Hello Friends,
I was wondering if there are any recommended Salsa instructors for on2 dancers in the San Jose area?
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salilsurendran
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Franky
Hello Salseros and music lovers,
do you by any chance know the titles of this song?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30020812/Song1.mp3
Any hint is very much appreciated!
Thanks, Frank
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salilsurendran
Hello Friends,
Some of my friends constant download salsa music torrents. I guess even though that is not looked down upon like downloading music of a major music label but I still wondered what the salsa community thought about it. I always preferred to pay to buy my music but a lot of old songs especially are not available to buy. -
salilsurendran
Hey Friends,
One of the instructors I know is actually teaching dancing cha cha on 1. The instructor is very graceful and has good body movement but I always thought that dancing cha-cha on 1 was not possible. If you dance on 1 then on beat 3 both your foot are together and on 4 and 4.5 you shuffle your feet and on 5 you take a step back making the dance feel uneven. In between 3&4 a whole beat you shuffle your foot and then between 4.5 & 5 you take a full step back which feels awkward. Dancing cha-cha on 2 feels a lot more even since you shuffle your foot on the half beats. Was wondering if anyone does really dance cha-cha on 1. -
Franky
Hello everybody,
I partly recorded two nice Salsa songs at The Jimmy Anton social, and maybe you can help me to identify those songs:
Song 1 (Charanga style with a nice flute): http://frank-foto.de/x/Song1.mp3
Song 2: http://frank-foto.de/x/Song2.mp3
Thanks a lot for any information! Frankadejes01
I recognize the phrase “kikiribu mandinga” from the 1st song. Its some version of “Bilongo” I think it was originally by Eddie Palmieri, but various artists have done a song like it, sometimes the song is called “la negra tomasa”.
Dont recognize the other song though, hope it helps.
Franky
I found the first one, it is indeed Bilongo, performed by “Charanga De La 4″ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMXhUGMRTfU
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Alex Ferguson
Hi Alex here, I am new on this forum and I am glad to be here.
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juxstapose32
Hello,
I am moving to San Diego from the east coast and I primarily dance on2. I am use to salsa nights with a little bachata/merengue thrown in.
What is it like in San Diego? I checked out salsasandiego.net club listing page and it looks like Sunday’s at Queen Bees is a pure salsa night.
Also, maybe friday at Tango Del Rey….I have no idea…anyone know?
Also, are there any pure bachata/merengue nights
Thanks
Cold Salsero
You should also check Ritmo Bello’s San Diego dance guide, http://www.ritmobello.com/san-diego-salsa-and-latin-dance-clubs-venues/
Anthony Persaud
Check out rumbaentertainment.com and majestyinmotion.com . For me, the best nights are Wednesdays at the La Jolla Marriott, Fridays at Tango Del Rey (check availability) and Saturdays when Majesty in Motion has their socials. New venues are starting up as well.
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iSalsa
Hi, could you guys help me come up with name for a Salsa Timing product?
Vote here:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEdoeTFEWlVQMEJKZTZCb2c0QW9BbFE6MQ
Thanks,
P.D: I was originally going to do this “a la Tim Ferris” with Adwords, but decided maybe people would like to help out.
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iSalsa
Hello Everyone,
l’m writing an ebook called ‘My Biggest Salsa Regrets’ mainly coz l‘ve made a
few and it’s always helpfulto learn from others.Would anybody be prepared to share some of their mistakes from your early
days in learning Salsa. Maybe you are still in your early days and you have
made a few errors along the way that you’d be prepared to share?I will gladly included your link in the ebook from any quote/anecdote you
can provide.Thank you all very much.
Kindest,
DavidTom
I’d say it’d be worth checking at danceforums.com , or salsaforums.com – there are a fair few seasoned dancers, who like chatting and with stories to tell.
iSalsa
Thanks, I also posted it there and got some good replies.
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salsa4life
Does anyone know where in London, England, I can get salsa videos (New York style); for example featuring patterns by Juan Matos
Cold Salsero
Have you tried SalsaFever, http://www.salsafever.co.uk/? I don’t know if they carry Juan Matos, but it’s been my experience that they’re selection is quite large (they’re the only people I know of who carry a pachanga lesson dvd, by Jorjet Alocer).
salsa4life
Thanks for the reply. Kindly recommend a good salsa lesson dvd preferably new york style I can order from the US or UK. It will be helpful if you can state the name of the company that stocks it or their web site.
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salsa4life
Could someone please tell me where I can buy the mp3 version of the track ‘El-Temblor’ used in the video captioned ‘The copa salsa move’ by Anthony. Date of video is 21/03/06. I have looked at itunes & e-music & Amazon, but not the right version
Many thanks in advance
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Natasa
My name is Natasa and I’ m from Greece- Europe. I’ve been doing salsa lessons for 5 months now, but I have two big problems. The first on is that I don’t have very good stability after spinning and the second one is that sometimes I don’t understand the dancing partner, when he wants to do some moves, like double spinning or triple spinning. Please help me because I want so much to go out to dance, but I’m so scared that I’ll not do it in a proper way. thank you.
Cold Salsero
The best advice I can give you is to take lessons from a good salsa instructor/studio. I’m not familiar with any salsa people in Greece, so I can’t recommend anyone to you unfortunately.
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haz4rd
I was wondering, what methods do people use to remember whether to step back or foward after a long string of tricks are performed together. I seem to find myself coming out of a move going in the wrong direction.
Cold Salsero
You have to be listening to the music and know where you are in the 8 beat (dancer’s) bar. After some practice, you should be able to just know where you are in the music at any time.
If you still end up on the wrong side of the bar (it happens to me sometimes too), it’s a simple matter to use a transition step or move to get back to the right side.
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thaxon
Hi everyone : )
Can anyone tell me the name of the song used in the following podcast
Salsa dance mixer for beginners on 1-30-08
With Anthony and Julie.. I don’t remember the number of the podcast.. Thanks ….Franky
Should be Philadelphia Mambo by Los Gatos, http://www.amazon.com/Philadelphia-Mambo/dp/B0013TVKYW
thaxon
Awsome Thank-you……….
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samcrime786
Hi,
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JQ6471
Wow, I haven’t been around in a while… 3 new videos!!! Let me say Anthony you are THE best salsa instructor I’ve personally found on the internet. I’ve never had to go anywhere else for lessons and you just keep churning them out! No one else comes close to the quality of instruction and presentation that goes into your videos. Your a salsa CHAMPION!!! (I’m currently also seeking to learn Lindy Hop but I cant find too many videos. I wish you taught Lindy also, lol)
Speaking of your new videos… Should I ask what happened to Julie? She was such an excellent dancer and you two taught great together
Nonetheless, Welcome Jocelyn! -
hhh
Hi Anthony, I’m a big fan of you and I love all the videos and tips you submit. I especially like the submission about learning the salsa beat. I have listened to it over and over again, however I still have big difficulties finding the beat of many Salsa songs, mainly those that does not use the 3/2 clapping.
Do you think you can find time to make other salsa beat lessons, especially with other instruments that indicate the beat? I am desperate to learn the beat.
Thank you so much in advance
cold.salsero
There are applications out there that have salsa timing demos, I think Anthony’s iPhone app might be one of them. Also, you can find a number of salsa timing tools and resources online. “The Salsa and Merengue Society” website has some free instrument tracks at http://www.salsa-merengue.co.uk/VidTutor/salsatwo/trackindex.html, for example.
hhh
What a great tip. I’ll try the lessons in the next few weeks. It looks really promising.
Thank you so much.
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salilsurendran
Hello friends,
I have a carpeted apartment. I would like a setup a small spot for practicing salsa. One of my friends who faced the same problem bought a carton of hardwood flooring and set it up on the carpet, however it would fall apart while practicing. So he purchased metal crown molding and nailed them into the carpet to hold the hardwood flooring in place. Has anyone else tried this? Any better alternatives?jlon2
I bought a 6×4 piece of laminate and taped it on the floor. Scratch that it wasn’t carpet. Plywood should work as it’s heavy enough to not move around. You can just use the plywood itself or place the flooring on top of it.
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Alex
Hey, I keep seeing a number of dancers/instructors wearing what look like motorcycle boots (albeit very slimmed down boots) and am curious as to what exactly they are and where one might get a pair! To give an idea of what I mean, take a look at this: http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/6216/boots1.jpg
Any help appreciated!Anthony Persaud
I’m not sure, but those look very uncomfortable…. how do they do footwork in those things??
Alex
On the contrary, because they’re so..hugging, I imagine you can feel a lot more through them which would make footwork a bit easier, surely?
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Mdptweety
Hi Anthony!. I must say first many thanks for this videos, Im from Argentina and Im having salsa lessons in my city and your videos really help me to improve my movement. There will be any Bachata lessons in the future??
Greetings!tao.
i’m from chinese,Here, many people love salsa and bachata.
Anthony’s video help very much.Anthony Persaud
We don’t have bachata lessons (yet). We are still working on getting everyone to learn salsa
samcrime786
Hi,
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Cold Salsero 1:47 am on April 17, 2011Permalink |
Dude, you posted this question everywhere!
I gave you some answers on another forum 