or Linear Base) #4...
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Salsa Latina
Apr 17, 20231 min read
Conversations with Kwenda Lima about Kizomba
Kwenda Lima is one of the 7 orginal Pioneering Kizomba teachers from Cabo Verde. Listen to his views on Kizomba Labels, Tradition, Modern...
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Salsa Latina
Apr 3, 20234 min read
Dance Touch
Touch is necessary for Street Latin & Caribbean partner dance styles. Depending on your style of dance, it can be anything from an open...
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Salsa Latina
Mar 27, 20234 min read
7 Partner Dance Myths
1 You can become a good dancer without classes or training. Not every talented dancer follows a strict routine of taking regular dance...
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Reuben
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Social Dance Floorcraft
Floorcraft can be compared to driving, in that it requires a certain level of skill and awareness to avoid accidents. Just as there are...
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Reuben
Feb 23, 20233 min read
Latin Dancing is Good for You!
Salsa, Bachata & Kizomba are Afro-Caribbean & Latin Dance Styles that started out in the Caribbean initially but became international...
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Salsa Latina
Feb 13, 20239 min read
The 12 Types of Beginners
Beginners are one of the most important parts of a growing dance community. They’re our future. But, if you look at the beginners in any...
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Salsa Latina
Feb 13, 20231 min read
Asking people who don’t look like they want to dance
A while ago, I was in a workshop where the instructor told a story. She talked about a girl who spent the whole weekend waiting to be...
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Salsa Latina
Feb 10, 202312 min read
Kizomba Dance: From Market Success to Controversial National Brand
This paper aims to analyze how the global contra-flow of a dance style — kizomba — generated an impact on the symbolic representation of...
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Reuben
Jan 30, 20236 min read
Social Teaching is bad etiquette
Trying to teach or correct someone on the social dance floor is ‘always’ a bad idea, most people find this very annoying, off-putting &...
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Reuben
Jan 16, 20236 min read
Salsa Dance Styles
Today, Salsa dancing can be divided into many dance styles, or forms. However there are two major things to look at before we can talk...
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Salsa Latina
Jan 5, 20233 min read
Benefits of Salsa Dancing: Beyond the Physical
If there’s anything Dancing with the Stars has taught us, it’s that dancing really can transform your body for the better—and some D-list...
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Reuben
Jan 1, 20232 min read
New Year Dance Resolutions
#1 Get Fit Dancing really does help with fitness, even 1 hour a week can be a huge help to your fitness. We recommend to truely get fit...
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Salsa Latina
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Teachers on Tour
Two Salsa Latina Teachers “Reuben & Miléna” are on tour visiting France & French Caribbean Martinique. They’re visiting leading dance...
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Reuben
Nov 24, 20224 min read
Pro vs Amateur
For those thinking about entering competitions there are traps to watch out for and there is allot of confusion surrounding this subject....
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Miléna Hubert
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Salsa Latina Winners at NZ Latin Championships
Holly Guacamole!!!! Wow what a fierce competition at the New Zealand Latin Dance Championships 2022. Our teams were outstanding and...
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Reuben
Nov 18, 20228 min read
Beyond Dance Etiquette
People dance socially mostly for the pure joy of it. For the dancing enthusiast, nothing compares to the thrill of moving with grace and...
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Salsa Latina
Nov 8, 20225 min read
Salsa Musicality Via Percussion
Brief Salsa Music History · Salsa (music) came from a cross between jazz clubs and latin clubs in the 1930s depression in New York....
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Reuben
Nov 7, 20226 min read
Taking your dancing from Classes to Socials
This article applies to all Street Latin Partner styles including Salsa, Mambo, Bachata, Zouk, Merengue, Kizomba, Cha Cha etc... At the...
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