Monday, March 19, 2012

Salsa Science: It's in the Wrists!





Griselle Ponce said that as a salsa newbie, we'd have ONE dance that changes it all.  Where you suddenly "get it".  I thought that was NOT in the cards for me because I didn't think partner dancing was something I'd ever get.  Then this weekend something amazing happend.  
I danced with a man and our "tension" was perfectly matched.  It was like we were magnets - slightly repelling because we were both giving the same tension.  Think about it.  O
pposites attract.  So just like magents, similarities will slightly resist.  Our similar resistance made our dance feel so connected.  And I think I know why...

I've been told to give tension in my frame and hands, yet to relax.  Relax yet be tense?  Hello, oxymoron.  
Then my new instructor said "relax your wrists, it will change the way you dance".  The times I remembered, I could feel the lead very easily!  
During my night out, I relaxed them wrists and I suddenly "got it".  

Such simple advice - RELAX YOUR WRISTS.  You can still keep your frame.  It changes EVERYTHING.

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