Bumper cars v/s Salsa dancing

Doesn't Salsa dancing on a crowded floor often feel like you're playing bumper cars? Occasional bumping and getting stepped on on the dance floor is painful and inevitable but can be curtailed. If you find yourself bumping into others or you're getting bumped on the dance floor too often, the following tips may help:




Bumpers:

1. Take small steps!
2. When turning or spinning, be sure to spot your partner and be mindful of those around you. You may have to stick to single turns vs. two or three.
3.Minimize your styling or resort to styling that involves your limbs staying close to your body (i.e. body rolls, shimmies, head combs vs. big arm extensions, leg sweeps).
4. If you do happen to bump into someone, simply make eye contact and apologize. Don't ignore it or pretend it didn't happen even if you feel it wasn't your fault!
5. If you've stomped on, punched, or bumped into someone and that person gets seriously hurt or seems extremely irritated, stop dancing and offer your assistance. Perhaps they may need a band-aid or an ice pack. A kind gesture goes a long way!
6. Avoid lifts, drops, or tricks of any kind.
7. Remind yourself to keep your partner on a slot or your "line of dance" as much as you can. This will establish your spot on the dance floor and will prevent others from bumping into you as well!

Bumpees:

1. Don't forget that everyone including yourself, at one time or another, has been a bumber. It's an inevitable part of dancing on a crowded floor- unfortunately!
2. If you feel like the floor is too crowded for your liking, consider sitting out the dance.
3. If you're constantly being bumped by someone on the dance floor, move away from them- far away from them, and find another spot on the floor.
4. If possible, try to dance on corners or along the edge of the floor. You will have more freedom there and are less likely to get bumped.






Created on 2005-01-28 14:27:25 by sergio

nice Godric!!!
but this article has been posted already
see the articles section...

Try this one, Ashish...

http://footknots.blogspot.com/2006/07/thou-shalt.html

This is mainly for the girls, but I am sure many of the men will identify with some of the stuff in here...:-)

finally ppl could see what u look like chindu

Aaaaaaaaaaaah atlast Chindu got to see you, my guess was right umm I can be a psychologist

Anand: After all the suspense, you mean? Actually, Ashish had found me earlier online...

Kainath: And what was your guess?

yes... and i had found him almost 2yrs earlier!!.. i was as usual googling about a place to learn ballroom in mumbai.. and i had found his blog about ballroom and Anand.. so credit goes to his blog for me joining Quickstep

and Chindu, i am a fan of your blog.. i have read most of your blog posts.. esp. liked that one about english ppl. and their ways.. these 2yrs i had been quite a regular visitor to your blog! and was pleasantly surprised last week to find this Chindu and the 'blog' Chindu as the same person

there cant be many "chindu's" right chindu ?

Ashish: Thanks for the kind words. But, hey, you mean to say you have read only ONE of my blogs? I think have three more going! :-)

Anand: Yep, no common joe, me. On the other hand, I do get quite a lot of people going, What's your real name?!

Anand Majumdar from Quickstep - thats my full name .. im the same guy you had come to learn from, some years ago

Hi Chindu,

Hope you doing goooood and cooooooooooooooooooooolll

I guess in my first post on your topic debate I guess I had mention that you are not some new student in the field of dancing, your some one who has alot of knowledge regarding Salsa and then when u starting posting on other topic, it had already got confirmed that its not only Salsa but also other forms of dance are your asserts. and thats what was my guess.


Best Regards

Kainath

AnandMajumdar wrote:Anand Majumdar from Quickstep - thats my full name .. im the same guy you had come to learn from, some years ago

*confused* Did you misread my last post by any chance (which was a response to your post before)?

kainath wrote:Hi Chindu,

Hope you doing goooood and cooooooooooooooooooooolll

I guess in my first post on your topic debate I guess I had mention that you are not some new student in the field of dancing, your some one who has alot of knowledge regarding Salsa and then when u starting posting on other topic, it had already got confirmed that its not only Salsa but also other forms of dance are your asserts. and thats what was my guess.


Best Regards

Kainath

Cool, Kainath! :-)

my apologies..i must have read it as you asking me my name .. so was very confused too ..

must have broken down ur sentence into too many parts
my mistake entirely not yours, im the idiot

just had too many long tiring unfruitful days chindu , forgive me..

any plans to visit india soon my brother ?

anand

AnandMajumdar wrote:my apologies..i must have read it as you asking me my name .. so was very confused too ..

just had too many long tiring unfruitful days chindu , forgive me..

any plans to visit india soon my brother ?

anand

Ah, no worries. :-) Well, I hope to come down some time early next year... Should be in Mumbai for a day or two. Hope things are better for you this week! Take it easy. :-)