Something lighthearted and positive How would you, without launching into a PhD thesis, explain to a non-dancer why you spend so much time and money on Salsa? Try not to use words that require familiarity with dance/salsa! Words like connection, etc We all have non-salsa friends (yep I have a few left) who must be […]
Coffee Lounge Friday Topic; Are Performance Courses Killing Social Dancing? This is a topic I have heard discussed quite often especially here in the UK. I am not sure if it is the same elsewhere in Europe but I am aware its getting like that in NYC. I am not referring to Boot Camps at […]
Friday Coffee Lounge Topic: Dance Etiquette This week marks the 1 year anniversary of the Friday Coffee Lounge. Incidentally, the first topic was actually on a Thursday and not a Friday and it was about DJ’s not getting paid. Are they getting paid yet? We have covered a variety of salsa related topics over the year […]
After last week’s heated topic and out of curiosity please tell us what is is about the Salsa/Bachata scene that you love. What keeps you going back for more week after week. What is is that make some you all travel miles and miles, spend all that money, take all those workshops, rehearsals, practicing at […]
Is it possible to be a good Lead but an average dancer? A lot of leads barely move their feet, can’t spin, do neigh styling and only know suzi q when it comes to shines but they are quite good leads because they still have a good sense of timing, and encyclopedic knowledge of moves […]
We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Olu Olu has joined the #Gwepaaa Movement for 2014! Starting from this week we will post his thoughts about the Afro-Latin dance styles, scene, his passion for photography and more here on www.gwepa.com. But before that, we asked Olu Olu to introduce himself to you. Please let’s welcome him […]
Over the last 12 months, I have seen less and less of a dance that is beautiful to watch and more and more of dark rooms full of people dry humping. That’s not an issue but what I don’t understand and maybe somebody can help me out here is; What drives the continual popularity of […]
Coffee Lounge Friday Topic;: Musicality!! What is it? Is it a marketing ploy by some instructors to make more money or just another way for some dancers to look down on other. Can you really have musicality in Salsa dance if you can’t understand the lyrics? Can, with the current obsession with turn patterns and ladies […]
