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Question and Answer for 03 MAR 2022   Is it ok to start learning social dancing in order to meet the opposite sex?   IMO There’s nothing wrong with doing social dancing to meet the opposite sex. If you want dating prospects you have to leave the house and do things. One of the uses for dancing is social networking and creating a romantic connection. (A dance can also be platonic).   There is going to be a plethora of white knights who protest and say “if you are taking dance classes to just impress the ladies, please find another hobby”. I completely disagree with that. I see dance classes as an opportunity to find somebody who also enjoys the same hobby as you. People are often so quick to jump to the negative, but what about the positive experiences? I met my last GF through social dancing, and I am super happy and grateful for the time we spent together. If I were to give advice to somebody who is looking to meet the opposite sex from dance classes, I will say this.   “If you w

On Today's Episode we have the amazing Denny & Sabina Who are Kizomba Fusion dance-duo, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. They Started Dancing Together in 2019 -Danny has 15 years of experience as a street dancer. He was Introduced to Kizomba and tarraxinha back in 2006. He has been teaching Kizomba since 2017 -Sabina has background experience in Ballroom. She also has been teaching Kizomba since 2017. In this episode we talk about: Childhood – 1:00 Introduction to dancing – 08:00 Beginner Stage Kizomba – 20:00 The Social Dancing Scene in Sweden – 23:00 Kizomba Fusion – 29:20 The evolution of a dance - 33:30 Lessons Learned – 56:33 What makes for a good Follow? - 58:30 What makes for a good Lead? – 1:00:20 Common Mistakes you wish you could resolve – 1:03:00 One Tip – 1:05:20 Outro – 1:11:00 **Social Media ** https://twistedfeet.com/academy/ https://dennysabina.com/ https://www.instagram.com/denny.sabina/hl=en https://www.facebook.com/DennySabina https://www.youtube.com/c/DennySabina/videos   #Salsa #Bachata #

On Today's Episode, we have the incredible Miguel Monteiro who is an international Kizomba and Semba Instructor, dancer, and performer.   He started dancing Kizomba and Semba in 1997 and started teaching in 2009.   In this episode we talk about:   Childhood – 1:00 The Importance of music in his childhood – 2:00 The melting pot of Portugal – 3:50 Growing up / Capoeira – 5:30 Angolans in Portugal – 12:30 How has Portugal Changed – 14:35 Learning Salsa – 18:20 How has Kizomba Changed – 20:00 Kizomba vs Semba – 21:09 Beginner Stage in Salsa – 25:10 Ginga – 26:30 Meeting his Dance Partner – 27:10 Teaching Kizomba / Learning How to Teach – 28:10 Teaching Advice - 30:55 Caucasians Teaching Kizomba – 34:25 Cultural Appropriation VS Cultural Appreciation – 36:20 Imposter Syndrome – 41:10 Master Pechu – 44:25 Life of a full time Dancer – 47:30 What is required to become a Professional Dancer – 49:50 Lessons Learned – 51:40 What Makes for a Good Follow – 53:30 Urban Kiz / Fusion – 55:20 How to improve your connection –

On Today’s Episode we have the amazingly talented Jazzy Ruiz who is an award winning Latin dancer, instructor and choreographer. Jazzy has been teaching for over 20 years. He was born and raised in Guatemala He opened the dance school Danseklubben Salsakompaniet in 1999. It is the largest salsa and Latin dance organization in Norway. In this episode we talk about:   Intro – 1:15 Music in his Childhood – 5:15 Beginner Stage as a child – 07:58 Beginner Advice – 10:14 Moving to Norway / discrimination and obstacles – 15:20 People who are hesitant to take that risk – 23:06 At what point, did things start to look up for you in Norway? 28:12 His first Performance in Berlin (small segue) – 31:40 How to Build a Dance Community – 37:20 Should you care about Culture and History? - 42:30 Lessons Learned (dancing is a metaphor for life) – 46:25 Effects of Social Media -  50:03 Life of professional Dancer – 55:24 Advice on Running a Dance School – 1:01:15 Watch who you let into your circle – 1:11:58 One Tip / General Dan

Bachata in Romania with Alin Tudorie and Alexandra Bojanapol.   On Today's Episode we have the incredible Alin Tudorie and Alexandra Bojanapol - who are professional bachata dancers from Romania.   They also own a dance Studio in Bucharest, Romania Named Adicto., which they opened in 2019.   In this episode we talk about:   Intro: 0:00 Opening a Dance studio before a Pandemic – 02:18 The Social Dancing Scene in Romania – 04:12 Popular Dance Styles in Romania – 05:54 Background in Dancing – 08:40 Ballroom vs Social Dancing – 13:36 Beginner Stage in Bachata – 16:18 What makes for a good Lead– 31:50 Advice for Leaders & Followers – 35:30 Ladies Styling – 39:00 Beginner Tips – 40:45 Tips for working with a dance partner – 48:30 Tips on Running/Owning a Dance Studio – 55:00       #Salsa #Bachata #Kizomba #Podcast #BrazilianZouk #Dance #Tarraxinha #Zouk #Passada #RetroZouk #Ginga #Bolero #Forro #Lamba #LambaZouk

On today's episode we have the amazing rap group, Hueston Independent Spit District: rap trio Equality, Savvi & L da Voice. they formed in 2005. They all were born and raised in Huston, TX. Timestamps. Intro: 0:00 Musical Influence – 4:25 How they started the Group: 10:50 How they came up with the name: 19:11 Favorite Songs: 22:05 What is Spaced Up? : 30:40 Why did you spell it “Weakend”? : 32:48 What was the reception to your album the Weakend? : 34:35 The Music Industry – 41:07 What was your marketing plan in the beginning: 45:40 The gentleman’s history hour podcast: 49:25 Whats next? : 50:55 *Social Media* https://peaceuvmine.bandcamp.com/ https://hisd.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hisdmusic https://www.instagram.com/gentlemenshh/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/gentlemenshh/ https://www.instagram.com/thehuelife/ https://www.instagram.com/peaceuvmine/ https://huerepublic.com/   #Salsa #Bachata #Kizomba #Podcast #BrazilianZouk #Dance #Tarraxinha #Zouk #Passada #RetroZouk #Ginga #Bolero #Forro #

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On today's episode, we have two members from Safer Dance Spaces. Ms. Lara Tabet who is one of the original founders, and Mr. Jason Potell who is a current member. Safer Dance Spaces Who are both members of Safer Dance Space. Their initiative is to make a difference and create an initiative that is focused on kicking out sexual harassment and abuse from our communities, educating and supporting teachers and organizers on how to deal with incidents at their social dancing events. They consist of voluntary teachers and organizers who have come together to make a difference in the partner dance communities. They officially launched in July 2021. Time Stamps: Intro – 0:00 How Prevalent is Sexual Assuas in the Dancing Scene?: 8:13 What role does Social Media Play ?: 13:35 Judge and Juror – 18:58 What is the root cause of this issue? 22:00 What is the SDS Training Session like? – 23:00 What is the process for reporting harassment? – 24:00 Who are you advocating for? -31:00 What happens if we ignore this problem? – 3

On Today's episode, we have the amazing Dimitris Vafeiadis He is a Bachatero from Athens,Greece He is a certified Bachata Sensual Instructor with korke and Judith He has been dancing bachata for 7 years now. Time Stamps: Childhood: 2:20 Social Dancing in Athen 7:40 Germany vs Athens 12:30 Time in the Athens Army: 14:00 Athens then vs Now : 18:10 Hospitability: 21:40 Beginner Stage in Bachata: 32:00 Love for bachata: 34:00 korke and Judith : 39:00 Life of a full time Dancer : 42:10 The Requirements for a full time dancer: 44:20 What separates you from other people?: 46:40 Learning to Teach : 48:45 Sensual vs Traditional Bachata - 55:30 Hate Against Bachata Sensual – 58:30 Lessons Learned – 1:03:45 One Tip: 1:05:25 https://www.instagram.com/dimitris.vafeiadis_bs/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/dvafeiadis/about   #Salsa #Bachata #Kizomba #Podcast #BrazilianZouk #Dance #Tarraxinha #Zouk #Passada #RetroZouk #Ginga #Bolero #Forro #Lamba #LambaZouk #Afro #Latin #African #CapeVerde #Caribbean #Pachanga #Lambada #Danc

On Today's episode we have the amazing Nelson Chou Ou Who is an Instructor, Coach and dancer of Bachata Born In Melbourne, Australia. Currently lives in Brisbane, Australia. In this episode we talk about: His Childhood in Thailand– 0:00 Life of a yoyo professional 04:30 B-Boy Dancing – 06:10 Life of a sneakerhead – 10:00 Introduction to Latin Dances – 16:30 Beginner Tips - 22:00 Pro-am Competition – 25:30 Why Teach? – 35:00 Responsibility of a teacher – 35:30 Beginner stage in teaching: 40:00 Lessons Learned: 43:00 Bboying influence on his Dance style – 46:30 One tip – 48:40 Sensual Bachata- 52:30 **Social Media Links** https://www.facebook.com/justalurvemachine https://www.instagram.com/nelsonchouou/?hl=en   #Salsa #Bachata #Kizomba #Podcast #BrazilianZouk #Dance #Tarraxinha #Zouk #Passada #RetroZouk #Ginga #Bolero #Forro #Lamba #LambaZouk #Afro #Latin #African #CapeVerde #Caribbean #Pachanga #Lambada #Dance #Dancers 2LF Links _______________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tw0L

On today's episode, we have the amazing and incredible Mr. Josh Edelman AKA Salsa Josh. He is a salsa Dancer and Instructor. He is currently Active Duty in the United States Air Force. He currently lives in Las Vegas. He was raised in Pennsylvania Started Dancing salsa in 2015 In this episode we talk about: - His Childhood - The Air Force Academy - His Beginner stage in Salsa https://www.facebook.com/salsajosh https://www.instagram.com/salsa_josh/?hl=en   #Salsa #Bachata #Kizomba #Podcast #BrazilianZouk #Dance #Tarraxinha #Zouk #Passada #RetroZouk #Ginga #Bolero #Forro #Lamba #LambaZouk #Afro #Latin #African #CapeVerde #Caribbean #Pachanga #Lambada #Dance #Dancers 2LF Links _______________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171874589599779/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoLeftFeetPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/two-left-feet-podcast/id1454425997

On Today's Episode we have the amazing and incredible Ms. Luibiana She is a Professional dance instructor, dancer and choreographer Specializing in Brazilian Zouk. Founder of Soul Dance Studio in Dubai She Currently lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates She is From Volgograd, Russia In this episode we talk about: Childhood – 02:10 Ballroom Vs social Dancing – 09:45 Beginner Stage in Salsa: 11:20 Overcoming bad habits - 13:20 Intro to Bzouk - 15:15 Who do you like zouk? - 16:30 - beginner stage in zouk - 17:45 – Beginner Advice - 20:00 – Moving to Dubai – 21:00 Social Dancing Scene in Dubai – 24:40 Opening a Dance Studio – 26:15 tips for aspiring dance studio owners - 29:10 – Responsibility of an Instructor – 32:50 Teaching – 35:10 Musicality – 43:35 Head Movement and Body rolls – 45:50 Leaders vs followers - 47:35 What makes for a good lead ? – 52:00 being present and In the moment. - 53:40 – One Tip - 54:30 – ** Social Media Links ** https://www.instagram.com/liubiana_dancer/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/Li

On Today's episode, we have the incredible: Paula Loureiro & Ricardo Sousa. They Created AfroLatin Connection Dance Studio in 2005. Paula was born in Angola raised in Portugal. Ricardo was born in Portugal. - Childhood – 1:08 - Beginner Stage in Dancing - 12:30 - Beginner Advice Dancers – 24:20 - Beginner Advice Teachers – 27:00 - Life of a full-time dancer – 41:00 - How to run a dance studio / school ? – 44:30 - Most Challenging Obstacle – 47:00 - How to Maintain a Dance Partnership – 57:30 – Musicality - 1:03:00 - One Tip – 1:05:00 ** Social Media Links ** https://www.instagram.com/paularicardo_alcdance/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZgwxpgrF4DMOFxSLwUkLg https://paularicardoalc.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PaulaRicardoALCDance/     2LF Links _______________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171874589599779/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoLeftFeet

On today's episode, we have the amazing and talented Dimitris Psychogyios He was Born and raised in Athens, Greece. He is Championship Dance Competitor. In 2008 he opened La Secta Dance Company, the pioneers of NY style Salsa in Athens, Greece. In this episode we talk about: - Childhood in Greece, - Basketball - Introduction to Salsa - Latin Ballroom and Latin Salsa - Teaching - Social Media - Connection - What makes for a good follow - Life of a full time dancer - La Secta Dance Company - Social Dancing in Athens ** Social Media Links ** https://www.facebook.com/dimitrisysusecta https://www.facebook.com/lasectadc/ http://www.lasecta.gr/ https://www.instagram.com/dimitrisysusecta/?hl=en   2LF Links _______________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171874589599779/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoLeftFeetPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tw

On Today's Episode, we have the amazing Ms. Nasti   She is from Vilnius, Lithuania   She is a professional ballet dancer and has recently got into Bachata.   She has danced ballet her entire life.   She started dancing bachata 3 years ago.     In this episode we talk about:   - Childhood in Lithuania - Life in ballet - Introduction to Bachata - Her beginner Stage in Bachata - Injuries. - Ballet vs Bachata     https://www.instagram.com/nasti.bachatafever/?hl=en

On Today's Episode we have the incredible Mr. Maxim Chistokletov   Who is a Brazilian Zouk and Samba Dancer , Instructor and Competitor In this episode we talk about:     - His Childhood growing up in Rusia - Learning English / Life as a Polyglot. - Beginner Stage in Salsa - Bodybuilding and Social Dancing - Beginner Stage in learning Zouk - How to get into Brazilian Dances - Lessons Learned - Life of a full-time dancer - How to become a full-time dancer - Dancer Advice - Musicality - One Tip   ** Social Media Links **     https://www.instagram.com/maximchistokletov/?hl=en   https://www.facebook.com/maxim.chistokletov   https://www.facebook.com/ipanemadancestudio/

In this episode we have the amazing Constantine & Diana Who are From the Ukraine. In this episode, we talk about  - Salsa /Bachata /Zouk teachers    - Early Life  - Beginner Advice  - Salsa Dancers  - Brazilian Zouk Dancers  - Learning online vs in person  - One Tip     ** Social Media Links **   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPwjOW860ESR2je5mbe7Cw   https://www.facebook.com/ConstantineAndDiana/about   https://www.instagram.com/constantinevaligura/ https://www.instagram.com/diana.valigura/ https://www.instagram.com/constantineanddiana/?hl=en

On Today's Episode we have the amazing Sandra Gutiérrez Who is a Kizomba Dancer and Teacher. She has a background in Hip Hop. She was born and raised in Madrid Spain. In this episode we talk about: - Average vs Mediocre Lead - Beginner Stage in Teaching - Traits of a Good Teacher - Learning Technique and Fundamentals - Lead and Follow Relationship - Life as a full-time dancer - Lessons Learned - Common Mistakes - - Musicality - ** Social Media Links **   https://www.facebook.com/Sandra-Guti%C3%A9rrez-Dance-Page-110906610279231/about/?ref=page_internal https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010580893758 https://www.instagram.com/sandraa.gutierrez/?hl=en     2LF Links _______________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171874589599779/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoLeftFeetPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/two-left-feet-podcast/id1454425997

On Today's Episode we have the incredible Mr. JOE FIGUEROA He is a Latin dancer, performer, teacher, promoter and DJ. He is a master instructor in both Salsa and Bachata He currently lives in Philadelphia He was born and raised in Delaware. He is the owner and manager of Living in Rhythm Dance Studio in Philly Which he opened in Feb. 2019. In this episode we talk about: Childhood Beginner Stage in Salsa Staying on beat Puerto Rico Salsa Dance Congress 2001 Beginner Stage in Teaching Social Dancing in Philly Lessons Learned Stuck in a rut Opening a Dance Studio Life of a full time dancer Long Discussion on Sensual Bachata Musicality One Tip **Social Media Links ** https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeFigueroaLIRDANCE https://www.facebook.com/the.Joe.Figueroa http://www.lirsalsadance.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joeyjojo_shabadoo/?hl=en   2LF Links _______________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.