Opinions on the Dancing of Present Day

Here's a new release from the producers of "The Lost Rhythms in Salsa." From what 2 of the producers told me, they'll be putting in the new movie opinions of both styles of dancing. This video has Frankie Martinez of Abakua, Jimmy Anton, Victor Karisma and a few others ... I like what they say about how dancers usually get off the floor when slower music comes on that's a good observation I've noticed.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Palladium
• On 2
• On 1
• Salsa
• Arsenio Rodriguez
• Johnny Pacheco
• Cachao
• Mambo
• Eddie Torres
• Jimmy Anton
• Frankie Martinez
• Karisma
• Arelis Beato

[DANCE101aus]

One of the biggest problem I am seeing around the world started almost 12 years ago.Students have spent less and less time learning from their teachers and more and more time trying to create dance empires. In their haste they have not only not learned the finner points of dance and music but have burned clients and new people coming into the world of dance. Im not saying don't become teachers. I'm saying learn, until you can snatch the pebble out of your teachers hand...

BTW Zumba is not DANCE

[DANCE101aus]

Guys Guys Guys.

Its not their fault. These guys just dont know any better.

And so in here lies the problem. Let me ask you this........How many "TEACHERS" out there these days have over 15 years teaching experience, Let alone Dance experience.Here is what we see here in Melbourne.Guy Dances socially at a studio for 2 years. Guy says "my teacher in raking in the big bucks"

" I need some cash too." " I know......Ill become a teacher, I mean how hard can it be right???"

FAAAAiiiiillll

[salseramj]

I`ve been saying that for a long time...

[draggeddownthehole]

I love older slow music! Both fast and slow are very fun! But it's true that it takes a while before you know how to express yourself and use the music. I thank Joel and Anna Masacote and others for introducing this to us young dancers.

[NYsalsa101]

I would like to add that a BIGGER problem than the turns patterns with the younger generation of dancers is Snobishness and cliques. Especially in NYC. You see a lot of schools not exposing their students to the social dance scene and even at congresses you see groups from the same schools only dancing with each other. There are a lot well known instructors out there that verbally abuse their students and instill in them a sense of elitism because they belong to a certain school.

[NYsalsa101]

New salsa students need to learn how to feel the music and move their bodies first before getting into patterns and turns however as a instructor, you have to face the realities of the market. If you don't start teaching patterns earlier, people lose interest and you go out of business. People do eventually realize. Most dancers go back to the basics after they reach a advanced level because they finally get the importance of a good foundation.

[ondro66]

Full agreement with Jimmy Anton. I - as a male dancer - keep one rule when dancing: "If she is not smiling, then I am doing something wrong."

[cornrowedlowe]

i think younger dancers (myself included unfortunately) are just doing what they've been taught most salsa schools it seems like emphasize turns and spinning its a lot harder to teach how to interpret the music.....We do want to learn it though!

[TomVega1]

Beautifully done!

T Vega

[magmasuel]

De donde viene lo de bailar en 2?