Comments on: Paso’s Message for the New Year http://www.thecubansalsablog.com/2009/12/pasos-message-for-the-new-year/ salsa, self-expression, and Cuban Salsa dance classes in North Carolina Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:25:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.thecubansalsablog.com/2009/12/pasos-message-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Joe Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:36:51 +0000 http://www.thecubansalsablog.com/?p=1204#comment-598 Tonia Happy New Year to you as well. You know we all love you. You raise a good point, we need to learn from each other and not compare ourselves to each other. By the way, does anyone else envision "Eduardo the Mad Scientist" in the Paso lab coming up with evil new dances and drills to torture us with, then letting out a long evil laugh after each one he develops? Tonia Happy New Year to you as well. You know we all love you. You raise a good point, we need to learn from each other and not compare ourselves to each other.

By the way, does anyone else envision “Eduardo the Mad Scientist” in the Paso lab coming up with evil new dances and drills to torture us with, then letting out a long evil laugh after each one he develops?

]]> By: Eduardo http://www.thecubansalsablog.com/2009/12/pasos-message-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Eduardo Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:31:15 +0000 http://www.thecubansalsablog.com/?p=1204#comment-595 Yes. Good point. Preference is fine, but when preference goes to judgement than that's a totally different story. To be honest, any form of dance can be expressive dance. One person may prefer to use a different language -or dialect- than the next. And no matter what language of dance we speak, we are all capable of speaking "nonsense". And we are all capable of expressing poetry. It all depends on your use of whatever particular language you speak. I would rather express a forceful emotion in German. Romantic sentiments in Spanish or French. But then again, you could also argue that the "tone" and not the language itself determine the mood or feeling. The Swedes speak German a lot differently than they do in mainland Germany, right? Which brings me back full circle -doh! Dance is simply a tool. The tools -movements- themselves have little meaning or power on their own. It's when they are given context and emotion that they have the power to bring inspiration, delight, and ultimately fulfillment. We have some new tricks up our sleeves for 2010, you better believe it :-) We stay in the lab. New dances are a BIG part of our agenda for this year, we'll leave it at that. And Tonia, we love you too!! Yes. Good point. Preference is fine, but when preference goes to judgement than that’s a totally different story. To be honest, any form of dance can be expressive dance. One person may prefer to use a different language -or dialect- than the next. And no matter what language of dance we speak, we are all capable of speaking “nonsense”. And we are all capable of expressing poetry. It all depends on your use of whatever particular language you speak.

I would rather express a forceful emotion in German. Romantic sentiments in Spanish or French. But then again, you could also argue that the “tone” and not the language itself determine the mood or feeling. The Swedes speak German a lot differently than they do in mainland Germany, right?

Which brings me back full circle -doh! Dance is simply a tool. The tools -movements- themselves have little meaning or power on their own. It’s when they are given context and emotion that they have the power to bring inspiration, delight, and ultimately fulfillment.

We have some new tricks up our sleeves for 2010, you better believe it :-) We stay in the lab. New dances are a BIG part of our agenda for this year, we’ll leave it at that.

And Tonia, we love you too!!

]]> By: Tonia http://www.thecubansalsablog.com/2009/12/pasos-message-for-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Tonia Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:28:57 +0000 http://www.thecubansalsablog.com/?p=1204#comment-594 Great message for the New Year and always, Joe and Eduardo. Comparisons are one thing, but it's different when we judge. I may prefer one dance style over another, but I can't say one is better than the other. It's a personal preference. That being said, it's also important for me to step outside of my box and try something different on occasion and I love it when I do and I see others doing it as well. Paso has done an excellent job of encouraging students to try other dances. I love my Paso family and I wish everyone a happy New Year. Great message for the New Year and always, Joe and Eduardo. Comparisons are one thing, but it’s different when we judge. I may prefer one dance style over another, but I can’t say one is better than the other. It’s a personal preference. That being said, it’s also important for me to step outside of my box and try something different on occasion and I love it when I do and I see others doing it as well. Paso has done an excellent job of encouraging students to try other dances. I love my Paso family and I wish everyone a happy New Year.

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