Tag Archives: Latin

Gotta Dance? Here’s Where to Go Thursday — Monday

If you just “Gotta Dance” in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico, here’s where you can go Thursday through Monday. This list is courtesy of Randy Forrester and Donna Howell, co-hosts of Gotta Dance Radio, which airs 7 – 8 p.m. Sundays on KSFR, 101.1 FM. You can also catch live streaming broadcasts of the [...]

Lawrence’s Dance Tip – Bottoms Up

Well, maybe it would be more accurate to say “from the bottom up.”  A very effective way to develop your dancing is to start with the feet.
It can be useful to first learn where to put your feet. We call this foot placement. More important, however, is footwork. Footwork refers to how we land and [...]

Tom Hicks Returns for Coaching and Workshops

We are excited to announce the return of coach and dancer Tom Hicks on Saturday and Sunday, November 7th and 8th. Tom is available for private coaching lessons and will be offering three workshops that you don’t want to miss.
Tom’s coaching lessons are an amazing opportunity to work with someone of his caliber right here [...]

Jeff’s Dance Tip – Hips and Feet

In all of our Latin and Rhythm dances the action of the hips is notable. As dancers what we want to understand is the importance of the relationship our feet, legs and hips in order to create our Latin styling.
Good Latin foot technique requires an attention to the pressure applied into the floor. This means [...]

Mary’s Dance Tip – Latin Body Action, The Real Story

When we work on our Latin and Rhythm dancing an important focus for all dancers is the development of body action.  The isolations we use through our legs, hips and ribs create the look of the dances, but they are also of great importance to the lead and follow success of the dancing.
For the leader, [...]

From Elegant Ballroom to Earthy Salsa, Workshop Week Returns!

It’s back! By popular demand, Dance Station is bringing back Workshop Week — five days of fun, one-time workshops. There’s a workshop for everyone, from beginning to advanced dancers, and in styles ranging from elegant ballroom to earthy salsa.
This is a great opportunity to try something new, or push yourself to the next level [...]

Jeff’s Dance Tip — The Floor is Your Friend

We always want to be active through our legs and feet when we dance. In doing so, we can use the floor more efficiently for balance and power. Applying this to our Latin dances will also improve our timing and overall look.
In our Latin dances we always want to feel that we are pushing ourselves [...]