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The Red Experiment
A new study by the University of Rochester reveals the strong role that the color red plays in influencing our perception of the opposite sex, primarily men. While it has been known that red is attributed to specific behaviors in people, this study empirically tested the theory to provide conclusive evidence of the fact. The color red affects men at a primitive level:
“..the women shown framed by or wearing red were rated significantly more attractive and sexually desirable by men than the exact same women shown with other colors. When wearing red, the woman was also more likely to score an invitation to the prom and to be treated to a more expensive outing.”
But here is my perspective:
Continue reading ‘How to get more men to ask you to dance : The Red Effect’
DanceCharge (Orange)
With all the ‘Green’ and ‘Eco’ trends coming down the line, it is great that people are thinking outside the box in terms of energy consumption. Orange (a main wireless carrier in Europe) and Gotwind have partnered up to offer their a kinematic charger for cellphones.
This gadget basically uses your mechanical energy (the movement created by moving limbs) to move a tiny generator to charge up an internal battery. After some time (and hopefully a lot of dancing), you would be able to plug in any device to this small battery in order to recharge it.
At first, I’m sure we can giggle at the size of the device — and possibly how it will affect our clothing style. However, I’d like to get a bit nerdy here: This little gadget boasts a 85% efficiency. (When working with thermal engines the average efficiency is about 25 to 30%.) Not bad for a in-working progress device, that I’m sure will become sleeker and sexier to wear.
My only recommendations would be to make it attachable to the legs where most of our movement comes from in salsa dancing. This way, we can also wear it under our jeans or furly dresses.
While the video below is informative, the dancer is stereotypical. It would have been great if they would have gotten real dancers (ex. hip-hop, techno or salsa). We tend to move more than this super hero does:
[Source GotWind]
Ever had problems with leads not doing the ‘job’ properly? Maybe placing their hands in the wrong places or forcing you to do moves that you hate (like terrible dips)? SalsaDynasty has an answer for you! They have come up with a great product for all of the ladies dealing with ‘these every day issues’ at the salsa night club. I’m sure the ladies would appreciate it if it came pocket sized and in addicted2salsa red.
What other products do you think would be great for the dance floor? I can think of one : maybe something that will prevent leads (men) from staring at a follow’s chest during a whole song?*
*Possibly due to nervousness. 
Addicted2Salsa Facebook Group
I have seen several more salsa dance groups and companies get on the Facebook bandwagon. This brings a lot of excitement because it allows people from different salsa scenes to find one another using the tools that we use for our social habits. Since, using these tools have grown in popularity, I’d like to just remind everyone of our groups so that they (cough..cough..) grow and become more (cough..cough..) popular.
You can also add us as Facebook friends:
Anthony's Facebook Profile
Julie's Facebook Profile
Have you ever heard of the Wii Fit? I’m sure you have, but for those who don’t know, it is a highly interactive game for the Nintendo Wii. It provides a pressure and tilt sensitive standing board that can be used to play a series of fun exercises games. The games range from skiing down a slope, to learning body isolations play playing with hula-hoops [NSFW video example] to full Yoga exercises for your core. If you are trying to find new ways to improve your dancing ability through playing video games, this is the answer for you.
Today at the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego (California), they had a few demo booths of the system for anyone to try out. After getting some nice ‘Wii Fit socks’ to use, I hopped on the board. Right from the start I was forced to engage my core (abs) in order to perform the necessary functions to score points in the game. This is due to the fact that you must maintain balanced on the Wii board while tilting your body to move the items on the screen. This became increasingly difficult in the Yoga excercises, where for example, you need to extend your limbs while maintaining balance on one leg. While describing these actions in words may be trivial, they are actually much harder to do when forced to control, isolate, and alternate muscles at ‘game speed’. I began to immediately see the benefits of working these stabilizer muscles in my legs. They are essential when doing quick footwork and spins.
Now I’m sure most of these mechanics can be replaced with manual exercise. That is really what it all comes down to: simple core training. However, if you are like me who has been told to try out Yoga class but has been scared do to lack of testosterone (other guys) in the room, this might be a good substitute – especially if you enjoy casual gaming. Another way to integrate technology to help you become a better salsa dancer right in your living room.
I only wish there was enough dance gaming demand in the world to encourage developers to produce highly engaging dance gaming experiences. Creating an interactive 2-player game experience for the Nintendo Wii that teaches allows for leading and following in salsa dancing while teaching proper use of pressure (dance connection), posture (core) and foot position (lower body) is something I hope like to play someday. It would even be amazing if you could download ‘new pattern sets’ through the Wii Online store to enhance the game… of course, this would be the basis of an entire new article for me to write.
[More at NintendoWii]
[Guy Lost 15 pounds using Wii Fit]
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