Two Left Feet Podcast

Carmine Finelli - The Mambo #Salsa He is a Salsero Born in Foggia, Italy. He is currently a full time dancer and instructor who teaches in Turin, Italy. He specializes in Salsa, Hip House, House and Reggaeton.   In this episode we talk about: Intro – 00:00 Childhood – 00:30 Introduction to Salsa – 7:40 His Beginner Stage in Salsa – 9:15 Advice for Beginners – 10:14 How do you stay motivated to improve ? – 16:15 Life of a full-time Dancer – 21:30 Advice for others who want to become Full Time Dancers – 23:50 Most influential Instructors in his life  - 26:55 How to find your own dance style  - 30:25 Dancing Scene in Italy  -  33:23 What he dislikes about Dance Socials/Parties - 37:00 What makes for a Good Dance Social/Party/Fiesta - 39:45 Competition amongst Dance Instructors - 43:51 Traits of a Good Instructor - 46:35 What makes for a Good Follow ? - 48:20 What makes for a Good Lead – 51:55 The basics/Fundamentals of a Dance - 54:00 Musicality – 57:14 One common mistake that she has seen amongst her students -

On today's episode we have the incredible Ms. Damla Peker. She is a Urban Kizomba Teacher. She is based in Berlin, Germany, where she hosts a weekly Urban Kizomba Class. She is of Turkish Descent.  In this episode we talk about : Introduction:0:00 Childhood – 2:00 Music Impact in her youth: 5:20 Dancing in her youth: 7:20 What did she want to be when grew up? – 9:10 University Years – 10:30 Nursing – 11:30 Introduction into Social Dancing – 13:05 The Sexualization of Kizomba – 15:10 Edit out 20:30 Advice for starting a Dance Class –  Her Beginner Stage in Kizomba -  Benefits of Attending Dance Socials –  Traits of a Good Teacher – Private vs Group Classes -  Important of the fundamentals/Basics –  How to be light as a follower –  Talk to me about Frame -  Dancing Scene in Berlin -  Difference Between an Intermediate Dancer vs Advanced Dancer – What is douceur? Does Salsa/Bachata Translate to Kizomba ? Leading Vs Following –  When I say the word musicality, what does that mean to you? Adjusting to Different le

On today episode we have the amazing couple Jorge Ibanez y Maribel Munguia From Birmingham, Alabama.   Social Media Links https://www.facebook.com/maribel.munguia.18   https://www.facebook.com/jorge.ibanezhernandez   https://www.instagram.com/salsabirmingham_al/?hl=en   https://www.facebook.com/salsabirminghamAL/   https://www.instagram.com/corazondealabama_dance/   https://www.instagram.com/jorgeibanez_el_teacher/   https://www.facebook.com/salsabirminghamAL   https://www.facebook.com/corazondealabama      

https://youtu.be/onc0WOLBznI   5 Reasons to Take a Dance Class in 2024    

Sorry about the audio quality on this one.   I set my gains way too high 

Are dance congresses worth the price of admission 

Sorry for the long hiatus. 

I had the great opportunity of attending the Honolulu School of Salsa   https://www.facebook.com/schoolofsalsahawaii/   I apologize I could not remember the patterns taught.   The bachata class had some sensual bachata elements involved, take that for what it is.

On Today's Episode, we have the incredible and amazing T-Zer.  She has a diverse background in many dance styles but she mostly focuses on Hip Hop and Kizomba.  She is From Sweden but currently lives in Amsterdam.  In this episode we talk about:   Her Childhood in Sweden – 1:10 Hip Hop Music in Sweden – 08:40 Her First Dance Crew – 10:50 Life after High School – 15:35 Life in Gothenburg, Sweden – 18:50 Introduction to Partner Dancing – 19:45 Influence of Solo Dancing on Partner Dancing - 22:00 Her Beginner Stage in Salsa/Bachata: 25:30 Advice for Followers – 27:35 Advice for Leaders – 32:20 Introduction to Kizomba – 40:30 Her Beginner Stage in kizomba – 45:15 Dance Congress / Festivals – 50:00 Beginners Advice – 53:40 Musicality – 1:00:20 Good Party Vs Bad Dance Party - 1:01:35 Commercialization of Dancing – 1:04:00 What makes for a good Dance Lead – 1:08:25 Who has the more difficult beginner stage? – 1:13:45 Common Mistakes – 1:17:50 Lessons Learned – 1:22:50 One Tip – 1:28:05 Her Podcast " Dance Specific T

(I am super sorry about my audio quality, I had my audio recording through my Camera instead of the microphone. I am super upset about this. I apologize. ) On Today's Episode we have the incredible Trevor “El Morenito” Brown. He is Salsa Dancer and Instructor.  He was born in New Jersey, currently living in Maryland. he has been dancing for the past 10 years and teaching for the past 6 years.   In this episode we talk about:   Introduction: 0:00 Childhood in New Jersery – 02:30 College Years – Introduction to Social Dancing – 08:45 Moving to Maryland – 11:25 Social dancing IN Maryland – 13:50 Beginner Stage – 15:45 What would you do different? 20:10 Benefits of Dance Congresses – 27:06 Beginners how to make followers feel comfortable? – 30:48 What got you into teaching? – 35:30 Advice for someone who is shy/introverted 40:50- Advice for overcoming fear of Socials – 43:40 Performance Dancing – 45:30 Salsa with Silvia – ?50:00? Intermediate to Advanced – 53:10 Musicality – 55:25 What makes for a good follow –

What makes someone an expert or Master at a skill? In my opinion the only way you can become an expert at a skill is by teaching it. Can you truly consider yourself a master/expert if you are incapable of teaching a class or imparting your knowledge onto someone else? I have come to the conclusion that your skill level and the ability to teach are two different things. It is possible to be really good at something but incapable of effectively teaching someone your skill. In fact I would argue that if you never have taught said skill, you do not truly have a deep understanding and knowledge of the underlying fundamentals. Example: We have Two Salsa Instructors, Both have been taught by the same Master Level Instructor. After 10 years. Dancer A goes on to become a Full time professional Salsa Performer. Dancer B goes on to open a dance school and become a full time instructor. Now we can make the argument that Yes, Dancer A is going to be a more proficient Performance Dancer. But If I were to ask you who