Originally Posted by Ann_Dancer:
“It isn't difficult. Even I can manage it and I would not describe myself as a natural latin dancer (more ballroom). Took me a lot more than half a day though (it's something you progressively improve, a bit like AT walks), but I'd expect Helen to learn it more quickly than me.”
Me neither. I had been learning salsa for a year or more when I went to Cuba where I was lucky enough to have teachers from Havana National Ballet. Well they were seriously unimpressed by my hip action, so after a bit of a conflab between themselves, myself and two others were taken from the class. We went to the naughty corner where there was a mirror and we were made to do the basic step; un, dos tres, pause, un dos tres, pause for about 4 hours until they were satisfied that we were using the floor properly and makign the hips rock to their satisfactioon.
The other instruction from these Cuban ladies I have never forgotten. It was Baile con culo abierto. - Dance with your arse/anus open!

They meant engage the core but relax the tush ( for want of a better word!

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