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Tips for dancing salsa with style and elegance

Dance tips for salsa

Elegance and good taste are very personal aspects for each of us, since we all perceive the world in a very different way. We can have some rather general ideas of what to be regarded as elegant and what not, but we are never going to agree on everything. This can be applied very well any aspect of life, but today we are going to focus on music.

For several years, salsa was seen as a low-level and often vulgar musical rhythm, dancing it in certain circles of society was not well received by a number of people. Fortunately, all that has changed radically in the last decades. What is even more, this Latin genre has earned so much prestige that it is now present in those same social circles that rejected it before. However, dancing salsa with a lot of class is not as easy as it is believed.

If it is true that this type of music is no longer perceived as vulgar, there are certain aspects to take into account when dancing it with great style and subtlety.

Tips for dancing salsa with style and elegance

One of the most important details to be in mind is good coordination between the members of the couple and the memory of an elephant that allow those involved to learn all the steps in the best way possible. Additional to that, one has to adapt to certain rules so that everything turns out as planned during the dance.

Learn the most basic you need to dance salsa

Dancing salsa with elegance and style — Two young people dancing salsa

First thing that should be taken into account is the learning the most basic things and their execution in the best way possible. One of the best-known characteristics of salsa is that it consists of three basic steps of a short sequence that are danced in a 4/4 beat. After having mastered this structure, dancers are trained to add more complexity to their movements.

Hear and understand the rhythm and the time

If you want to dance salsa with style, you have to understand music and rhythms as much as possible. The rhythms, the times and speed are the aspects that help dancers to coordinate their movements in the right way. If there is some ne interested in learning to dance salsa that feels that he is completely lost, he can start listening to salsa a lot more often. This will help him immensely to better understand this music and the rhythms that make it up.

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Dance tips for salsa — Young couple dancing salsa

If there is something that should never be missing in salsa is the partner dance, which makes this musical genre a much more pleasant experience for the two members of the dance couple. If they both want to dance as well as possible, they must understand each other’s movements to perfection. In the same way, both the man and his partner must perfectly understand each other’s speed and movements in order to anticipate them. In this sense, the members of the dance will be able to achieve a good harmony, which is an essential detail to achieve success in this sensual dance.

After future dancers have followed these tips, they will be trained to demonstrate their dancing skills on the dance floor.

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San Clemente Salsa Congress

Salsa San Clemente 2020 Congress online starts today:

The month of December 2020 has already begun, a very difficult year for everyone worldwide due to the covid-19 pandemic that hit us all at the end of 2019 and others in 2020; despite the fact that our lifestyle has changed at all levels (social, economic and political); However, this did not stop our activities but with more caution when doing them, including the use of the Internet to do work at home in most jobs.

Already adapting and looking for a way to try to make these quarantine times more pleasant and not monotonous of routine life at home, many events have been carried out with great success online since people enjoy recreational activities and there is nothing better than an event especially if it is musical that one can attend without putting oneself in danger of being infected.

Among the events that will be held in December 2020, one will be held in Argentina, from December four (4) to eight (8), the San Clemente Salsa Congress 2020 Online, where the Workshops will be held every day, music live, shows, presentation of live DJs, interaction with the public and raffles.

San Clemente Salsa Congress 2020 Online — San Clemente Salsa Congress – Artists

Its name derives from the Argentine seaside resort and tourist city of La Costa in the province of Buenos Aires, called San Clemente del Tuyú, which is located on the northern coast of the Argentine Sea. Its organizer is Mr. Gerardo Osvaldo Russo who was born on July 3, 1984 who lives in the beautiful city of San Clemente del Tuyu, who in turn is the director of the Salsa y Sentimiento Academy and has extensive experience in the tropical musical genre already performed by the Caribbean Rhythms faculty in the “SAOCO” study.

It would be this year the seventh (7th) International Congress of Salsa, Bachata and Caribbean Rhythms and in turn known as the most important congress of the Atlantic Coast, Argentina, only this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation it will be held Online for the safety of your guests

The schedule of activities would be as follows:

Friday 4: the presentation of the congress will be held, live music with Cuban singer Elena Guarner and DJ Charlie Ayestaran, shows and talks will be held with the subscribed guests.
Saturday 5:
- 14:00 hrs: musicality with Mauro Álvarez
- 15:00 hrs: Rumba / Guaguanco with Adriel and Malena.
- 16:00 hrs: Mambo in two / free steps with Martin Ayrala.
- 17:00 hrs: Musical Interpretation with Carlos Aragón and Gustavo Pinat.
- At night there will be live music with Mariano Ávila (Argentine singer), then choreographic shows, talks, raffles and DJ Caramelo will be playing.
Sunday 6:
- 15:00 hrs: Bachata / shines and figures with Paula Urquiza and Gabriel Zamora.
- 16:00 hrs: Cha cha cha / free steps with Sole Martino and Diego Castro.
- 17:00 hrs: Salsa on 1 / Shines and figures with Carine Moraes and Rafael Barros.
- At night there will be live music with Aye Soto, Argentine bachata singer, then choreographic shows, talks, raffles and DJ John Moon will be playing.
Monday 7:
- 14:00 hrs: Timba with Tati Barbosa and Dani Escobar.
- 15:00 hrs: Salsa On 2 with the Timbaleros
- 16:00 hrs: Latin Training with Gabriela Mancini
- 17:00 hrs: Dominican Bachata with Leticia Beltran and Gabriel Salgado.
- At night there will be live music with the Chasumadre Orchestra, talks, shows, choreography and raffles.
Tuesday 8:
- 15:00 hrs: Casino wheel with Adrian Doblas.
- 16:00 hrs: Bachata / shines and figures with Mauricio and Natalia
- 17:00 hrs: Timba with Celina and Lucho.

Subscription is 100% free and live a healthy and safe adventure inside your home, just by having your computer and internet access, do not miss this great opportunity.

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ISM December 2020

December Cover Edition 120

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Role of the Triangle Trade in the birth of Cuban rumba

Tips for dancing salsa with style and elegance

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Everything you need to know about tarraxa

What makes sensual bachata so popular

“Alfareros” launches “Guerrera”

ISM: Meet Jorge Celedón

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Ángel Bonne He was part of Juan Formell’s Los Van Van Orchestra, and collaborated with the impressive Irakere band of maestro Chucho Valdés

Harry Fraticelli

Harry Fraticelli Virtuoso on guitar, requinto and bass Music for All Occasions

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Jessi Uribe and Americo

Jimmie Morales

Jimmie Morales a conguero for the history of Afro-Caribbean music

Ephemerides

ISM magazine back cover

You know “Domi Dance” Online

A new brand for dance comes to New York

Domi Dance a brand of dance products, designed by ex-dancers for dancers.

The city of New York saw the birth in 2019 of a new brand of products for the dance world, a brand that seeks to reach all corners where music, rhythm and dance can be presented, by the hand of Dorelys Rodriguez, a former dancer who Since she was 7 years old, she has shown the world of dance, going from ballet, flamenco, salsa among other genres, I always dream of achieving many things in the dance world, hence it will never be possible to separate from this beautiful discipline. In his professional studies and work experience in the world of Marketing, he managed to devise a proposal that would manage to marry his great passions, his line of work in the world of sales and his passion for dance, from here DomiDance arises.

In the United States, Dorelys saw the opportunity to exploit his abilities to create a brand, a product, an object that would allow him to give him a new business and business life, without forgetting the main point of his idea, to be what the dancer needs, to reach your specific needs with a range of high-quality products at well-affordable prices for everyone, from the professional to the beginner who ventures into any discipline of this art.

Since 2019 Domi Dance has been able to position itself in many of the corners of dance, starting with its first product presented the openwork stockings, little by little it developed innovative strategies to enter the commercial game, facing large brands established in the American market, it was able to enter through of online sales a channel that allowed him to reach many people due to the boom in shopping through the web.

Domi Dance Company

The brand claims to present its products under a first-level raw material line, quality is the main object in its line, they seek to offer quality above any point, customers can be sure of acquiring an object that will not be easy to beat. When it comes to bringing life to life on the stage and in the dance halls, Dorelys tells us ¨ we do not want a dancer to be under pressure not to sit on the floor for fear of breaking the stocking or shoes on difficult floors, we do not sell products unbreakable but difficult to beat¨.

Domi dance is not a sales space for other products, they are manufacturers, they are exclusive when designing products for their brand, they generate new ideas based on the direct experience of the dancer, they are concerned with investigating the experiences lived with the use of clothing and footwear in the scene, an element that drives them as a brand concerned with giving the artist what they need.

To date, it has a range of first-class textiles, ballet shoes, urban clothing and much more, all aimed at meeting needs in many disciplines. They continue to bet on their sales framework through digital platforms such as Amazon, Ebay, social networks such as Instagram, Facebook, among others. They have already developed a point of sale for Latin America, a business established in Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and moving to other latitudes.

For this 2020 the projects are aimed at designing footwear for flamenco, tap, extending its textile line into leotards and garments in greater demand, working with masculine elements and continuing to advance in its extension project in America and Europe. Follow them on their social networks through @ domi.dance

By Jose Perez Correspondent, Bogota, Colombia

Project Pentagram Agrupación Gaitera de Venezuela in the USA

At present, Pentagram has international recognition for being the group that has made more national tours in the USA

Agrupación “Gaitera” was born in 2008 in the city of Miami, participating in various events and festivals, in 2012, they began to produce themes for the Spectator, which were very accepted by the public.

In 2017, the group was established as a group since they began to accompany great artists of the genre, as Neguito Borjas, Ricardo Cepeda, Nelson Arrieta, Rafael “Pollo” Brito among others.

Agrupación "Gaitera" was born in 2008 in the city of Miami, participating in various events and festivals, in 2012 begin to produce themes for the Spectator, which were widely accepted by the public — Project Pentagram Agrupación Gaitera de Venezuela in the USA

At present, Pentagrama has international recognition for being the group that has made more national tours in the USA and international tours in Panama, Chile, Spain, Argentina, and Colombia.

Members

Robert Richards-Four and Soloist

Jesus “Chuchito” Ibarra-Solista

Fernando Mindeola-Solista

Avelino Romero-Solista

Luis “Chua” Urdaneta-Congas y Coros

José Rafael Querales-Bajo y Coros

Gilberto Ferrer-Teclados

Ronald Guerra-Pianos

Adelmo Gauna-Battery – Timbal

Alejandro Araujo (Timbal)

José “Pokemon” Ferrer-Tambora

Melvin W. Alvarez-Charrasca

Melvin Álvarez Sr. – Furro

Arnaldo Quintero (Contra Bass)

Daniel González (Drums)

At present, Pentagrama is internationally recognized for being the group that has made more national tours in the USA and international tours in Panama, Chile, Spain, Argentina and Colombia — Project Pentagrama Agrupación “Gaitera” born in 2008 in the city of Miami

The Gaita and its History

In the first forms of bagpipes, the chants of the Mass that the Catholic missionaries taught, the percussion of the drums, the characteristic guttural sound of the furro (a derivative of the Zambomba), the maracas and the charrasca were combined, and the cuatro, derived from the guitar, together with the Spanish chants, represented the Iberian contribution.

The performance of the natives contributed the definitive style to this new music.

The following is an extract that comments a little more on the origins of the Gaita:

The origins of the Zulian Gaita have not been established with precision, but it is assumed that it was born with the republican concerns of the people, perhaps in the first decades of the 19th century, as demonstrated by the patriotic Easter songs dedicated to Ana María Campos, the Altagratian patrician who was whipped by order of the fierce Morales when she refused to withdraw her lapidary phrase: “O capitula o monda”.

Traditionally, the Gaita has been linked to the devotion to Santa Lucía in the El Empedrado neighborhood, and in this sense it is recalled that when Father José Tomás Urdaneta was in charge of the parish, he took the noisy bagpipers out of the temple. It can be said that since then, the Gaita has lost the religious character that it had for many years in the cobblestone district, to become definitively an instrument of healthy Easter joy and the most effective means of criticism and protest of the humble people.

Our Gaita has always been characterized by the freshness of its music and the mental agility of its players.

The origin of the Gaita according to Rafael Molina Vilchez

“The Zulian Gaita, like many other manifestations of Latin American costumbrismo, is mestizo. It has a polyethnic genetic mosaic, but its root is Hispanic, although the Hispanic nature is preserved in very different progressions than the maracaibera bagpipe (also called the furro bagpipe), the song of the criollo citadinos, in which it survives with strength, in comparison with the tambora and perijanera bagpipes, in which the blackness leaves a more intense mark”.

This scholar of folklore points out that the gaita is Spanish, but that over time two divergent tendencies have emerged: The maracaibera Gaita and the black Gaita.

This opinion has generated controversy, but it is quite shared, since the term “gaita” has Galician-Portuguese roots: it comes from the Gothic word “gaits” which means “goat”, because the bellows of the Galician gaita are made from the leather of the goat. From Spain through the African Arab countries it reached Turkey, in whose language it is translated as “shepherd’s flute”, which would be in accordance with the drawing Agustín Pérez Piñango found with the Glorious San Sebastián Gaita, which dates from 1668, according to a document located in the old National College of Maracaibo, which brings the lyrics and music in Gregorian characters. It would be the oldest Gaita known.

However, other scholars, among them Juan de Dios Martinez, maintain that the Gaita began with the black slaves in the haciendas of the South of the Lake, as a protest and evoking their festivals in the African areas from which they came.

The Gaita and its History The first bagpipe forms combined the mass chants taught by the Catholic missionaries, the percussion of the drums, the characteristic guttural sound of the furro (a derivative of the Zambomba), the maracas and the charrasca. — Our gaita have always been characterized by the freshness of their music and the mental agility of their performers.

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