http://latinballroom.net Resources for Latin Dancers Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:13:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://latinballroom.net/2009/03/25/samba-walks-and-dancing-with-the-stars/ http://latinballroom.net/2009/03/25/samba-walks-and-dancing-with-the-stars/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:03:32 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=712 I am sure a lot of you are watching Dancing with the Stars (DWTS). I am not as enthusiastic about DWTS as I am about So You Think You Can Dance, but I’ve been watching DWTS anyways. This week’s dances were Foxtrot and Samba. Samba is a difficult dance with distinct hip movements and lots [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2009/03/25/samba-walks-and-dancing-with-the-stars/feed/ 2 http://latinballroom.net/2008/12/24/samba-basic-steps/ http://latinballroom.net/2008/12/24/samba-basic-steps/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:17:30 +0000 Juno http://latinballroom.net/?p=593 One of Samba’s characteristics is its bouncing actions; however, its bounce is not vertical – we don’t jump up and down to create samba bounce. Rather, its bounce mostly comes from knees and feet. In addition, a dancer’s hip action paired with lower abdominal contraction and release will create very unique body actions. We also [...]]]> http://latinballroom.net/2008/12/24/samba-basic-steps/feed/ 2