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Rasa, please do a video on how not to be shy, be more relaxed and confident when doing solo steps, shines in bachata and salsa. I am ok and quite relaxed when I dance with a leader, but as soon as there are some free steps, I start feeling awkward, forget everything etc.

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You said to rant. I’m in…😉 1) Thumbs - you stick your thumb on the back of my hand (crossbody) already I know I’m about to have a bad dance. If you need to grab someone using your thumb (either leader or follower) you need to go back to class immediately!!! I wish more salsa teachers would emphasise this 🙏 2) Space etiquette. If I get hit or stepped on when I am following. I apologise to the other follower if they are involved in the incident. Then scoul at both the leaders. Leaders - it’s your responsibility to keep your partner safe! Don’t lead certain moves if there isn’t the space to execute them. Also followers can do themselves a favour by taking smaller steps and staying closer to their partners. There happened to be a popular international Congress on one weekend and a lot of the adv London crowd attended. The local London social turned into the Wild Wild West. A lot of the adv crowd that were left ended up leaving the dance floor as there were intermediate level leaders not minding there space, throwing the followers around with no regard to their safety and barely acknowledging if/when they hit others and certainly not apologising to either their follower or the other person they had hit. I got so annoyed I moaned to my teacher about them to find out who they were learning from. When I get a chance those teachers will get told they need to teach their students dance etiquette. My teacher always says you should judge a teacher by their students. So these teachers are going to be told, those students are not making them look good. 3) This doesn’t happen to me anymore but as you mentioned. Do not give unsolicited advice. Unless you are their teacher - they haven’t come to learn from you, so Shhh 🤫 If they haven’t asked for your advice then keep your thoughts to yourself. Only exception if they are hurting you - then feel free to let them know! You should never put up with being hurt whilst dancing. Love a good dance etiquette rant 😍😅

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Why do I feel like there is also video of Rasa singing ABBA during karaoke night? 😂

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I've done a few Congresses and agree that it's important to decide on the classes beforehand. I'm a very organised person and do my own print out beforehand. I look at it as a wish list as my body can have other ideas😂. Rest is important before evening parties too,even if like me, you struggle to sleep during the daytime. Thank you Rasa, we're on the same page. Stretches are important too. Also,once back home,rest.

Really great inspiring video thank you 😊

then you learn 2-3 moves as combo(s) - Lego building blocks.(in diff.ways with shuffle). she goes - he goes // she-he-she goes; basic - tap - turn +++ cradle - wave - out (basic forward-back ; tap-tap; left-hand inside turn) etc etc

On1 salsa is better

Really great advice Rasa!!

Thank you for those tips! I never think of the stretching after all the workshops but I think it will be very good for the body. Next time I do stretching :)

The advice is sound, but group classes after a certain level are a waste of time. Students come and go and usually in a class even if it is intermediate or advanced there are students at different levels. The only way to get better in any dance is to find a partner and practice together

Wonderful tips on congresses!!

“If you’re not going to last all night, maybe you come a little later” long pause……… Anyway, I just came back from Rovinj. This year was cool and I survived by limiting my working shops and taking many naps in between the Workshops and the parties. There are two parties a day… choose one or the other but not both.

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Omg I need this video a week ago ❤ i love your channel 😊

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Thanks for all the good information. I’m new to the dance world and your videos help me.

I think the advice is sound. I dont know how some people manage 7 hours classes and party for 3 days in a row

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I really like your videos. Such a great topic! I had put on some weight & couldn’t stand seeing myself in the mirror at the studio. One day I was doing a personal lesson with an instructor I had only done a lesson or 2 with. She kept wanting me to look in the mirror. I finally had a moment & told her how I was feeling. She was so supportive & spoke about how what we wear & how we feel effects our dancing. By the time we were done discussing this I felt much better. Over time I had this discussion with a couple of other women at the studio & discovered how many of us had been feeling that way! I will be doing a great bachata routine in a couple of days with an instructor who is much younger than me. He is totally awesome & has really focused on details making me feel so much better. We are often our own worst critics! Regarding your comment about uplifting mood, that is so true. I recently bought a t shirt that says “don’t be moody, shake your booty “.

Thank you so much Rasa !

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I think all teachers should teach etiquette, origins of dance, basic steps, good frame,technique. I've probably left out something else important. After that, it should be up to the individual teachers. They know their students best and everyone has a different learning style, good teachers adapt to the students in the class. I'm with you Rasa. Thank you for the topic. As you say, people vote with their feet.

Organisers of festivals say dancing is about 'family' for them but their behaviour shows otherwise... I believe we shouldn't be hardnosed and look at leaving money on the table. It should be about promoting accessibilty. Often if people want to only attend the socials and miss the rest. Have to pay expensive prices for stand-alone take-out tickets. I believe the approach of offering greatly reduced entry for social passes, would draw a bigger pool of numbers for the social dancing. It would benefit women the most ironically, because of the gender gap! Performers too, should have a free pass for the weekend, not pay to perform.I believe this would run counter to the typical business model but it would work.

You should show clips of bachata sensual and share your thoughts and opinions of what is proper and improper. That would be cool. Because me as a non dancer have my thoughts and feelings but you as a professional I really like your analogy and opinions.

i think one thing I've noticed is that in some cases there are some teachers who are so very well-connected it seems they know they don't have to provide a quality class because they know they have a ticket back in next week. Blows my mind, people go back to these classes

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Loved it. Excellent

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I'm Dominican and I just can't believe how Europeans ruined my culture with this "Sexual Bachata".. It's CLEARLY culture appropriation BUT this is typical for Europe to exploit a culture and get paid from it. In fact I think Spain is where Sexual Bachata comes from. What a coincidence....

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do you live in Lithuania. i have a friend from there. I'm meeting with Lithuanian elders next week in sydney

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Thank you for the great video, Rasa! I was thinking it could be nice with a video about mental health in relation to dancing. While I strongly agree that dancing is most of the time an amazing cure when you feel down, the dancing environment itself can also be toxic at times and bring you down. Would be great to hear your thoughts on how to cope with this :-) Kirstine

Hello Rasa, can you show the swing step? You Rock girl!

i would prefer something more dominican style. thanks anyway.