The Salsa EWW Factor

So... I'm going to skip all the rambling today about starting out with Latin Motion and it's progression.What I do want to mention  today is how unsettling people's egos and attitudes can be in the salsa world. Salsa, bachata and all of the other Latin dances evoke sensuality, passion , a joie de vivre-if you will- but then it's unfortunately  peppered with unsavory people that just want to show-off, think they're the best- and their style is the best because all the rest are out of style or not worthy of mention. They think that our lives are suddenly glorified because they SHOWED UP  on the dance floor or area where we reside. These are the people that give salsa that EWW!!! factor (will not ever mention names here). Dance, salsa dance specifically--call me am idealist-- should be about getting together, having a good time, and learning from each other's styles. Some that become very enamored with the dance will choose to go on and compete in local or national competitions, some will  perform and train to do exhibitions and shows, and some simply want to social dance  and enjoy the infectious music with their friends or significant others. All are valid reasons and really should there be a reason to dance?!.  It's so much nicer when we don't have to say, EWW!!

Latin Motion PV

So that's why I decided to start the page, mainly just as a means to communicate with other fellow dancers and as an attempt to provide visitors and new residents a forum from which they can find out where they can take a class or go dancing.When I started the page, it was exciting because dancing is exciting--it became a new hobby/ diversion. I don't have the tube so it became my diversion and from there I began to think of all of the possibilities with dance, my unfulfilled dreams, what I love to do, what I've been too afraid to try, what I have been denying myself, the changes the I wish I could make in the world, the fact that time passes by so quickly, etc. I've always been a risk-taker and a think outside-the-box kind of a person and as a result have had many failures. Call me a masochist, but this is the only way I challenge myself to grow-falling down on my face and getting back up. I suppose each time, I learn to get better at it so why stop trying? That is when the real visualizing began...

My first step...

I began Latin Motion PV, first as a Facebook page because as a lover of salsa and other Latin dances I didn't know where to go to enjoy these dances when I first arrived to Puerto Vallarta a year and a half ago. I moved here from the Bay area, California and everyone is well-connected about events and classes there.  I  La Bodeguita was an option which was conveniently close to where I live, but I didn't know where else to go and I didn't no where and if there were salsa classes anywhere. People didn't know me, I didn't know them,  so it took a little exploring, inquiring, and showing up at places on my own to feel the vibe. Sooo, I put myself in the shoes of the newcomer or visitor of Puerto Vallarta and decided to create a page for fun to help newcomers figure out where to go and so that us salseros in the community can communicate with each other about where classes, events and bands are playing. We are afterall, a small group and it's best when we don't divide ourselves so that we have enough people to dance with.