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Subject: UKA or not????
From: Dave G
Date: Thursday 20th February 2003, 4:31 pm

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If either of you are being serious, which I doubt, then here's my reply.
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I was being serious, in that I had a serious point to make, although I was making my point (or clearly failing to make it) in a non-serious way.

My point was that the country is Colombia and not Columbia. To get such a significant thing wrong about the name of a style (which would be seen as a sign of disrespect by many), doesn't give much faith in your authority on the subject.

That said, your reply has just opened up a whole mess of things which I can't help but reply to.

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I view columbian salsa as a cut-down, speeded up version of cuban salsa - I've not met any columbians so I cannot confirm this.
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Again, this doesn't sound like you're speaking from a position of authority. You think Colombian Salsa is like this, but you "cannot confirm this"? What do you have to do to pass the UKA's Colombian Salsa exam? Just walk in and look confused?

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Some dancers in New York dance on1. They are in the minority, yes, but the ones that do dance on1 will stick to crossbody/slot dancing with lots of shines.
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This is so wrong, it's difficult to know what to take issue with first. On1 dancers are not in the minority in New York, they are the majority. Anyone from New York will tell you this! Even www.salsanewyork.com, one of the main on2 guides on the web says that on2 dancers are in the minority.

Those people who do dance on1 in New York do not usually dance anything like you describe. They dance mainly Cuban style Salsa in the standard way (going round, not in a slot, no shines).

I don't know where you get your information from about New York, I certainly hope it's not the standard line from the UKA, because it is just so wrong.

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LA salsa is the same as new york salsa (on1) except it's a lot more punchy. Expect even more shines, and a few lifts, dips, tricks, and running up walls in some cases! Francisco Vasquez is the best example of a LA style dancer.
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Again, you're a bit wide of the mark (but closer to the truth than with your New York comments). The "even more shines" bit is definitely contrary to my experience. Some New York dancers will spend the majority of the dance performing shines, but shines are still relatively new to LA style. They really only came into LA style when LA got lots of exposure to New York style.

I'm very curious about where you are getting all this information from. Is it your own opinion or is it a standard UKA position. Because if this is an official UKA stance, it worries me (well, I'm not staying awake at nights because of it, but you know what I mean).

dG

   
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