Co-presidents of the Cal State Long Beach salsa club Athena Henderson and Nare Tevanyan have spent their fair time in salsa clubs as well as managing one on campus. Henderson has had many years dance experience including ballet and has been dancing salsa LA style for more than two years. Tevanyan has taught private salsa and bachata lessons and at Sevillas and PCH club.
They have been through the good and the bad. The tips from these ladies can apply to men of all level, because sometimes the worst experiences can come from advanced dancers.
Tips for the Gentlemen
- Be aware of your space, if the floor is crowded do NOT bring your partner in the middle, bring her to the sides
- Respect the drip rule, if you are sweaty do NOT bring your lady in close
- Know your partners level, start with a basic step to see how advanced your lady is
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Keving Ngo is the founder of the CSULB salsa club. In addition to his experience at both the CSULB salsa team and club, Ngo also teaches bachata and salsa at PCH club.Ngo and Crystal Hernandez dancing before they teach the beginning bachata class at PCH club
Tips for the Ladies
- Be aware of what you are wearing- Keep it as light as possible when it comes to accessories. Remember it's partnered dancing with spinning so think how those accessories will affect your partner. (Hint: avoid long necklaces and large rings).
- Smell nice, make sure you have showered and go light on the perfume.
- Pay attention to your partner, in other words, give eye contact. You would not want your partner to show off and check to see if other people are looking at him.
Tips for Everyone
- Smile, make some eye contact but do NOT stare
- Have fun, dancing is about having fun, your partner should never feel uncomfortable or strained
- Ask people to dance, the worst they could do is say no, and then there are many people in the club.
- Enjoy the dance, do not ask your partner 21 questions (i/e where do you live, what do you do, where do you go to school...etc) while you are dancing, it is a club with lots of moving people and loud music. If you want to know this info ask them on a date, the dance floor is not the time for this game.
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