What is Salsa Men Styling? Let me answer briefly: It’s the way that man expresses his Salsa. There’s different way’s to go about that and also different styles. But the main aspect of the men styling takes root in afro-cuban dancing… were the guy has a very traditional role in the couple dance. I like to tell my students: Use Antonio Banderas as the ultimate image for a Salsa Male Dancer!!!
Throught out my evolution in Salsa I inspired myself with tons of great male Salsa Dancers. The Best way to get a good idea of what a typical man looks like on the dance floor is to watch other men at the top of their salsa game. Here’s a couple of guys that symbolize well the role of the man in this dance.
Juan Matos… probably the fastest dancer I know… this guy is lightning on the dance floor… and Mikael Fonts Afro at its Best
Tito is my Idol I Loooooove watching him dance!
Frankie Martinez is considered by many to be the best Salsa Dancer in the World
Eddie Torres has been Salsa dancing for more than 40 years, his energy and crazy patterns are his signature
The old school Mambo Way
Fernando Sosa from the Italian Tropical Gem Dance Troupe is the fastest spinner I know… his Salsa style is very sharp a little on the hip hop style
Hope all this inspires you guys,
Cheers,
Ilias
Thank you. Oh yes that is inspirational indeed. I enjoyed a class by Juan Matos at the Mambo City Congress in London and loved it.
I now attend Marchant and Davina’s class in Basingstoke.
If you have no objection here is my link
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Thanks for the great vibes.. I check out your blog and love all the cool infos… the beat part is very useful for beginners
Ilias
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Thanks Ilias
Appreciate your comment. I do agree about the difficulty of finding the beat but you get used to it and all it takes is perseverence. I suppose it’s a bit like learning a new language.
Speaking of which I have started learning Spanish.
See you soon