{"id":792,"date":"2017-01-31T16:07:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T15:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/?p=65506\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:05","slug":"salsa-speedcourse-salsa-dansers-in-spe-gooien-heupen-los","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/01\/31\/salsa-speedcourse-salsa-dansers-in-spe-gooien-heupen-los\/","title":{"rendered":"Salsa dance students move those hips!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last Thursday evening, Erasmus Dance Society held a Salsa Try-Out session in the sports building on Campus Woudestein. This was attended by dozens of enthusiasts who got the chance to really move their hips for a whole hour during a swinging introductory lesson.<\/p>\n

Dance coach Marciano Raiman calls out: \u201cMambo, rumba, cumbia!\u201d as if his new students have been doing salsa dancing for years. He enthusiastically demonstrates those familiar first steps for the students. \u201cSalsa means enjoyment and passion, and that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m trying to get across to them,\u201d Marciano tells us in the dance hall, which is a bit overcrowded.<\/p>\n

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Marciano Raiman geeft tekst en uitleg. <\/span><\/p>

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Sensual<\/h3>

Some students look around them a bit doubtfully and start moving out of step after only a few seconds. \u201cLook at your partner, not at your feet!\u201d Marciano advises them. But other people obviously have a better sense of rhythm and effortlessly pick up the new dance steps.<\/p>\n

It soon becomes clear why salsa is famous for being a sensual dance. The new dance students show off their paces in pairs. \u201cLadies, let the gentlemen take the lead!\u201d Marciano calls out. But not everyone follows this advice and a lot of couples tramp clumsily across the dance floor as a result.<\/p>\n

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De blijdschap bij de deelnemers spat er vanaf. <\/span><\/p>

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Happy smiles<\/h3>

The vibrant, dynamic music soon gets rid of the rather awkward atmosphere. Students start smiling happily through the beads of sweat as their self-confidence increases. \u201cIt was a bit difficult for me to keep looking my dance partner in the eyes at first,\u201d confides Sarah Fu (19, Fiscal Economics student), \u201cbut I soon got used to it!\u201d<\/p>\n

But it definitely wasn\u2019t an easy lesson, says Steffi Montfrooij (19, student at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences). \u201cIt was pretty hard dancing with a partner. We often had to change partners too, and everyone dances differently.\u201d Leo Sizaret (RSM student) agrees with Steffi. \u201cYou have to know and understand each other if you want to coordinate your steps,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd that\u2019s the difficult part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enrolling<\/h3>

If you\u2019d like to learn salsa dancing, you can enrol at EDS till Friday 3 February. Besides salsa dancing, EDS also arranges lessons in ballroom dancing, kizomba and hip hop.<\/p>\n\n\t

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