Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Salsa dancing and the body talking

By Jennifer Ramos

Salsa a dance performance of a passionate romance.

From the influences of mambo, samba, rumba, cha-cha-cha, and others comes salsa - the youngest of the Latin-American dance royalties. Sexy, sensual and passionate characterizes each movement and moment of its performance. In the late 1950's, it first came out of the limelight and made noise from Cuba to New York. From then on, it continuously evolved from an eccentric combination of Latin American dances and formed its own eccentric modern identity. It combined the music of Afro and Latin beats, while blending sensual and sophisticated modern dance movements.

Salsa is a sexy flavor of hot chili and red sweet tomatoes on the dance floor. Its sensuality and sophistication entices every one to admire its way of dancing. Passion is the perfect word that defines the music and movement of this dance. It creates an undeniable pull in which people just have to dance and get into the beat. More than a dance, salsa is a lifestyle of passion and sophistication.

Salsa dancing is a full body conversation in rhythm. Each move is a word between the dancing partners. All exerted signals from bottom to top have equivalent responses; each push, embrace, lift and pull suggests meaning. Dance moves can turn so intense and passionate and can make dancers and viewers give into Latino music - the music of romance. In the end, salsa music is about performance.

Salsa dancing could burn dance floors with flaming hot motions of romantic desire. It is as if scattered potions filled the air to indulge people in a mood for love. With passionate execution of movements, thumb-thumping heart beats, and a free flowing aesthetically beautiful dance moves, a dance can actually speak language of emotion and passion.

Learning this dance means dancing through the Latino beat music with your desired partner. You can have the most intimate dance of your lifetime with whomever and however you want it to be. Moreover, aside from a romantic dream dance, salsa can provide avenues for creative therapeutic stress relieving and also for cardiovascular activities.

Moreover, learning salsa is not impossible. Simple foot turns and hips swings can be acquired easily through tutorial dance videos or even just dance video clips over the internet. While advance techniques such as spins, dips, and styling can be acquired with in-person lessons. Learning how to dance salsa is now easy and affordable. From DVDs to online tutorials, to classes in your city or town, it has never been easier to learn this sexy latin dance.

Above all, salsa is a dance that requires much improvisation. It is the foundation salsa's beauty. The eccentric image and space for improvisation gives salsa an exciting look. Dancers are encouraged to create improvised styles and moves that will fit the 4/4th measurement of the music.

Salsa is not about the steps borrowed from rumba, or anywhere else. It is about making a free flowing movement expressing yourself to rhythm of the music. And the more eccentric and improvised it is, the more beautiful it gets. So don't forget to improvise and patent your own moves.

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