Add some spice to your life with Salsa
IF you haven’t been dancing very often, maybe this is the year to start. Women who dance are certainly more attractive to men, as they are seen as lighthearted, fun-loving and adventurous. Men live for the adrenaline high, and so the rapid steps required for Salsa, as well as the intimate body contact, will for sure help your relationship — and your waistline.
The Spanish dance is far from your typical ballroom waltz. It is a sexy mix of pulsating rhythms guaranteed to make you want to move your body.
If you’ve ever been in a room with Salsa dancers, then you’ll know for sure that watching Salsa is electrifying, as if somehow the energy of the dancer is being transferred to you. Your heart rate will rise when you feel the static pull between you and your partner; when he draws you close with force and sends you away, which is all part of the magnetism.
Mandela DaGreat, an experienced salsa instructor, points out that women tend to learn Salsa faster than men in the beginning but as time goes by the men become more brave and usually surpass the women in skill.
DaGreat explains that Salsa is especially easy for Jamaicans to learn.
“Salsa is a musical dance with core African rhythms similar to that of Dancehall. As such, Jamaicans are able to quickly find the rhythm.”
Salsa is in its own right a form of therapy, an escape.
DaGreat, creator of Dancers Republic Ltd, believes that Salsa dancing is a world of its own so no matter what your troubles or problems are, Salsa is an escape. It allows you to get lost in the music and forget about other issues for a few hours and just relax and truly enjoy yourself.
If you want to know more, visit the Facebook pages of the Salsa Society of Jamaica, Dancers Republic, Latin Jamaica or Latin Fusion. You can also attend classes on Tuesday nights at the Escape Grill and Bar in New Kingston for Latin Jamaica night. On Thursday nights there is a Salsa beginners’ class at Pulse on Trafalgar Road.
