There are a lot of clubs out there who play hip hop or RnB at Salsa nights. In the car, at home or while commuting.ĬAUTION: If you want to become more musical in Salsa then obviously you have to listen to Salsa music. TIP: Most dancers and instructors will say the same in that developing a good ear for the music is the first step to becoming more musical. With regards to music, taste as much as you can at the start while trying to pick out the subtlety. As an adult, I can taste and appreciate a lot while also having my favourites. I was lucky enough to have a chef for a parent so I was exposed to many different flavours as a child. I see this as being equivalent to developing your taste buds for different flavours. Do not stick to Salsa dura, timba, or romantica but play the field and develop breadth. The first step in my mind to becoming more musical is to listen to as much of the music as you can but also vary the specific sub-genres as well. One of my first articles was written a few years ago and covers a brief dissection of how I personally listen to Salsa music. The first step is to listen to the music and understand what you are listening to. With the remainder of this article, I will break down what this means for me. “Dancing with an appreciation of the music” Here I present my personal, concise, but the somewhat vague definition of what musicality is for Salsa dancers:
I have heard a lot of people describe what musicality means in great depth. What I want to write about in this article is what I believe musicality to be and the steps to becoming more musical.ĭISCLAIMER: There is no right and wrong when it comes to dancing and art, but hopefully by providing my personal opinions I might be able to tickle your imagination.
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But what is musicality? What does becoming more musical mean? When having my conversations it appears that everyone has a different definition of what this is and more interesting how to teach it to students. One topic that often comes up and is the current buzzword among aspiring Salsa dancers is musicality. I hope that he continues to share his knowledge with us so that everyone in the world salsa community benefits.I have been working in Salsa for close to 5 years now and had many interesting discussions with Salsa teachers around the globe. I find this an excellent beginner resource for those wanting to dive deeper into the structure of salsa music. The author takes care in teaching you a few basics on reading music and timing for instruments with visuals.
How did I do it? I learned percussion, and then it all just "clicked"!" - Salsa Musicality Blog
After spending years and years looking like "just another gringo!", I decided to learn how to dance properly. "I know about Salsa, Percussion, and how to mix the two! Here are my thoughts and findings related to salsa, salsa dancing, percussion, and musicality. From his description, he wanted to become a better dancer by learning how to play the instrument, probably because it helps people find the salsa dance beat: I was very enthusiastic and impressed with the wealth of information that this author has posted. This weekend I found a good blog that DJDoubleC posted in our social site: the very recent Salsa-Musicality blog. We are glad to see many others sharing their passion and enthusiasm for salsa dancing and music on the internet. Here at Addicted2Salsa, we try (when we can) to contribute salsa news, videos and information that can hopefully improve your overall salsa dancing and social lifestyle.
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