Salsa breakthroughs...

[danceguy]

Hi all,

I wanted to ask the Salseros out there...was there a particular time dancing when you had a breakthrough and everything seemed to come together?

I just got back from 4 hours of Salsa dancing with very little sitting...and after one dance with a wonderful Salsera who was effortless to lead and a spinning machine...something happened and suddenly I was doing moves I never thought I could do. Spinning her 5 or 6 times, staying on beat, doing weird shines and after that...the moves I wanted to do just kept coming way before I wanted to do them...with other partners as well. I fell into "the zone" several times and lost my sense of time...all I knew was the music and the connection with my partner...

I'm on such a high right now...but it feels so Zen to me...I think I had my first enlightenment experience on the dance floor. Boriken...I could only read your words before...now I am beginning to understand them. :P

I don't know what happened exactly (and I don't think I need to) but it was such a wonderful experience. I made quite a few mistakes and I still have so much to learn...but its like I walked in as one person and came out of the club as someone else...

Anyone else have stories like this? I'd love to hear them. :)

ScorpionGuy

[borikensalsero]

Wow...

Wepa!!!!! Great to hear you got grooving SG...

In reference to breakthroughs I have had a bout 4 or 5 of them, where after I think that my dancing has come together to a max another breakthrough happens... Just when I’m about to say all right now I need to go back to class and get a few more moves. I go off and become even deeper in synch with what is going on, hence causing new philosophical views to emerge ultimately transforming what I used to do in the dance-floor.

I’ve gone through really hearing the 2 and the 6 no matter what I do louder than any other beat in the music. Even if it is in my mind…

Breaking away from he said/she said, This way or that way, My way is the better, and going into the music says it I do it. Dancing philosophy really took root!

Physically was able to bring my personal style in to Salsa. I was finally able to break free of what clone I was trying to be made and found my own style. Was able to transcend philosophical ideas and turn them into reality in my dancing.

Finding the direction my lead would head in. Not in strength nor physical direction, but how to cater to each lady as to make her feel she was my one and only love.

There have been a few others, I don’t recall now, but suggest that you write them down. You’ll love to see how these breakthroughs affect your dancing and views about it.