Salsa lessons 5

I get the biggest surprises when I dance with newbies and the biggest disapointments when I dance with advanced dancers. This is probably because of the expectation I have set for both groups. For some advanced dancers might look very pretty and flashy, but in reality have a very crappy frame; instantly destroying the fantasy constructed up till the moment when the music starts. All because, yes, they should know better.

Which to my surprise, proved that the opposite is actually more exhilarating as a result and requires some modification in my thinking of what is considered talent. I haven’t danced with beginners for a long time and never in my life danced with so many of them in such a short time. On top of that, salsa is close enought to dancesport so that most of the skills and techniques are interchangeable, except for my 11 somewhat years of built-in instinct to start on the 2 or the 4. Salsa starts with 1.

The similarity means that the lead and follow should somewhat be the same in both groups and that what I notice in one applies to another as well. Back to the point, I’ve been noticing that some selected few beginners possesses some talents that I’ve only felt in top dancers before. In the way they spin, in the way they respond to a connection and in how they prefer to carry their frame.  I’ve always thought that these type of thing is taught and improved over time, but if I was not delusional when I was dancing with these newbies, then I am wrong and these are things that you are born with and is inherent in your personality.

Hence, the pro’s claims to know who you are from the way you dance.