... Coward! ... If I were teaching a class I would definitely teach the students to start on 1 because that is what I'm most comfortable with. I notice, ...
... I only like to dance on2 to son or to song with a strong son clave or to any salsa where the son clave is very strong, i.e. the feel of the 4th beat is...
... dancing in a group you really need to have a rule about it; otherwise it truly stuffs things up - when you do a dame; you all need to start it at the same...
... chileno) demonstrated how some of the Cubans here dance - they dance without a pause : ie they put even spaces between each step. I couldn't work out why...
Waiit just a minute? Are you ghuys talking about te same song here? The two who have been hating on my boys are now talking about dancing a rueda to Somos Los...
Gabriel's explanation is good. The whole idea of the 8 count is a bit weird. If we're talking about the music, it's written in 4/4 time, simply put there are 4...
... <timbera_mayor@y...> wrote: [... ... you ... still ... the ... direction ... ...] Nothing to add here really, except I remember from my introduction to...
... EEeeewwww! Watch out what you say or we might start calling you Ballroom Magnus. Of course as with son, cha cha cha is danced contratiempo. It can also be...
... FOUL! How come I got yellow carded and benched for what many pundits would describe as a lesser crime? Inconsistency in moderating is what's ruining the...
I think that for the most part contratiempo doesn't feel right with timba beacsue most songs use the rumba clave, where the '4-and' or 4.5 (assume we're...
... Now, now slapped-down-happy, Magnus has seen the error of his ways and corrected his faulty behaviour (although he did get a mild warning for using the 'b'...
If you consider that's the most important is to dance in respect of the pulse or the rythm, I agree. However the musician perspective is quite different : all...
... cuban ... That doesn't surprise me. I would expect musicians way of dancing to differ from that of a regular street dancer. It took me a long time to...
I do not judge artistic skills by appearance. All I say is that I like better those artists who also are human and good people when they step down from the...
I like him, but obviously not to the point others in the group seem to have taken to him. It's a continuation of LVV, which is fine, but I don't get any new...
I almost agree! Actually, I terach my students to let go in pedal and bomba, so that the girl can do despelote. The guy can do despelote as well, but usually...
Not that hard actually. Take the 3 side of the clave, and repeat it twice: you are dancing without break. F ... chileno) demonstrated how some of the Cubans...
Ever tried dancing to upbeats? For some songs (you need a rumba clave that's very present), it's a lot of fun. F ... Here's my take on it: I'm sure people...
... clave that's very present), it's a lot of fun. ... Thanks for the input Francois, this and the idea of dancing the 3 side of the clave for both measures....
I’m sorry to say this, but the good dancers always know where the clave is, and are able to dance and mara it or to dance a contratiempo. They teach you that...
... clave is, and are able to dance and mara it or to dance a contratiempo. They ... Well I know I'm very lacking in thsi department unless I can acrually hear...
I have been asked to upload one of the videos I made of AN when they were in Stockholm. Again, the sound is worse than you can imagine, but you can see them...
exactly..what taht heck are they talking about...guys, most of you look like intellectuals, I do not know, but cubans dance as we feel it....with no...
habla que aqui estamos ahmed castillo <calle8120@...> wrote:Saludos!! Yo soy cubano y vivo en Japon,para que decir que soy fanatico de musica cubana,por...
... You know, I NEVER COUNT myself - I just look for the long part of the clave and POW! try and hit that. Interestingly, my instructor and some of the other...
... this ... 4 ... when ... of ... Yeah, I have seen cubans teach those kinds of shines where you switch from on1 to on3 or on7. When people were left...
... like ... step ... opposite, ... OK but the way they are in life is not a big deal for me since when I go to a show or when I buy a CD I only judge the...
... clave that's very present), it's a lot of fun. ... I DID get to do this once! It was with a percussionist and it was great! And every time I've danced...
