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Ritmo Tips (C) - Send your questions or comments to frankritmo@aol.com Notice: Salsa/Mambo Tips is a registered copyright and trademark of Asuritmo.com
Ritmo Tip: Where are your eyes when you dance? Are you looking at your partner or someone else's partner? Focusing your eyes on your partner is one of the most important key to leading and following. Looking elsewhere will make you seem conceited, disinterested or bored and it will send mixed signals. If you can't look someone in the eyes then look at the top of their head or their nose; at least keep your head up, nose to nose and shoulders squared with each other. If you made the effort to ask or accept the dance then make the effort on the dance floor!
Comment: Dancing with people you can only dance with is a disservice to yourself. Take on the challenge! - dance with someone that has a different style or even someone that is at a different level. If you are bored while dancing with someone that is not at the same level of experience or has a different style than you - then perhaps that is the time to show off your styling, body movement or footwork. However if all you know how to do is turns or spins, then you are at fault for being bored. I applaud those that are at higher levels of dancing - and can dance with everyone. It is their personality and confidence that takes them to that level. A great Mambo Pioneer once said "Dance with attitude, let them see your confidence." To clarify, he meant attitude on stage while performing - not with a bad attitude on the dance floor at a social event or club. If you know who this pioneer is then ask him yourself.
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