BEGIN QUOTE  However there are a lot of people (and I'd count myself amongst that) who are reasonably good dancers (better than the overall average) who choose not to teach/dj and who, like myself, don't wish to become experts on Salsa music beyond knowing what sorts of thing I like to dance too. Part of the art of dancing socially is to be able to improvise to what the music is doing, after all, and there's a big difference between doing that and dancing something that you know will fit becuase you know the track intimately. The latter may be better for show dancing or competitions, but that's not what I do.  END QUOTE  That's a strange argument to me. You seem to be saying that you become a better dancer by knowing less about the music. It seems obvious to me that the more you know about the music, the better dancer you will be. By knowing about the structure of Salsa, you can improvise to fit music that you do NOT know, because you understand what it will do not because you know the track intimately but because you understand how Salsa works. By knowing how certain bands play, you can improvise to tracks by that band without having heard them before. By knowing the difference between New York or Cuban or Colombian Salsa, you can improvise to music of that sort you've never heard before. dG

• Salsaro or Salsera ?   SalsaJester (Michael)   Tuesday 17th December 2002, 3:15 pm
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    • Salsaro or Salsera ?   SalsaJester (Michael)   Friday 20th December 2002, 11:10 am
    • Salsaro or Salsera ?   andy   Wednesday 18th December 2002, 12:24 pm
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        • Salsaro or Salsera ?   andy   Friday 20th December 2002, 1:12 pm
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          • Salsaro or Salsera ?   sweavo (Steve Carter)   Tuesday 11th February 2003, 6:08 pm
            • Salsaro or Salsera ?   Dave G   Wednesday 12th February 2003, 5:26 pm
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  • Salsaro or Salsera ?   Cosilongo (Matthew Cooke)   Tuesday 17th December 2002, 3:19 pm
    • Salsaro or Salsera ?   DJ ARA (Ara-k)   Wednesday 18th December 2002, 11:35 pm
      • Salsaro or Salsera ?   andy   Friday 20th December 2002, 1:40 pm
        • Salsaro or Salsera ?   Dave G   Friday 20th December 2002, 2:22 pm
          • Salsaro or Salsera ?   andy   Friday 20th December 2002, 6:57 pm
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