What kind of non-latin dance styles have people integrated into salsa. Like hip hop or ballet.
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Don Vaillancourt
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darius180
Hi, I’m new at salsa, but I’m also learning hiphop dance at the moment. My question is, I have some cool looking sneakers with (obviously) rubber outsoles. I was wondering if there was a way to take these sneakers and modify the outsole so that I can use them effectively for salsa and hiphop dance. And even if you don’t know yourself, please point me in the right direction – Google is failing me epically. Thanks!
Anthony Persaud
Have you tried putting duct tape on the bottom of your shoes (so the grey part of the duct tape is what has contact on the floor)? I used to use that trick for swing dancing and it worked pretty well.
donv69
Eh, that’s cool. I should get those running shoes that light when you step down.
Marco
A good cobbler might be a good source to ask. If the sneaker is able to be modified, (s)he would be the one to know.
Maybe a suede sole replacement? Or a good time for some cool new dance sneakers.
darius180
I think I’ll try duct tape for now, but something like the suede sole replacement sounds like what I would be looking for!
But what are these dance sneakers – news to me. Converse doesn’t make dancing shoes, do they?
donv69
I think he may be referring to these:
donv69
I have a pair and they’re amazing. They have a very thin suede sole. Very easy to dance with.
Marco
I’m waiting to get a pair of Ballos as a reward for when I have “arrived.”
There are also capezio “dance sneakers.”
http://www.capeziostore.com/Fierce_Dansneaker%26reg%3B-p18171.html
They look a little funny but are relatively affordable and work well. I bought a pair a few weeks back and have noticed that double, dare I say almost triple, turns are more manageable.
Dano
I would suggest going to a shoe repair shop, and covering the soles with a non-stick rubber sole, then having it sanded/buffed down so that its smooth, yet not sticky. This allows you to feel grounded when your weight presses into the floor because the rubber slightly expands and gives you good traction. It also allows you to spin as needed without sticking. This would probably cost about $35-$40 at a decent shoe repair shop.
Anthony Persaud 11:56 am on January 30, 2009Permalink |
Hip-Hop and Swing. For footwork stuff, I like to take a few moves from my hip-hop classes and for a few different styled partnerwork, I take it from Lindyhop.
donv69 12:49 pm on January 30, 2009Permalink |
I’m waiting on this girl to get back to me on Raggaeton lessons. I took some already. I use some of it for styling, very subtle though.
Julie 2:05 pm on January 30, 2009Permalink |
A couple Jazz classes (that also covered some ballet basics) helped me quite a bit with posture and spinning, and African and Afro-Cuban with the spirit (symbolism) of dance and body movement, respectively.
donv69 10:35 pm on January 30, 2009Permalink |
Jazz; I need to look that up on YouTube to see what it’s about.
Leif 2:35 am on January 31, 2009Permalink |
Thanks for a great service. Keep up the good work!
Leif from Norway
Daniel Ellis 10:11 am on January 31, 2009Permalink |
Baila Society (NY) has a lot of ballroom and ballet in their routines.
Masacote (Boston) has a routine (called Afterlife if you want to see it on youtube) that is a very integrated mix of salsa with modern/contemporary.
As far as the social dance scene, I’m with Anthony…swing influence is most common in partnerwork, and hip hop and jazz are most common in footwork.
donv69 11:00 am on January 31, 2009Permalink |
I remember that one of the moves that we were taught in class was the jazz pointed star or pointed tip. That move where the guy is on stage, props himself up against a cane and tip-toes from left to right.
tommrod 11:04 pm on February 1, 2009Permalink |
hola a to’s
i’m probbly gonna sound like a prick but… i don’t know i think is my o/c disturbed ego.
i think that one of the core building blocks of salsa dancing is a non latin one (of course i’m speaking latin as in the word’s real meaning)
and that mainstream would be african dances, but of course not really african . instead afro-caribbean.
after that it’s been mentioned, jazz, hip hop lately, even some travolta-esque (reminds me of certain anthony’s video) disco, there’s a youtube video about a guy that seems pretty much inspired but flamenco dancers (but of course that WOULD BE latin)… but i can’t find it
good luck
Don Vaillancourt 6:14 pm on March 25, 2009Permalink |
My private lessons teacher’s background is Ballet. She is big on posture. I think it’s good to not have a latin background. That way you are more aware of the differences between the dances.