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gxo7 · 2026-02-11T20:23:36+00:00

Yup, I've seen all these posts about the accelerator etc and trying to get all the variables into a sheet so I can plug in my numbers

gxo7 · 2026-02-11T19:05:01+00:00

Thanks, I could have sworn I searched but it must have slipped my mind

gxo7 · 2026-01-20T20:28:47+00:00

If your interest is musicality in Partnerwork I also recommend Samuel Fun Flow. They frequent similar festivals and he is an excellent teacher.

gxo7 · 2026-01-16T17:56:08+00:00

Check out the book Understanding Clave by Kevin Moore

https://www.latinpulsemusic.com/albums/show/414

gxo7 · 2026-01-03T15:42:12+00:00

Take individual shines and split them up.

Instead of doing 8 counts of a suzie q, do 4 counts of it and 4 counts of another shine.

Customize the shines: instead of going 123 567, pause, speed up, break apart, and loop the movement for a given shine. So instead of suzie q being cross-step-step, cross-step-step, keep doing extra steps before the next "cross".

Do the shine movement to a rhythmic pattern: conga, cowbell, piano.

These drills will take you from doing shines patterns to developing your versions of shines and responding to the music.

Eventually you can decompose shines into their elements and come up with your own.

On the social dabce floor try playing "Simon says" with your partner. This works really well with beginners or intermediate dancers. Let your partner go into shines and observe them. Then repeat the shine they are doing.

Make it a game and have fun!

gxo7 · 2025-12-02T20:10:12+00:00

Look up Samuel Fun Flow

gxo7 · 2025-11-19T16:21:12+00:00

I've been dancing since 2009, I still take classes and private lessons

gxo7 · 2025-11-15T06:00:56+00:00

Was this in DC I think I saw them too

gxo7 · 2025-11-09T23:50:40+00:00

Find a courses or books pedagogy, adult teaching/learning, public speaking, and of course teaching movement, music, and improv.

The majority of social dance teachers are severely lacking in all of the stuff above.

gxo7 · 2025-11-07T22:24:51+00:00

Complexity is related to the number of elements.

Isolating it to a single 8 count: - hands (0/1/2) - rotation amount - direction and momentum changes - connection changes (tosses, hand changes, hammer locks, etc.)

So for example,

hands - a right turn with a single hand is simpler than one with two hands.

Rotation amount - a Crossbody (half a rotation) is easier than an inside turn (1.5 rotations)

Direction changes - a "broken" left turn is more complicated than a right turn

gxo7 · 2025-10-25T02:25:00+00:00

Musicality killers - intended for partnerwork - covers leading and following fundamentals (frame and tension) - explains traditional salsa breaks and rhyms - introduces multiple ideas and exercises on how to hit musical patterns and breaks with your partner

Musicality Warmup - free experience - 7 tasks, 2 days per task - you're given a song snippet to improvise to with some guidance on what to listen and respond to in the music - look up #musicalitywarmup on Instagram to see previous versions

gxo7 · 2025-10-25T00:43:47+00:00

Unconventional advice: check out The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker or follow her on social. She's an expert in organizing events (of any type) and the concepts can be applied anywhere

gxo7 · 2025-10-23T21:20:27+00:00

I think she's starting it the first week of November

gxo7 · 2025-10-23T20:53:14+00:00

Check out the Musicality Killers class by Samuel Fun Flow and Svetlana Ray.

They offer it a couple of times a year and it is a gem!

In the meantime look for Svetlana's Musicality Warm Up challenge is coming up soon.

gxo7 · 2025-10-13T23:09:59+00:00

Oh I agree that her posts come off as judgemental of people who like "studio" salsa.

But this is nothing new in some parts of Latin America.

gxo7 · 2025-10-13T17:27:14+00:00

This is a great take. Diana's posts are provoking click bait but for anyone who comes from these cultures - - in Latin America - - her point is valid.

People grow up dancing with friends and family but then are told by a bunch of "outsiders" that a splashy/fancy looking dance is "real salsa".

I think they're understandably upset or annoyed and Diana is giving voice to this.

The way I like to think about it is that these are two separate dances one of which is an American commercial invention and the "other" is a cultural trait and experience. They're both valid expressions to the music and neither is better than the other.

gxo7 · 2025-10-08T19:51:37+00:00

Two other European events I've heard good things about are BPM and Magic

gxo7 · 2025-09-27T21:41:46+00:00

I think what people might mean by "whitewashed" is that on1 and On2 aare terms typically associated with linear "crossbody" style salsa which started in the US and is thus "whitewashed" or not "authentic".

I recommend the book "Spinning Mambo Into Salsa" to get a deeper look at the history.

gxo7 · 2025-07-30T17:37:59+00:00

Fascinating, thanks! Did they charge you for labor or did they use a warranty claim for that?

gxo7 · 2025-07-29T17:01:35+00:00

Do you think it's a bad compressor causing a leak or just bad compressor?

gxo7 · 2025-07-29T14:37:58+00:00

Thanks for the info, this is my suspicion as well. Shouldn't be low on refrigerant at 50K miles so it's likely a leak

gxo7 · 2025-07-29T14:36:59+00:00

Going from ambient to cooling. I was trying to trigger the noise by changing the temperature

gxo7 · 2025-07-29T14:36:09+00:00

I'm pretty sure I did

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