The Journey of the Clave
**What follows is a great story! Now guys, you can save yourself a lot of heartache by coming to class and asking questions! Also, Tonia has informed me that The Clave Matrix has just been published. It’s chock full info and exercises for the more serious Latin dancer. -Eduardo
By Reed Colver
What follows is a particularly long account of my journey to find the elusive clave.
The short version is this: The world of Cuban dance and music is entirely foreign to me. I went for months thinking I understood ‘enough’ about the clave, when I didn’t get it at all. Then, I went for months being mortified I couldn’t hear the clave. I was far too embarrassed to ask. I should have. Without it, I was missing a critical framework for my dance.
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