Can I just say that although I enjoyed the Cuban Salsa display in tonights show it was not particularly good Cuban Salsa.
It was more 'Show Cuban Salsa' than normal Cuban Salsa but even so I dance better than that and a quick poll of friends showed that we know a dozen peple who can dance better also.
It was also not at the standard of the ballroom/Latin dancers that are normally on which is a shame.
Cuban Salsa is VERY sexy, loose and smooth. The Salsa tonight was too stiff: the girls just did not have the flexibility in their hips which is part of the sexiness of Cuban salsa and darn difficult to get right.
They did do some Rueda which was in a circle and swapping partners while doing the same moves but it was, again, very basic.
I know a couple of previous ex-UK and World Cuban Salsa Champions and just them dancing on their own would have blown that troupe away and they are based in the UK. Google 'Janet and Rafeal' they are professionally trained dancers and Osbanis Tejada. Osbanis is 'just' a drummer but was born in Cuba like Rafeal and is just a natural like all Cuban men. I have watcheed Rafeal and Osbanis take two good female dancers and do an incredible routine - all improvised.
It will be interesting to see whether they dance Cross-body lead/New York style next week as that is more ballroomy but still smooth and good to watch and fun!(just in case ant XBL'ers are reading
). But it ain't Cuban. They did some Salsa last year on the show and even the professionals were finding it difficult.
For some reason the Beeb do not seem to know who 'the best' are.
If someone from the Beeb is reading please get the guys on I have mentioned above they will blow everyone away.
It was more 'Show Cuban Salsa' than normal Cuban Salsa but even so I dance better than that and a quick poll of friends showed that we know a dozen peple who can dance better also.
It was also not at the standard of the ballroom/Latin dancers that are normally on which is a shame.
Cuban Salsa is VERY sexy, loose and smooth. The Salsa tonight was too stiff: the girls just did not have the flexibility in their hips which is part of the sexiness of Cuban salsa and darn difficult to get right.
They did do some Rueda which was in a circle and swapping partners while doing the same moves but it was, again, very basic.
I know a couple of previous ex-UK and World Cuban Salsa Champions and just them dancing on their own would have blown that troupe away and they are based in the UK. Google 'Janet and Rafeal' they are professionally trained dancers and Osbanis Tejada. Osbanis is 'just' a drummer but was born in Cuba like Rafeal and is just a natural like all Cuban men. I have watcheed Rafeal and Osbanis take two good female dancers and do an incredible routine - all improvised.
It will be interesting to see whether they dance Cross-body lead/New York style next week as that is more ballroomy but still smooth and good to watch and fun!(just in case ant XBL'ers are reading
). But it ain't Cuban. They did some Salsa last year on the show and even the professionals were finding it difficult.For some reason the Beeb do not seem to know who 'the best' are.
If someone from the Beeb is reading please get the guys on I have mentioned above they will blow everyone away.




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