Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Salsa dancing and the body talking

By Jennifer Ramos

Introducing salsa, a dance of bodies in conversation.

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 has many popular meanings - music, food, dance and others. Nevertheless, salsa is a lifestyle. Sensuality, sexy, passion and romance, are what it suggests. Music, dance and all else are just part of a hot passionate lifestyle that goes along with the dance; more than that it is a lifestyle of romance, elegance and passion.

Salsa dancing is an expression of emotion and feelings. Every movement from each part of the body gives signals and meanings. Hip swings, foot tap, kick and head turns all creates an alluring message to the dancing partners. Its dancing is about intimate communication through action, in a heart beating rhythmic music. Moreover, intense conversation of body actions from dancing couples gives-off Latino flavor - Salsa - hot and sexy.

There are lots in salsa dance. A romantic and passionate dream dance with someone special is a big motivation in learning salsa. Imagine yourself in a rhythm with your partner, in a mode for love doing romantic performance on a dance floor. It is so intense you are overwhelming with desire. Furthermore, salsa is also a creative outlet for stress; it can easily rid-off stress, and recharge you with energy for another long week of working.

Aesthetically exceptional, the dance movement of salsa which came from the Latin culture is an eye catcher. It leaves a beautiful impression on the dancers doing the dance moves. A sexy, desirable and beautiful woman can suddenly become the most beautiful woman on the dance floor. The secret is to know how to move and sway perfectly with the beat, execute perfect sexy motions and accentuate the sensual interplay between partners.

Learning how to dance salsa is now easy. There are many different tutorial dance videos in the internet that teaches step by step the basics of how to dance salsa. From sexy hip swings, weight change, steps, kicks, taps, hand flips and head turns - all can be easily learned by just simply downloading videos in the internet.

The most important technique in salsa dancing aside from the foot, hip and body swings and turns, is the ability to dance to the music and improvise gracefully.

Also, movements should give a free flowing aesthetic of natural feeling and beauty, which includes passionate and sensual movements. Salsa is a dance that requires much feeling, emotion and passion. It is a performance of romance put into a dance guided by natural rhythms and beat.

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