Category Archives: salsa

Mzanzi Cape Town Salsa Festival 2014!!!

The Mzanzi Cape Town Salsa Festival has to a number one highlight for the year!! This year’s festival is on the 20th to 23rd November!! It is four days filled with parties, workshops and performances. But mostly, it is four days FILLED TO THE BRIM with SALSA!!! That is something to be overly excited about! I haveContinue reading “Mzanzi Cape Town Salsa Festival 2014!!!”

Getting the BEST Salsa Photos (or any photos!)

Arran Graham Arran Graham is a photographer in Cape Town who is ridiculously talented at making people look AMAZING on the dance floor! He does this, not by dancing with them, but with his INCREDIBLE PHOTOGRAPHIC SKILLS! These are some photos by Arran Graham. Click Here to go to his website! Click Here to contactContinue reading “Getting the BEST Salsa Photos (or any photos!)”

Following and its Intricacies…

Following- some seem to think it is a rather mindless activity. They are wrong. Following involves intricacies unthought-of by many a dancer. In my experience there are two main goals to following. The first is listening to your partner. This is not listening with your ears, but with everything else in your body. It isContinue reading “Following and its Intricacies…”

3 Reasons to be Grateful for Salsa!!!

Here are some reasons why I am grateful to be a Salsera: Pain– After a great evening of salsa dancing you should be in pain. Normally people experience pain as bad, however this kind of pain is very good. It is the sore body of someone who has had a wonderful work-out. It is aContinue reading “3 Reasons to be Grateful for Salsa!!!”

~Inspirations in Playfulness~

You can learn so much in dancing and salsa by watching! When you are not dancing yourself, watch the people around you dance. In this way you share their joy and you learn from them. But it is also important to watch the people who are not around you dance- thanks to YouTube! I haveContinue reading “~Inspirations in Playfulness~”

How to be a Social Dancing SUCCESS!

Here are some tips to remember when social dancing: 1.  Don’t Say “No” Ladies when a man asks you to dance, do not say no! This poor guy has used a huge amount of his courage to ask you.. he has put himself out there..his ego is on the line.. there are people watching.. don’tContinue reading “How to be a Social Dancing SUCCESS!”