2 years ago, in the middle of my ice dancing journey, the guy I was skating with at the time told me I was terrible at partnering (😑) and I should take some salsa classes to figure myself out. My response? “FINE MAYBE I WILL.” And the rest is history. One year after my first salsa class, I joined the company’s performance team. And I’ve been loving every minute of it! Part of the reason I love salsa so much is that it’s so accessible. You can take a single class and walk away feeling like you’ve learned something and that you can do it. You’ll also feel like you have so much more to learn, but you’ll actually get somewhere on the first day! Skating can be so inaccessible, partially because it can only be done in a specific place (you need ice to ice skate!) and you need specific equipment. For salsa, you just need your feet! And a fiyuh in your soulllll. 🔥
Salsa fell into my life at the perfect time and it continues to be a wonderful, positive, life affirming activity for me. And so many of my friends! It really helped build me up when I had temporarily misplaced most of my confidence. If you need to grow and you’re looking for your next life challenge- let me tell you, salsa is a GREAT one. Basically as soon as you start, you’re insta-inducted into an automatic community of wonderful humans who want to dance with YOU.
Holla at ya girl if you have any questions or want more salsa advice. And check out my team! Our classes are bomb and I want to get everyone out there dancing.