Salsa with Greg "The Salsaman"

Last night was the IBDI 3rd Term 7th and final session for the Salsa dance class with Greg "The Salsaman" Henry and assistant Yvonne. As I mentioned in my previous blog that Lani and I had not formally learned Salsa. So learning from a distinguished professional was a refreshing move for us. As Lani describes Greg, "he is a very good instructor, speaks very clear and well, and shares a lot of little tips that sometimes are overlooked". Well, I share the same sentiments. Although, Lani and I were schooled in the Mambo, it was a matter of making a few adjustments to match the steps and arm techniques of the Salsa. It wasn't difficult to make the changes because following Greg's verbal instructions and related movements made it easy to flow from the basic syllabus to the intricate moves. The class always started with  some "limbering exercise", and then followed by posture and arm techniques before going into the routine of the basic steps and intricate moves. After the final session last night, Greg permitted the students to take video of Yvonne and him demonstrating all the Salsa steps (syllabus) he had taught during the past seven sessions. I was able to get a few snips of the Salsa moves which Greg says, "you can expand the moves by improvising some of the basics".

       

Greg "The Salsaman" is on the IBDI 4th Term Dance Class schedule to teach the Bachata. Please click on "That's Dancing" on the side bar and scroll to IBDI 4th Term Class Schedule for more info.