Latin Dancing is EZ!

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

"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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‼️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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𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 & 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋:
- Do you prefer to sit at home and count the emerging “grey hairs”?
- Are you waiting to get back Up-Close & Personal in the Salsa Club??
- Are you hoping that your Rhythm & Dance Moves keep-up with your Weight-Gains???😔

𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃:
- Get back into the Groove of the New Normal Slowly & Safely!
- Get back into shape and bring on the SUNShine (Have you Heard?)!!
- Learn how Dance can still be embraced & enjoyed in the “New Normal”!!!😁

𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒! . . . YEA! . . . We invented the Zumba Craze with our Latin Dance Class Warm-Up & Workouts! 🤩

. . . So join us for the new 𝐑𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and learn the Latin Dances, Rhythms & Styles at the same time!

- Join our Dress-Down, Sweat-Out Workshop Sessions (while we still can!) - This 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 (𝟑-𝟓 𝐩𝐦 @ 𝐂𝐋𝐗-𝐂𝐨𝐄)! . . . 🤗😎

. . . 𝐒𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓⁉️😄🤩🥳 . . . Come with your Safety & Comfort Gears and have some 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙐𝙉! . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=mid6fO0B8KI

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