Alex Rivas 2 merenge tipico
21 Aug 2010
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musicDancing is my hobby, and I’m quite possibly the worst dancer in the world, lol.
I’m learning various styles, mostly hip hop. I’m learning, though and I really like it. Here’s my question… there are two different kinds of dancing that I REALLY would like to learn but the place where I take dance doesn’t teach them and I’ve checked around and there are no classes in my town and no one around here can teach me. I’m serious… the closest place is in Charlotte and that’s a long way from my town.
Two kinds I would like to learn… Irish dancing (I think it’s called step or Riverdance, not sure) and also Latin: I LOVE Cumbia and know the basic steps but I want to be advanced… also, salsa, merengue. One studio DOES teach salsa, and they are good but they charge extortionately high prices. (I’m going back to Mexico soon but I won’t have time to practice my dance moves as all I do is teach English, play guitar and work out!! That takes up all my time- TEFL, or teaching EFL, is really hard work. 
Which is too bad because they have amazing dancers down there.)
So… any ideas or am I screwed? My mom suggested that I get a video, but I’m not sure how beneficial a video is; you won’t have someone to correct you and I’m not even sure if it’s an auspicious way to learn to dance. Furthermore, I don’t know which videos are good!
Always wanted to learn this… thanks if you can help me! Please no rude or mean comments. I don’t really know a lot about dancing, I just like these styles!
Also… where can i find some good music that would go with these styles? Any particular songs?
Thanks!!
I appreciate ur answers, but I looked into schools, and there is one in my state, but it’s really far away. I live in North Carolina, in Greensboro, but the school is in Charlotte… out west.
I don’t know where you live or your budget, so I couldn’t recommend any places to learn Salsa, but it’s rather hard to learn just by watching videos. Maybe a community center to get the basics. Maybe you could make some time and find some places down in Mexico.
Here’s some music I like. For Salsa
Micaela by Sonora Carruseles
Yo No Sé Mañana by Luis Enrique
La Pantera Mambo by La 33
Yo No Sé Mañana by Luis Enrique
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico is a classic group.
One of my favorite bands here in L.A. is Angel Lebron y su Sabor Latino. He’s got an album out called Primo. You can get it on Amazon.
You can go wrong with Celia Cruz, but she’s old school. She does a cool version of I Will Survive.
I like Spanish Harlem Orchestra too.
If you want Cha Cha, you can dance to Oye Como Va by Santana, Sway by Julie London and Yo Tengo Una Muñeca by Orquesta Aragón
If you want to do Bachata there’s a cool version of Stand By Me by Prince Royce
I hope this helps.
Merengue Juan Luis Guerra ( A Pedir Su Mano )
17 Aug 2010
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Omega merengue electronico
17 Aug 2010
Omega merengue electronico electrico nuevo new 2010
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Merengue! – My Blue Heaven (Slideshow and audio)
15 Aug 2010
I couldn’t find this anywhere, so I figured I should post it myself. Video protection forced me to create this crappy slideshow to go with it. Hope you enjoy it anyway.
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Question about certain styles of dancing?
14 Aug 2010
Dancing is my hobby, and I’m quite possibly the worst dancer in the world, lol.
I’m learning various styles, mostly hip hop. I’m learning, though and I really like it. Here’s my question… there are two different kinds of dancing that I REALLY would like to learn but the place where I take dance doesn’t teach them and I’ve checked around and there are no classes in my town and no one around here can teach me. I’m serious… the closest place is in Charlotte and that’s a long way from my town.
Two kinds I would like to learn… Irish dancing (I think it’s called step or Riverdance, not sure) and also Latin: I LOVE Cumbia and know the basic steps but I want to be advanced… also, salsa, merengue. One studio DOES teach salsa, and they are good but they charge extortionately high prices. (I’m going back to Mexico soon but I won’t have time to practice my dance moves as all I do is teach English, play guitar and work out!! That takes up all my time- TEFL, or teaching EFL, is really hard work. Which is too bad because they have amazing dancers down there.)
So… any ideas or am I screwed? My mom suggested that I get a video, but I’m not sure how beneficial a video is; you won’t have someone to correct you and I’m not even sure if it’s an auspicious way to learn to dance. Furthermore, I don’t know which videos are good!
Always wanted to learn this… thanks if you can help me! Please no rude or mean comments. I don’t really know a lot about dancing, I just like these styles!
Also… where can i find some good music that would go with these styles? Any particular songs?
Thanks!!
Well…I would say take up ballet or jazz classes first. These dance styles teach the foundations of any dance. Then it’s a lot easier to pick up other styles of dancing, and even learn from videos!!
Good luck!
k…just heard this merengue re-mix and thought i would use some of the basic merengue steps in the dance …aka… Zumba style …. but i would challenge the class by adding side to side movement and making it a tad bit athletic at points with a lil bit of soul……mmmmm… Hope you like it….
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Dancing is my hobby, and I’m quite possibly the worst dancer in the world, lol.
I’m learning various styles, mostly hip hop. I’m learning, though and I really like it. Here’s my question… there are two different kinds of dancing that I REALLY would like to learn but the place where I take dance doesn’t teach them and I’ve checked around. There are classes in the state where I live, but there are none near the town where I live. I know it would be ideal to have a teacher but it isn’t possible now.
Two kinds I would like to learn… Irish dancing and also Latin: I LOVE Cumbia and know the basic steps but I want to be advanced… also, salsa, merengue. One studio DOES teach salsa, and they are good but they charge extortionately high prices. (I’m going back to Mexico soon but I won’t have time to practice my dance moves as all I do is teach English, play guitar and work out!! That takes up all my time- TEFL, or teaching EFL, is really hard work. Which is too bad because they have amazing dancers down there.)
So… any ideas or am I screwed? My mom suggested that I get a video, but I’m not sure how beneficial a video is; you won’t have someone to correct you and I’m not even sure if it’s an auspicious way to learn to dance. Furthermore, I don’t know which videos are good!
Always wanted to learn this… thanks if you can help me! Please no rude or mean comments. I don’t really know a lot about dancing, I just like these styles!
Also… where can i find some good music that would go with these styles? Any particular songs?
Thanks Travelingman! That’s awesome.
Thanks both of u.
From an on-line search I was able to locate the following site for "on tempo dance music" http://www.radionomy.com/en/radio/strict-tempo-dance-music.
Also check with the "expensive" studio in your area and ask the manager or one of the instructors for some ideas of where to order dance music. Another choice is DanceSport. DanceSport is the amateur competitive site for organized ballroom dancing. Here are some of their sites, http://www.dancesportmusic.com/, http://dancesportmusic.net/, http://www.danceuniverse.co.kr/know/music.htm, etc. The nice thing about using DanceSport is that all the music is to temp as the convention used by Ballroom in competition is quite strict given the level of the dancer and the style of dance.
By the way if you can talk an instructor into it you may be able to get private lessons away from the studio at a cheaper rate … it is always worth a try.
Hope this helps …
merengue mix
09 Aug 2010
merengue mix