Sunday May 27th and Monday May 28th Studio will be closed. Classes will resume classes Tuesday May 29th.

Your hosts - Luis Lopez & Luz Otero will continue the tradition of a FUN-FILLED SALSA WEEKEND, and are putting together another great line-up of dance performances, professional dance instructors, live salsa bands and DJs and lots of social dancing every night as you’ve come to expect! Like last year, the public can enjoy a party—FREE TO THE… Read More »

A Salsa Social is the perfect opportunity to meet and dance with people from all over. Dancers and non-dancers come to socials to share the dance floor with you. Whether you are a beginner or a performer level dancer the social is the perfect occasion to do what you are so passionate about, dance. Tambó Salsa Social was… Read More »

“Put on those red shoes and dance the blues”….as David Bowie would say! But we are not talking about the blues, we are talking about Latin dancing! So Salseros, how do you ask a lady to dance? Hopefully it does not consist of touching, giving a nod to the dance floor, or simply pulling her… Read More »

When I first started salsa, my instructor Roberto told me I really needed to work on my “lines” and honestly I had no idea what this man was talking about. All I thought was “Lines? I look pretty linear to me! And I do those salsa hands!” Oh how wrong I was… Another instructor explained… Read More »

I want to share with you all an anecdotal, yet informative piece of information. A couple of months ago, the director introduced us to the concept of the “magic bone”. Essentially what he said was, God gifted all women with a magic bone specifically for partnering and tricks. Although that may not be entirely true,… Read More »

Ever since I was a little girl, I always loved dancing.  I mean, I loved to watch dancing.  Never did I ever want to be the person dancing.  It took courage, strength, confidence, athleticism, a repertoire of skills and movement to dance… all things I lacked and didn’t know where to find.  So, it was… Read More »

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to the “Boogie Down Bronx” and well boogied at the Yamulee monthly social. I am a fan of this great company and it was definitely exciting to finally go and experience what is this On 2 salsa scene in NYC. I get there just in time… Read More »

I came across this video and I thought that I’d share it with you all as an excellent example about playing with music. After the routine is demonstrated, each dancer freestyles to the song, and I was quite brain tickled by how each followed a different rhythm in the song. When I watched I thought,… Read More »

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” – Martha Graham Dance is a universal language. It doesn’t matter what part of the world you are in, there is dance. It is an expression of self, of life, of emotion. It can tell you a story and take you on a journey. In many countries… Read More »

There comes a moment in everyone’s lives where they question themselves. They question the reasons why they do something. Whether or not its a path they should be following. If they are forcing a round peg into a square hole, when no matter how hard you try, it just won’t fit. One of those moments… Read More »

In relation to my other post about my trip to the Bronx with Yamulee Social, a friend of mine shared this interview with one of the directors of Tropical Gem. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/austinsalsa/message/4855?var=1 I completely agree with what he says about learning about dance. There is so much to learn. There are no limitations, no peaks, no… Read More »

One of the most impressive things to see on the stage is a group or couple that really uses the music. When we sit down to pick a song to dance to, we always listen to many many songs, spending a lot of time listening and dancing to them to get the feel. Then we… Read More »

When I go out salsa dancing, I do go and mingle with the crowd. I get to learn new things every time about people’s perception in the salsa world. One “argument” that comes about is how some people just don’t (even won’t) count the music in salsa because they prefer to “dance what they feel… Read More »

When you are out dancing at a club, when do you style? How do you know when you have the right moment to do it? Every single one of us has had a moment or several, where you think “Yes, I have a moment, I can bring my arm up!” and then whack, your partner… Read More »

One of the most impressive things to see on the stage is a group or couple that really uses the music. When we sit down to pick a song to dance to, we always listen to many many songs, spending a lot of time listening and dancing to them to get the feel. Then we… Read More »

One of the greatest things about dance is that it unifies people. It really doesn’t matter if you speak a different language or come from different culture or social backgrounds, people come together to dance. That is one of the many things that I really saw when we were in El Salvador. The salsa scene… Read More »

Everyone hears music differently, but everyone can learn to count it. Salsa (and most dance music) is written in a 4/4 time. This means that there are 4 beats per measure, and the quarter note receives 1 beat. As dancers we use 2 measures and count 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8, while the musicians would count it 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4.… Read More »

As a continuation of the previous post, we look further into the dance and music forms of Cuba, that have defined modern-day Latin music and todays Salsa. Danzón Danzón was Cuba’s most popular dance music from the second half of the 19th century into the early 20th century. Initially it was viewed as being too… Read More »

At the core of Salsa music, you find the percussion. Most commonly you find, Timbales, Claves, Congas, and cowbell. Other instruments that are added, but not always found, can be trombone, trumpet, piano, violin, guitar, bass guitar, flute, saxophone, and sometimes even other instruments. You may also hear, guiro, maracas, Bongos, and Campanas (Bongo bell).… Read More »