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OK - doesn't read as well 2nd time through (that's what happens when you think and type at the same time) but the point of the message is the same.

Don't want to register thanks

Hopefully Michelle... If you read all the above threads you'll get a pretty good idea of the opportunities available to learn some new styling.
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You can see that there is more than one style type, also that there is more than one method to learn those style types and that anyway, not all dance partners will appreciate it if you pack in as many style enhancements as possible to your dance.
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As Wizzy has sensibly pointed out, whichever style you choose to use, and there are options... it's a good idea to practice and then use style sparingly. Rather than constantly use taught style simply because you know how, it's better to, at least try to, interpret the music with style, whichever style that may be!

I'm with Wizzy - try it out, & see what you want to adapt to your own styling. Guys too...

I think ladies who do 'styling' judiciously, smoothly and well look lovely on the dance floor.

They must have a good sense of rhythm, though. And sure they can be tricky to lead if that hand is up in the air or away to the side when you're expecting it right in front... but hell, you gotta have a Plan B.

Michelle,

Check this out:

Workshops with Guest Instructor Iris de Brito
- Places limited so please book in advance to avoid disappointment! -
11:30-12:30pm Improvers Workshop
12:45-1:45pm "Styling for Everyone" Workshop
2-3pm Advanced Workshop
@ Choices Restaurant
University of Bath
Claverton Down
£7/12/15 (£5/9/12 NUS) for 1/2/3 workshops.
Tel: 07703437057 or 07930843585
http://www.salseros.biz/

Iris is one of the best around for styling and has her own dvd out. I personally learnt a lot off of her in my London days. May be there myself.

Ignore the rubbish about not styling on here. Style can be the most subtle to the most outragous movement. A woman has the right to decide what she wears and where she dances, she also has the right to decide how she moves her body and interprets the music. Guys have to learn to work/deal with it.

Dead right, Andy. And learning to 'work/deal with' different partners is part of what makes salsa so interesting.

BTW you forgot to mention the date for the workshop in Bath - it's this Saturday, 14th May.

Andy

Please don't refer to the opinions of others on the board as rubbish. I'd like all contributors to keep their responses polite. Including Wizzy.

I'd like it explained to me what people mean by "styling" here and why it annoys some people.

I've been told styling is something you should be working on from the first moment you begin to step -- that is, a way to put your own twist on the movements you do, a way to interpret the music through your body without interrupting the flow or character of the dance. That doesn't seem to be what at least some people in this discussion are talking about.

By "styling" in this context I mainly mean extraneous and idiosyncratic hand and arm actions, like "hair combing" and "traffic stopping". They can be harmless in small doses and when done "without interrupting the flow or character of the dance", but it's important to realise they are an addition, not an integral or necessary part of salsa for women. Many excellent, experienced, expressive, female dancers never do this stuff.

You omitted "changing a light bulb" which is another common one...