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Apr 24, 2019
1 min

The Dance Guru Academy launches 'Castro, Cuba & Conjunto, A Brief History of Salsa Dance' [COURSE]

***NEW COURSE***... The Dance Guru Academy launches 'Castro, Cuba & Conjuntos: A Brief History of Salsa Dance. This is a short course on the History of Salsa including Salsa Dance Styles, Salsa Music, and Music Playlists. Why choose this course? For Students: Understand the basic history of Salsa dance, understand the structure of the music the music and find ready-made Salsa playlists For Salsa Teachers: A great tool for Salsa teachers wanting to give their students am intro

Mar 26, 2019
7 min

Salsa Dance: Let’s talk about Salsa dance shoes and how to choose them [Most FAQs]

Exactly what shoes are you supposed to wear for Salsa dancing?

Mar 3, 2019
4 min

How to choose Salsa dancing music: 5 Tips for Beginners plus Spotify playlists [Article]

Tips for Beginners on Salsa music, plus playlists on Spotify

Mar 2, 2019
12 min

LA Style Salsa Dance: The Essential Guide For Beginners [PDF Guide]

The essential Beginners guide to L.A. Style Salsa

Jan 8, 2019
9 min

How do Ladies choose the right type of Latin dance shoe? [Guide]

Choosing the right type of Latin dance shoe is a mine field..we'll show you how to make an excellent choice

Dec 30, 2018
2 min

31 Inspirational dance quotes from The Dance Guru

Here are 31 inspirational and original dance quotes from The Dance Guru, enjoy! 1) Dance allows us to stand out, to show our differences with confidence. 2) The joy of dance is when nothing else matters but the dance. 3) Dance accepts you, no matter what 4) Dance until you can’t dance any longer. 5) When you feel like quitting dance, remember why you started. 6) Lose yourself in the dance. 7) Dance to the rhythm of the waves. 8) We are born to dance. 9) Dance is life itself,

Dec 26, 2018
3 min

Learn to dance New York Style Salsa with Joel Dominguez & Maria Palmieri

The Dance guru is pleased to announce our new partnership with Joel Dominguez and Maria Palmieri of My Salsa Online bringing New York Style Salsa classes straight to your home. Joel Dominguez & Maria Palmieri are the owners and Principal instructors at Joel Salsa, a Latin dance school based in New York City, USA. Each week they bring quality dance instruction in New York Style Salsa, Bachata and Cha Cha Cha. They have been listed in Time Out New York as one of the best places

Dec 24, 2018
3 min

What makes a good social dancer?

How do you become a good social dancer?

Dec 17, 2018
2 min

Should I wait until I get better before going to a social dance party?

You're waiting for the right time to go to a social dance right?.. wrong.. you need to get out there straight away, as a beginner

Dec 13, 2018
2 min

Learn to dance Salsa On2 with 9 times world Salsa Champion Oliver Pineda

The Dance guru is delighted to announce our new partnership with 9 times World Salsa Champion Oliver Pineda, bringing you quality dance instruction in Salsa On2. Oliver has been crowned World Salsa Champion 9 times, 5 of which were with his celebrity dance partner and 3 times winner of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Luda Kroitor. Here are Oliver and Luda in the On2 Division at the World Salsa Championships in Las Vegas in 2016: As well as Salsa On2 Oliver is also dancing Rueda, Mer

Nov 12, 2018
3 min

Why is the rhythm of the music so important to dancers?

Dance is the expression of feelings when listening to music. The music makes you want to dance and move your body to express how the music is making you feel. Without the music we are not dancing, we’re simply moving. Each piece of music has a beat or pulse. The steady repetitive pattern which gives us the timing of the music. As dancers we either move freestyle, (expressing freedom of movement) or with structure (in a dance routine), or in partnered social dancing we lead an