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Thank you Rasa. I have enjoyed watching a lot of your videos and think this is one of your best and most important. I am a Lead. My strong dance is Swing but I also enjoy Salsa. I think that in my better moments I am able to do close to what you are saying here. One of my usual Follows has described my leading as " suave"! [Eric blushes modestly] May I respectfully link to another video with a related message that I have found helpful. For the Lead, "less is more". ruclips.net/video/zG7D-0j5ovM/видео.html Thank you again, Eric

I don't consider myself a rough leader, quite the opposite, they often commend me for being a gentle lead. Anyway I'm glad that I watched your video, because I find the last part very useful 7:25

I watched a lot of videos as i come back to salsa dancing for fun, exercise and good state of mind. Your videos break down the fundamentals in a great way! Keep more SHINE coming! Love your style, humor and energy!

Hi Rasa great vid, thank u, i am only early improver but find some followers who know a little bit more, lack patience or try to lead the dance which is really offputting, simetimes the teacher calls them out but if theres too many in the class he wont notice, should i just shut up and put up until im better?

I’m definitely not rough as a lead, but I’d say most issues I have are to do with timing - especially with break backs and break forwards (tends to be about rushing)

Interesting...but how would you define an "advance" dancer? What makes it different from a teacher/artist or "intermediate"? Would be nice to have your opinion on that

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Thank you rasa for the information . Thank you so much .

Well, interesting topic. But all it comes back to, if you are getting feedback from follower, which you don't normally, if not doing something very wrong. But it really would be great to get it. Both what you are doing good and bad. Maybe some type of social where after each song things stop and people fills their impressions on paper. After people receive anonymous descriptions. Would be like course evaluation :)

What's your opinion on 2 people interpreting the timing differently? (Background: just got back from Havana and danced with a euro lady who I couldn't connect with. Bi tries connecting with her rhythm, and we would fall off. I would stick to the consistent timing I had and there was no connection. Literally the worst dance I'd had all year).

I can agree with many points from experience. I have learnt recently and practiced the female or follower steps to be more woke minded & its more difficult than I ever would have thought..as.a.result I can hold more compasion for followers ( does not mean I'm going to start saying yes 😜) I would say we are what we practise and do, like the tips you mention. The personality thing is difficult as ppl will always do or think what they want it's their personality 👀 The only tips I could add based on experience is Dance with ppl you are comfortable with and say no to ppl you are not. Why? Ppl you have a good energy with you will be able to communicate easliy and ppl you bad enegy with, you could be the best dancer in the world thier intentions are clear before you even begin the dance. We.dont like to talk about the Dark Side of Dance, the elephant in the room and the Taboo goings like 1 example: SBK is big yet with social media small at the same time. There is alot gossiping, judging, backstabbing, competivness ( not just dancing) ppl see these ppl, and so what we have in a scenario where ppl either know or have an what's going on but pretend they don't know...most ppl say their true feeling about others in the car for some reason 🤔 Why is this relevant, because this ties in with the personality. The reults is you get chaos rather than order in practise. On side note I would like to request a topic please. HOW IMPORTANT ARE LOOKS AND PHYSICAL ASTHESTICS ON THE SOCIAL FLOOR? In reality

Excellent video, being adaptable is key. I try my best to be as light as I can. I try and gauge the level we can dance at as certain moves need more 'force' or maybe 'pace' is a better word but only with followers where I feel we can control and execute it with well and safely together- if not then I go for moves I know we can so that we can both stay safe and aim to enjoy! Very important video, thanks again! :)

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Rasa, please do a video on how not to be shy, be more relaxed and confident when doing solo steps, shines in bachata and salsa. I am ok and quite relaxed when I dance with a leader, but as soon as there are some free steps, I start feeling awkward, forget everything etc.

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You said to rant. I’m in…😉 1) Thumbs - you stick your thumb on the back of my hand (crossbody) already I know I’m about to have a bad dance. If you need to grab someone using your thumb (either leader or follower) you need to go back to class immediately!!! I wish more salsa teachers would emphasise this 🙏 2) Space etiquette. If I get hit or stepped on when I am following. I apologise to the other follower if they are involved in the incident. Then scoul at both the leaders. Leaders - it’s your responsibility to keep your partner safe! Don’t lead certain moves if there isn’t the space to execute them. Also followers can do themselves a favour by taking smaller steps and staying closer to their partners. There happened to be a popular international Congress on one weekend and a lot of the adv London crowd attended. The local London social turned into the Wild Wild West. A lot of the adv crowd that were left ended up leaving the dance floor as there were intermediate level leaders not minding there space, throwing the followers around with no regard to their safety and barely acknowledging if/when they hit others and certainly not apologising to either their follower or the other person they had hit. I got so annoyed I moaned to my teacher about them to find out who they were learning from. When I get a chance those teachers will get told they need to teach their students dance etiquette. My teacher always says you should judge a teacher by their students. So these teachers are going to be told, those students are not making them look good. 3) This doesn’t happen to me anymore but as you mentioned. Do not give unsolicited advice. Unless you are their teacher - they haven’t come to learn from you, so Shhh 🤫 If they haven’t asked for your advice then keep your thoughts to yourself. Only exception if they are hurting you - then feel free to let them know! You should never put up with being hurt whilst dancing. Love a good dance etiquette rant 😍😅

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Why do I feel like there is also video of Rasa singing ABBA during karaoke night? 😂

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I've done a few Congresses and agree that it's important to decide on the classes beforehand. I'm a very organised person and do my own print out beforehand. I look at it as a wish list as my body can have other ideas😂. Rest is important before evening parties too,even if like me, you struggle to sleep during the daytime. Thank you Rasa, we're on the same page. Stretches are important too. Also,once back home,rest.

Really great inspiring video thank you 😊

then you learn 2-3 moves as combo(s) - Lego building blocks.(in diff.ways with shuffle). she goes - he goes // she-he-she goes; basic - tap - turn +++ cradle - wave - out (basic forward-back ; tap-tap; left-hand inside turn) etc etc

On1 salsa is better

Really great advice Rasa!!

Thank you for those tips! I never think of the stretching after all the workshops but I think it will be very good for the body. Next time I do stretching :)

The advice is sound, but group classes after a certain level are a waste of time. Students come and go and usually in a class even if it is intermediate or advanced there are students at different levels. The only way to get better in any dance is to find a partner and practice together

Wonderful tips on congresses!!

“If you’re not going to last all night, maybe you come a little later” long pause……… Anyway, I just came back from Rovinj. This year was cool and I survived by limiting my working shops and taking many naps in between the Workshops and the parties. There are two parties a day… choose one or the other but not both.

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Thanks for all the good information. I’m new to the dance world and your videos help me.

I think the advice is sound. I dont know how some people manage 7 hours classes and party for 3 days in a row

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