So we have been learning from our students just as much as they have been learning from our B&L Dance Crash-Course and Dance Classes in general, . . . more importantly, we have been made aware that our "FREE-STYLE Dance Programmes" seem to now be categorized as it's own “Teaching Style”.

Although this is a new concept to get our heads around (since all tutoring should at least follow some standardized technical or structural process), as we learn more from these shared class experiences, we are further amazed by the Eureka expressions when a previously learned dance sequence (or dance move) suddenly comes together, particularly for the more active dancers (i.e., those that have been dancing and attending other classes for some time).

Getting to the point . . . after learning so much from our students and their feedback, we can now concede that we do have an apparent “Teaching Style”, so I thought I would at least try to highlight some key elements to our approach and philosophy to our Dance Tutoring & Classes:
1. Learning fundamental technique is more important than learning a sequence of steps or moves;
2. Fundamental technique begins with understanding Music, Rhythm & Timing . . . “what are you hearing and dancing to?”;
3. Ensure that you and your dance partner enjoy dancing even more than you enjoy the music . . . (no easy feat when you believe that you have to think about the myriad of sequences, steps and moves! . . . an approach that is diametrically opposed to our now conceded “Teaching Style”);
4. Learning to Dance (our) “FREE-STYLE” FORMAT (‘Teaching-Style’) is about understanding 5 tenets - Rhythm, Timing, Execution, Lead & Follow.

We believe, wrapped-up in these four (4) elements & five (5) tenets, are the key to learning all the various dance styles, moves and sequences to allow a fun experience and enjoyment for both you and your dance partner.
Injecting the missing ingredients . . . we appreciate that the thought of “starting over” is a bit nerve-wracking, and although we can literally lay 100’s of “new moves” and "dance sequences" on our students, we are less likely to take this approach until the above elements & tenets can be appreciated and explored by new (& old) dance enthusiasts, beginners or experienced dancers.

That being said, our class philosophy and focus is on ensuring that students have fun learning to dance and even more fun dancing in the first instance . . . and then can confidently enjoy dancing and executing all the new stuff they learned . . . so come join the fun . . .
Cheers!  - ABDA Admin.

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As anticipated, . . . the growing COVID Concerns (& scare!) again calls for the Suspension of remaining SUNDAY's CC Workshops until we can confidently and safely engage again . . . We hope and look forward to resuming with favorable developments in the near future ... so until then ... Keep Dancing, Stay Safe & Blessed!
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¿𝐂ó𝐦𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐮á𝐥 𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? . . . Got the opportunity to check-out "𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬" 2 nights ago and still can't break free from the emotion & spirit of the movie rendition of the play . . . 𝗜 𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 (𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 1 1/2 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 & 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺).

I cried (𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥) from the many subdued & buried emotions that rocked my head, heart and soul during and after watching this movie! . . . and I ain't too proud to say it!

Would really recommend your viewing of this beautifully done 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 & 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙-𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 "𝙃𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣" - 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯'𝘵 - "𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯".

I can go on . . . but get your own passions reignited . . . check it out if you can 🤗. . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWC8I5DMXm0 ... See MoreSee Less

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𝘚𝘰 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 . . . 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗔!🤩 . . . 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙤𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨,🥰 . . . that story may never end as it traces our beginnings 20+ years ago to today!

We have taken Salsa in T&T from it's early development through its many forms including 𝙈𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙤, 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙤 (𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙖) 𝙍𝙪𝙚𝙙𝙖, 𝘾𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙖, 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖, 𝙊𝙣-1 𝙫𝙨 𝙊𝙣-2 (𝙉𝙔 𝙫𝙨 𝙇𝘼) & 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 and at the heart of it, 𝘾𝙪𝙗𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙖 as the foundation and root of them all . . . and the key to perfecting 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐒𝐀.

. . . so we instead offer you this journey through the salsa music and styles that became the essence and spirit of ABDA and the thousands that learned to love and embrace Salsa through our classes and events . . . 𝙨𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠, 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚!🤗
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𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 - 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆‼🥳 . . . dying to get back to the 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙁𝙪𝙣 & 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙚 to get the blood pumping again & your groove back dancing the 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 (𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙‼️). . . 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙 & 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣‼️ (𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸)🤗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlUs2tahX_Y ... See MoreSee Less

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. . . or how about getting back to some 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐚 - 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐨‼🤩 - 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘, 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 & 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣? 🥳
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"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞" . . . as this topic shows a need for deeper insight, or at least another perspective, I am urged to offer the benefit of my experience having developed and used a system for teaching the Latin Dances for some time, and for particularly establishing a core structure of Merengue (Meringue), Salsa, Rumba & Cha Cha (Latin Style) as the foundation for Latin Dancers to truly enjoy what Latin Dancing has to offer.

That being said, I believe that Merengue (& Rumba) is at the root of all of the Latin Dances and still remains at the base of those styles that have returned or have been further developed . . .

. . . I believe that Merengue, if properly taught, is still a key foundation for understanding, rhythm, timing, partnering, Lead & Follow, as well as provide more advanced Moves (being at the source or genesis of the “Moves” Concept).

With the proper tutoring of the spectrum of Merengue “Technique & Styling”, a new dancer can learn to dance any of the other Latin Dances with ease and become much more confident and proficient in many more dances and in the shortest possible time (I will always welcome challenges on this fact)!

𝐒𝐨 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐚𝐫𝐞:

𝟏. Merengue is not merely or only a beginners dance, as many “advanced” Dancers & Tutors should seek to learn more about and be able to demonstrate, that they can truly master merengue on the dancefloor before talking it down or dismissing it . . . Challenge yourself to a Merengue Dance-Off if you will . . . !

𝟐. Merengue is the true teacher of Partnering, Rhythm & Timing Technique, Balance, Speed & Control, Shines, etc., . . . Try dancing Merengue by yourself and see the challenges without a partner to focus your skills (a true test of Partnering)! . . . or try learning and teaching all the moves you believe are from Salsa, Bachata or the other styles and you will find that many, if not most, come from Merengue roots.

𝟑. Finally, True Musicality can be developed from proper teaching technique based on the understanding of basic merengue movement . . . Note that any of the other latin dance styles can be performed by listening and finding the respective rhythms in the Simple Merengue Beat . . . Try dancing Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Cha Cha, etc., by using the Basic Merengue Music Rhythms and finding the respective beats in the music . . . the best test for learning to listen and dance to the music.

As you will expect (𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳), that I can go on showing that Merengue is a much more advanced, elegant and sophisticated dance style than you now witness as the simple Marching Steps (Ballroom Style) executed on the Dancefloor by “Advanced” Dancers as well as many “Tutors” alike . . . !

I hope to not step on anyone toes here, but if one truly seeks out learning the Merengue and its Technique, Moves and Styles, . . . you will maybe find an even more fun and expert dance style than you currently see in the Salsa, Bachata and even the perceived newer latin dance styles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTkZn7soE1A

𝐀 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 & 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥!
Cheerful Regards - WS🤗
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours Wayne. Your teaching structure and style is well recognized and appreciated. I miss my dancing days.

‼️𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐔𝐏 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐒‼️
As anticipated, . . . the growing COVID Concerns (& scare!) again calls for the 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐂 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 until we can confidently and safely engage again . . . 😎

We hope and look forward to resuming with favorable developments in the near future ... so until then - 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 & 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝🤗

Cheerful Regards
ABDA Admin.

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