Tag: cuban dance
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What beat to dance on?
It’s happened to us all, we have been told we aren’t dancing on the famous “1” or the WRONG beat. Or, you know that person that can hold a beat, but doesn’t “start” on the 1. Most dance classes teach students to dance on the “1”, but is that the only option? In today’s post…
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Festival Salsa Carnaval 2024 Review
I (Alexa) traveled across the pond for EnDanse’s 20th production of their March weekender in Limoges, France. It is clear why this festival has been running for as long as it has. Read on for a review of Festival Salsa Carnaval 2024.
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Festival de la Salsa 2024 Review
We don’t often get to see so many Cuban bands live, but when we do we are soaking up every second. That’s exactly what we did in Havana, Cuba. Festival de La Salsa offers 5 nights of concerts with the biggest names in Cuba as its primary focus. Read about out experience in today’s post.
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Salsa Rueda Festival 2024 Review
One of the longest running festivals in the United States is the Salsa Rueda Festival in San Francisco. Both of us headed over for the 13th edition of the festival, ready to party as always. The bay area definitely brought the heat, read more about it in this week’s post.
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“Bad Habits” Holding you Back
Look, technique, is something all of us from benefit from. Unfortunately technique is often framed as something that removes fun. We believe that strong basic and developing technique help us have more fun. In this week’s post we give our opinion on what we think is holding your dancing back.
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Ruedx: Delaware 2024 Review
To kick off the new year, we headed over to visit Treinta y Tres for Ruedx: Delaware. As always we danced, laughed, and learned alongside our dance familia. Read on for our review of Ruedx: Delaware 2024.
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A Reflection on Our Travels
The new year has been in full swing, and as we prepare for travels in the upcoming months, naturally we have been reflecting on the past. In today’s post we want to share some of our general takeaways from the last 2 years of traveling to different festivals in different places around the world.
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Interview: Nicole Goldin
We are so honored to feature the amazing Nicole Goldin from Dile Que Nola this week. Her work as a performer, organizer, teacher, and dancer throughout the years has been beyond inspirational for both us. Without a doubt, she is a creative powerhouse, and she brings loads of fun to the festivals we have met…
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Interview: Chris Turner
Today’s post continues our interview series. This week we are highlighting our friend Chris who was born and raised in Boston. Chris is someone who has been beyond fun at the events we’ve been to this year, and that we can always have a good time with. Hopefully, you enjoy learning a little bit about…
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Our Favorite Rueda Videos
This week we are highlighting the Rueda Videos that inspire us so much that we have watched one too many times. With a mix of choreography, social, and demo videos we hope you enjoy this mix of videos. These videos are in no particular order. Please enjoy.
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