Why "Social" dancers are killing Salsa
So, this is the latest "dance news" I've read. As a salsa dancer, I can totally understand what he's talking about, and I think the general idea can be seen in more than just salsa...what do you guys think? There are definitely some points to be made and some to be argued...
"Purely social dancers have started pissing me off.
Let’s get something straight: Salsa IS a social activity. Most people who take it up do so to get out more and to meet new people. That’s one of the reasons I dance myself and I consider myself a social dancer (just not in the sense that I’m writing about here). Long story short, salsa needs to be enjoyed. Today, however, I’m gonna talk about a very different type of “Social” dancer!
There seems to be a natural progression amongst great salseros that goes a little something like this:
They begin salsa without many expectations
They enjoy the new activity and the new social outlet
They improve and their improvement leads to greater enjoyment
Greater enjoyment leads to greater desire to improve...
.......
However, there is another cycle that some people get caught in. This cycle is more simple than the first and goes a little like this:
They begin salsa without many expectations
They enjoy the new activity and the new social outlet
They improve a little and their improvement leads to greater enjoyment
They become content with their basic salsa level and see no need to improve
......."
Read the full article here: Why "Social" dancers are killing Salsa
"Purely social dancers have started pissing me off.
Let’s get something straight: Salsa IS a social activity. Most people who take it up do so to get out more and to meet new people. That’s one of the reasons I dance myself and I consider myself a social dancer (just not in the sense that I’m writing about here). Long story short, salsa needs to be enjoyed. Today, however, I’m gonna talk about a very different type of “Social” dancer!
There seems to be a natural progression amongst great salseros that goes a little something like this:
They begin salsa without many expectations
They enjoy the new activity and the new social outlet
They improve and their improvement leads to greater enjoyment
Greater enjoyment leads to greater desire to improve...
.......
However, there is another cycle that some people get caught in. This cycle is more simple than the first and goes a little like this:
They begin salsa without many expectations
They enjoy the new activity and the new social outlet
They improve a little and their improvement leads to greater enjoyment
They become content with their basic salsa level and see no need to improve
......."
Read the full article here: Why "Social" dancers are killing Salsa
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I fell in love with belly dancing when I was 16 years old. I was a Russian dancer with a group from my church and we were performing at an international party when I saw belly dancing for the first time. I couldn't stop watching the dancer and decided from that point on that I would focus all of my dance energy on belly dancing. The rest is history...
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