Setting up your kid to flourish at salsa competitions
Salsa competitions are always intense. Every team does their best with the hope of winning. A lot of pressure is mounted on the contestants. How can you set up your kids to flourish at such competitions without having them lose … Continue reading Setting up your kid to flourish at salsa competitions
Motherhood and Salsa competitions
Salsa competitions are hectic. They take a lot of commitment and dedication. Mixing up motherhood and salsa competitions is an entirely different animal. Who picks up your kids when you are at practice? Who babysits when you have travelled for … Continue reading Motherhood and Salsa competitions
Are Salsa competitions healthy for mothers?
Dancing salsa is quite physical. It involves a lot of movement with dips and quick turns. Though all these are done within comfortable limits, salsa dancing can be intimidating especially for mothers. Dancing salsa at home is one thing, dancing salsa at a salsa competition is another. Salsa competitions call for freedom of movement and expression through dance. Continue reading “Are Salsa competitions healthy for mothers?”
Top 3 hidden benefits of salsa dance competition for kids
Salsa dance competition for kids is not just a matter of getting up, dancing and winning. It is also all about showing up for every rehearsal and doing the best you can. It is about believing in yourself even when you don’t feel enough. It is about putting yourself out there to be judged by others. Continue reading “Top 3 hidden benefits of salsa dance competition for kids”
Why You Should Take Up Ballet Even as an Adult
A common misconception about ballet is that it’s strictly for younglings. Almost all of the best ballet dancers in the world started training from an early age, and a huge chunk of their childhoods was spent on honing their craft to perfection. Continue reading “Why You Should Take Up Ballet Even as an Adult”
Top 5 Tips on How to Become a Professional Salsa Dancer
It is always breathtaking to watch professional salsa dancers perform. My favorite episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance” or “Dancing with the Stars” are those that include salsa in their choreography. As you watch the couples move gracefully on the dance floor you can’t help but wish you were them. Continue reading “Top 5 Tips on How to Become a Professional Salsa Dancer”
What Is the Cecchetti Ballet Method?
The Cecchetti method is a ballet training method devised by the Italian ballet master Enrico Cecchetti (1850-1928). The method is a strict training system with special concern for anatomy within the confınes of classical ballet technique and seeks to develop the essential characteristics of dance in its students through a rigid training regime. Continue reading “What Is the Cecchetti Ballet Method?”
Things to understand before signing up your kids for a salsa competition
As adults, it is easier to understand what a competition entails and what it takes to win. However, this concept may not be that clear to kids since they are still in the process of learning new things and most might take it a fun moment. Continue reading “Things to understand before signing up your kids for a salsa competition”
The Truth about Your Core Muscles and Tango Dancing
When taking part in any kind of dance, it really helps to be physically fit. If you can have a beautifully toned body, lungs that could hold air for days and an amazing stamina, then you are golden. But let’s be honest, not all of us can achieve Olympian level fitness. Continue reading “The Truth about Your Core Muscles and Tango Dancing”
How to prepare your kids for an upcoming salsa competition
Salsa competitions are known to be one of the toughest competitions in the world of dance. Competitions come with high stakes, and they demand a lot from you especially when one considers to take it as a career. When it comes to salsa competition for kids, the stakes are even higher because young dreams are on the line. Continue reading “How to prepare your kids for an upcoming salsa competition”