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Oh, For The Love Of Dance! ❤️

Oh, For The Love Of Dance! ❤️

By Nikki H

Choreography flubs, costume issues, sketchy stages, wrong music, non-existent dressing rooms, forgotten cues...all of this and more is what we as dancers deal with. But we do it because we love dance. Each week, I'll speak to my favorite dancers and hear stories about their oops moments and how they survived and recovered. And we can all have a good laugh (and learn how to be more resilient dancers) on "Oh, For The Love of Dance!"

About your host: Nikki H has thrilled audiences for over 20 years as a dancer, dance coach, choreographer and producer with experience in over 20 dance styles.
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Juan & Erica: Sandpaper and slip-and-slide stages plus the infamous refrigerated dressing room

Oh, For The Love Of Dance! ❤️ May 03, 2021

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Juan & Erica: Sandpaper and slip-and-slide stages plus the infamous refrigerated dressing room

Juan & Erica: Sandpaper and slip-and-slide stages plus the infamous refrigerated dressing room

Juan and Erica are a husband and wife salsa dance teaching duo in San Diego, CA and two of my favorite dancers, teachers, and people on the planet. Speaking of which, this down-to-earth couple took a 365 day trip abroad visiting and teaching salsa in 7 countries.  

Juan and Erica launched a YouTube channel for salsa dancers called The Salsa Beat where they share tips to improve your salsa dancing, answer frequently asked questions about social dancing and share their appreciation for salsa music. This duo specializes in private one-on-one dance coaching, using a salsa dance curriculum they built together, drawing from decades of salsa experience, that continues to bring people from zero experience dancing to feeling confident on the dance floor. They are working on putting this curriculum online.

In this episode, we talk about:
-their trip abroad for a whole year visiting 7 countries and teaching more than 30 salsa dance workshops
-goals, obstacles, injuries, adaptation and longevity
-communication, dedication and how to make working together work
-and, of course, oops moments and the craziest dressing rooms

(Recorded earlier in the pandemic)  

Connect with Juan and Erica:
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The Salsa Beat YouTube Channel
-The Salsa Beat Online Dance Studio 

About your host, Nikki H:
With dance being her first love, Nikki H has thrilled audience members and event guests for over 20 years as a dancer, dance coach, choreographer and producer with experience in over 20 dance styles. She had the honor of working with Tito Puente and Lindy hop legend Frankie Manning and trained with Flamenco master Antonio Vargas ("Strictly Ballroom" and "Mission Impossible II") and Latin dance champion Jaana Kunitz ("Dance With Me"). Known for her burlesque and cabaret inspired dance workshop "Discover Your Inner Bombshell" and for her mission to inspire and delight as a modern-day muse, Nikki is also a creativity coach and an international bestselling co-author of the book ONE: Your Wellness Guide to Mind, Body & Soul. 

Coming up...
Episode 2: Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid

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Thank you for listening! Keep on dancing ❤️


May 03, 202101:14:42