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I got this story from Glen's Smart Media Solutions. It reflect the stresses many wedding couples go through when preparing for their wedding day while juggling a full time job and maybe taking a wedding dance class with us.  I completed a set of First dance lessons with this couple last night but unfortunately, as they were coming for their last class, and being a little late, they got a speeding ticket ($300).  Ouch!

Even though we did an amazing lesson with them, there are some days that things aren't going your way and yesterday might have been one of theirs.  Enjoy the read and cheer up..........

PHEW, Now that was Nasty!

I remember one of my first Salsa club outings years ago after my first Salsa dance lesson.  I had always been comfortable moving across the dance floor, so finding out during the lesson that I get to dance with different ladies all through the night was a bonus. 

Smooth Salsa Dips

Dips are one of the few things that women enjoy when dancing Salsa.  When done well, they are intoxicating.  Here are a few tips to help you in your Salsa Dance Dips;

• Know your surrounding.  Always make sure you have ample space when dipping your partner.  Keep an eye open for other Salsa dancers, tables and the wait stuff
• Listen to the music.  You do not want to throw in a dip in the middle a chorus.  Listen to the cues and hits in Salsa Music, then prepare to execute
• Watch your partner.  Don’t dip her when they are in the middle of their Salsa shines or styling, be patient, you will get your opportunity
• This is a no no “Don’t Give Her A Whip Lash”.  I have heard of many storeis of women visiting their chiropractor following an amazing night of Salsa Dancing.  If your partner has never been dipped before, introduce that to her gently.  
• Lastly for the ladies, a couple of things.  Even though you have seen an amazing dip from Dancing with the Start the night before, not many leaders can execute that.  Please wait for the guys to initiate the dip.  Also, hold your own weight as much as you can, don’t throw yourselves to the guys.  We will try catching you but you also have to be forgiving to our backs

Once upon a time, a boy and a girl met.  They exchanged smiles and gazes, and after the introductions, they found out that they both liked to dance.  And on went the story, sharing their dancing passion by learning how to Salsa dance in Night Clubs, and taking Latin/Ballroom Dance Classes everywhere they went (the even visited the FDC Salsa Blog for all the latest news on learning to Salsa dance and more).   When they knew they could not live without each other, they decided to get married, had a wonderful Wedding Dance at their reception for their guests.  A few years went by and the loves of their lives came, beautiful children.  They were the happiest couple in the whole world.  One day, they realized that something lacked in their lives, their “Rumba Step” was missing a beat.  As they exchanged their ever familiar smiles and gazes, they knew what needed to be done, but it was no longer as easy as before.  They had the little ones to contend with.  So they hatched up a plan, “How to find a Salsero/Salsera's Baby Sitter”

Sitting at the kitchen table, they wrote down what they needed to do and anyone can share in their research;

•   One: Identify your priorities, know what you want and expect from the caregiver
•   Two: Do your research, ask friends, family, trusted colleagues, their contacts
•   Three: Interview.   Preferable face to face, and do as many of this as possible.  Have specific questions about their work experience, family background, habits and anything else you deem important.  Your children may also participate in the interview.  •   Four: Check references, ask for a minimum of three (family members not included).  Their former employers would be a good place to start
•   Five: Do a trial run.  Have the caregivers interact with the children while you are close at hand, and pay them for their time

If references from friends and family members do not work, here are a few websites to help you search for a baby sitter;

1.    http://www.nannyservices.ca/
2.    http://www.greataupair.com/Babysitter_Service/Find_Babysitter/Ontario-Canada.htm
3.    http://www.phoneababysitter.com/
4.    http://www.canadiansitter.ca/
5.    http://www.sittercity.com/

Well, as the saying goes, they ended up dancing together for the rest of their lives.  See you all on the dance floor, cheers

Nicoloco
www.flyingdancompany.com

Every day around the world, millions of business people get together and exchange information about their industries, finding new ways of connecting with one another in order to sell their products and promote their companies. Some network organizations charge hefty sums for memberships, ranging from $30 per month to thousands of dollars per year.

    On the same day, later that evening, millions of other people (some of whom may have visited the FDC Salsa Blog to find out the latest news in leaning how to Salsa dance)  meet in basements, night clubs, concerts and loosen their ties, shed away their business suits and briefcases, and dance their hearts out to music that fills their souls with fire, excitement, passion.  The entry fee to one of these places on average is only about ten dollars or euros.

    I have come to find out that most people I dance with have no idea who I am, or vice versa. I am Nico, that dancer guy, or he could be Mark, the hip hop instructor, or Eddie, the ballroom dancer, and so on. As I grow as a dancer, I have tried to know more about my students other than just their first names. I ask about what they do, how they have come to dance with us, what makes them happy, and about about their dreams.

    I've discovered that as we all dance the night away, the solution to a business problem, family problem, school problem, or a life problem could be the person you are dancing with, and you would never know it. I teach dance, but I also enjoy connecting people with options to some of their problems, possibly helping them and at the same time, developing lasting new friendships. I help dancers network with other dancers who might help answer questions they had during their 9-5 jobs.

    So, as you put on your dancing shoes, remember that the person you're about to dance with may be a doctor, school teacher, professor, plumber, mortgage broker, nurse, or just someone who has gone through a particular experience and might be able to help you. As you introduce yourself, take the time to know a little more about the people around you,  cheers
 

This morning, I was watching a video that one of our students sent me (see below) and I was blown away by the dancing by the Nicholas Brothers, and their gift in dance.  Tap Dancing in not my thing (I am very much into learning to Salsa Dancing) but you have to applaud talent when you see it.  As I seat back and prepare for this afternoon classes, I wonder what talents and gifts do I have to share with my students, with those people around me.  Trust me, I definitely know I can not come close to dancing how these performers in the video manage to do with absolute ease, but I do know that what little I have learned over the last 11 years in dance, in running your own business, in life, I am willing to share with everyone who asks.  Visit me on my website, www.flyingdancecompany.com and enjoy our growing library of dance, or email me about whats' on your mind.  Thank you for visiting our FDC Salsa Blog, Cheers

Please watch the video below then read on (click on title to enter this Salsa Blog entry)

RHYTHM

I watched this you tube video (link below) last night and it made me think about my life, why I do what I do.  I find that way too often to my liking, I over schedule myself, put way too much on my plate and I always wonder why I do that to myself.   And when I sometimes find that I have almost nothing to do, I move around aimlessly, needing to do something, lost (though that unto itself is a good thing in order to attain some semblance of balance).  Dance and art are my life, so finding the rhythm within that and my everyday life makes me who I am, what I am.  Who ever you are, what ever you do, where ever you are, find that rhythm, it will keep you smiling more often that not, cheers