Happy New Year everyone! I think that during this time of year it is customary to look past at what you’ve accomplished as well as to look forward to what you aspire to do. A year, while just being a man-made measurement of time, is still a good tool to measure...
Have you ever been presented with that statement and cringed like I have? Perhaps it’s because I have a rebellious nature and don’t take too kindly to being micro-managed. My sister and I have become fond of saying we are ‘psychologically...
Have you ever taken class and left thinking: “I’m going to forget all of that in the next 10 minutes?” What? Just me? 😉 Some of the ways that people have reinforced material is pretty obvious such as taking private lessons, more dance classes or...
Having been exposed to Salsa dancing in Chicago for as long as I have, I have often seen all types of people out and about having fun and enjoying the dancing and good vibes. I have also seen something different: particular couples who only dance with each other and...
A student asked me the other day about the coming Congress in Chicago and was asking whether or not I recommend that they take some of the workshops offered by the out of town guests. I have to first confess that I am a huge advocate of working with many people as...
Hello everyone! As the season changes, it’s good to briefly look back and acknowledge the past in order to intelligently move forward. Reflection is a useful for finding out what went right and/or wrong in the preceding season and how we can use the...
…energy flows. I like that. I think it’s so applicable to so many things that when I stop and think about this simple saying, it brings a smile to my face as well as reminding me to keep my attention where it requires to be. What does this have to do with...
Sometimes in life, it’s the little things that matter. So I’m sitting with my friend Sekou when he was last in town and he made an amazing comment to me which was something that I think I just got used to and didn’t even realize was happening. You...
If variety is the spice of life, the single mindedness would make life like a box of powdered water. That said, I really like to see when people take their dancing interests to places outside of their dance of choice. Me? I’m a self admitted Mambo-head as I ride...
Hi everyone! I recently saw a video where a prominent dancer in the Salsa/Mambo community commented that he no longer worried about doing fancy turn patterns as he has outgrown them. This was fascinating to me. I feel the SAME WAY. In a weird way, I sometimes feel...
