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As most of you might have known, I have become an avid viewer of the show Dancing With the Stars. While my enjoyment of the show is watching non-dancers progress to become better dancers, every now and then highly entertaining choreographies are presented that require sharing. Last night, Mark Ballas choreographed a very unique cha cha dance that had a good mix of regular ballroom cha cha with a hint of Michael Jackson pop steps. Enjoy and share!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuDnTW3F2J0
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As Salsa dancers, it is important to be well-versed in the other Latin rhythms that are played in the clubs, even if we are addicts who dedicate a majority of the time to salsa. Here is a video I found inspiring of a bachata choreography, danced by Ataca Jorgie & Tanja (La Alemana) at a dance social. I really appreciated the musicality and integration of rhythm with passion…I hope you all enjoy it as well!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiUxmHa6p8Y
While trying to find interesting salsa dance gear and fashionable clothes, I stumbled upon what I would like to call Exhibit A: A Men’s Dance Belt. I am sure there is a fine explanation for this piece of dance hardware, however, I just don’t have that answer. I just look at it and say: “Really??“ Not only did they choose to have the very seductive color of “Mushroom” as a choice but they start out in ‘Extra Small‘ sizes! Click on the picture for a ‘larger’ view 
I hope our visitors enlighten us on how this apparatus might be useful when going out dancing in the salsa scene. Leave your comments and thoughts below.
[See More Dance Belts Here] (NSFW?)
Here at addicted2salsa, we try (when we can) to contribute salsa news, videos and information that can hopefully improve your overall salsa dancing and social lifestyle. We are glad to see many others sharing their passion and enthusiasm for salsa dancing and music on the internet. This weekend I found a good blog that DJDoubleC posted in our social site: the very recent Salsa-Musicality blog . I was very enthusiastic and impressed with the wealth of information that this author has posted. From his description, he wanted to become a better dancer by learning how to play the instrument, probably because it helps people find the salsa dance beat:
“I know about Salsa, Percussion, and how to mix the two! Here are my thoughts and findings related to salsa, salsa dancing, percussion, and musicality. After spending years and years looking like “just another gringo!”, I decided to learn how to dance properly. How did I do it? I learned percussion, and then it all just “clicked”!” - Salsa Musicality Blog
The author takes care in teaching you a few basics on reading music and timing for instruments with visuals. I find this an excellent beginner resource for those wanting to dive deeper into the structure of salsa music. I hope that he continues to share his knowledge with us so that everyone in the world salsa community benefits.
Here are a few of the articles that I really enjoyed and are must read by ALL salsa dancers:
This video Cha Cha lesson of Addicted2Salsa will teach you the basics of Latin style cha cha dancing. We will go over the basic step of Cha Cha dance for beginners and instruct you with basic dance partnering. If you are coming from a salsa dancing background, we will show you how you can transfer your salsa dance moves and patterns over to Latin Cha Cha by exchanging the pauses in the salsa dance steps with the Cha Cha (triple) step. At the end, we provide you with a set of intermediate cha cha dance moves for the Latin dance club.
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Our friends over at RitmoBello have posted a video of one of our favorite local San Diego salsa dancers and her commercial with Serena Williams for the “Everyday Athlete” campaign from Gatorade G2. Gatorade and Serena Williams were looking to find an athlete named ‘Serena’ (for ‘Serena’ Williams) for their new promotional ad. Serena Cuevas was chosen as the winner by a panel consisting of representatives from Shape magazine, Gatorade G2, and ReRe. Our salsera won the contest and is now on national TV spreading the message that dance is a tough sport that also requires high levels of electrolytes - G2-baby!!!!.
We are extremely excited for Serena Cuevas and thank her for the awareness that salsa dancing will get, due to her contribution. She is definitely one of the brightest rising stars in the San Diego salsa scene, and has come a long way to take dancing to a much larger stage. Serena grew up having the desire (‘deseo’) to be a dancer, but was sidetracked by a horrific accident when she was 17-years old. According to her, doctors told her she would never dance again, but Serena fought through that obstacle and built her own highly acclaimed dance company, Deseo Dance, as well as rising to compete in national and international salsa dance competitions.
Addicted2Salsa would like to congratulate Serena and her team for the contributions they bring to salsa and look forward to Serena’s next set of surprises! My hopes are to see her compete in “So You Think You Can Dance“.
Here is the Gatorade G2 ad: (looks like an episode of the movie Flashdance )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNGpB8zxQlg
and here is the wonderful Serena dancing with Juan Two Three at a local event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJgZw76y3HI
[More at RitmoBello]
Alex Da Silva, well known Los Angeles Latin dancer and choreographer for the Fox Television show “So You Think You Can Dance”, was arrested Saturday on accusations of sexually assaulting students in his two homes in the San Fernando Valley. Because he was accused of sexual assault in 2003, 2004 and again in 2005, the previous cases were re-opened once a fourth accuser pressed charges on March 28th, 2009. All four accounts were found to be similar, despite the fact that the women did not know one another. He is currently being held on $3.8 million bail for allegedly raping four female students over the past six years. Detectives believe there may have been more victims and hope they come forward with information. He was arrested 20 minutes before the end of a class he was teaching Saturday at the EDGE Performing Arts Center in Hollywood, said Det. John Eum of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Alex Da Silva, now 41 years, started salsa dancing when he was 20. Many dances in the salsa scene credit him for introducing the “LA Style” of salsa dancing. He has won numerous World Salsa Dancing Championships and is well known in the Los Angeles salsa dance scene.
[Update 4-7-08] The court date was today and no charges were filed against Alex Da Silva given that new victims have come forward and the prosecution still has to interview them.
“Los Angeles County prosecutors declined today to file criminal charges against salsa dancer and choreographer Alex Da Silva of the Fox television show “So You Think You Can Dance,” saying further investigation was needed into allegations that he sexually assaulted four of his students… [...] Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the District Attorney’s Office, said prosecutors wanted police to conduct more investigation before charges are considered. She also said more alleged victims have come forward, and they still needed to be interviewed. “
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Happy April Fools Day everyone! Today only, you can watch our salsa videos in a brand new perspective on YouTube! (everything is flipped). All you have to do is find a salsa lesson or social dancing video, and in the URL field of your browser add a &flip=1 at the end. I’m looking forward to your funny comments below.
Salsa Flips on YouTube
You are leading her through your best turn patterns, you seem to have a great connection, and she is smiling and laughing. That means she’s having a great time right? But then how do we reconcile these comments… (taken from our discussion board)
Now you might be saying:
“AAAAhhhhhh but wait! I thought that smiling and laughing meant that my combos made her happy and she liked them and me…you mean to tell me she’s been FAKING IT??”
While we are sure all of our visitors are great dancers, it is understood that we all should be polite to all dancer levels (beginners - advanced) in the salsa scene. However, to provide you with a more clear perspective on your performance, here are some surefire ways to tell that a follow really enjoys dancing with you whether it’s for your combos, or just because she enjoys floor time with you, and isn’t just pretending to have fun:
Continue reading ‘How do you know if she’s faking it on the dance floor?’
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