Salsa again!

RUV says on Feb 16, 2005, 07:04:

Where? Stevens,

You have to let us know where in Colombia?

In Cali you can use this guy.

Escuela de Baile Danzartes:
Orlando Lopez Uribe
Calle 17n No 9-29
Barrio Grande
Tele: 668 13 41
Cell: 315 660 1714
Santiago de Cali, Email: Danzayartes at hotmail.com

Price was 15k per hour or 20k for 1.5 hours. The 15k per hour is with the understanding that you will be talking multiple classes. Normally it is 20k an hour. Orlando is a nice guy that knows his stuff. Location is close to Calle Sexta. That was not an option for me. He can also go to your hotel as well. He know his stuff. He also teachs other dances as well. I think he speaks a little English, not sure I speak Spanish. Just email him or call him when you get there.

I hope this helps.

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stevens says on Feb 16, 2005, 09:49:

Thanks RUV I can go to any city within reason. I am pretty unorganized when I travel, leaving planning to the last minute and relying on what I hear when I arrive in country. So, while I know I'm going to go to Medellin, Cali and the Atlantic coast, as well as the coffee country, I don't know yet what order they will be in. If I get a couple more posts recommending the same city that'll be it.

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nanis says on Feb 18, 2005, 10:02:

if you want to learn to dance salsa then go to Cali, "la ciudad de la salsa" that's where i'm taking my gringo husband to learn how to shake his butt! otherwise our marriage is gonna be hitting the rocks!! jaja bless the poor soul but he needs to learn and Cali is the best option although i'm gonna teach him myself i'm gonna take him to juanchito he will learn there some way or the other!

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utopiacowboy says on Feb 18, 2005, 11:11:

Mrs. Gomez, with you as his teacher I think you could teach him anything you wanted him to learn. He looks like a gamer and a good match for you.

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nanis says on Feb 18, 2005, 11:59:

thanks utopia yeah my husband can learn anything he puts his mind into however he can be very lazy and a bit shy with these things but as i said before he will learn someway or another! jeje nah i just love watching men dance especialy if you guys don't know how to and it's so cute watching you learning to dance! it's romantic and a real turn on it's funny what men would do for their ladies!!

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stevens says on Feb 18, 2005, 14:36:

"i just love watching men dance especialy if you guys don't know how to and it's so cute watching you learning to dance! it's romantic and a real turn on it's funny what men would do for their ladies!!"

Oh boy, you got me ready now, 'cause I'm shy and lazy and I sure won't know what I'm doing. I profusely thank you for the encouragement!!

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RUV says on Feb 19, 2005, 09:14:

Join the Club Mrs Gomez, are you goin to teach him or are you sending him to school?

After a couple classes of Salsa in Cali, I still suck, but was a little more open about dancing. It kind of help after a couple beers and a cute girl.

I am going to Bogota / Medellin. If any one knows of a dance school around let me know. I need to brush up.

Thanks,

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utopiacowboy says on Feb 19, 2005, 11:33:

She's sending him to school all right, the Mrs. Gomez School. I am sure he's singing (to paraphrase Nick Lowe),

Teacher, teacher, teach me dance
I can't learn fast enough
Teacher, teacher, teach me more
I've got to learn to dance for sure.

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stevens says on Feb 20, 2005, 09:58:

UC Remember Little Village? With Cooder, Hiatt, Lowe, and Keltner_ Good stuff. Solar Sex Panel, Don't Bug me When I'm Working, Do You want my Job,.......

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nanis says on Feb 21, 2005, 10:48:

I'm going to teach him myself! all we need to do is go clubbing a lot, i'm planing to get him a bit typsy tho because that's the only way he feels more relaxed and less shy then i just go strutting my stuff on the dance floor and that's all i need for him to get his lazy butt off the sofas and join me, he can't bear when someone else asks me to dance so he dances with me one way or another!

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Miguel says on Feb 21, 2005, 11:06:

Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe and Mrs. Gomez What an eclectic group! Ok Stevens, where exactly is the ATLANTIC in Colombia? jajaja
I know you meant ATLANTICO, so if you are going to be in Barranquilla, I can hook you up with a salsera that can show you some shines. "pe emme me"

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stevens says on Feb 21, 2005, 14:39:

Miguel I must be making progress in Spanish becasue it's messing with my English! I just checked in to my hotel in Cali (Hotel Astoria) and the receptionist's youger sister is going to come over tomorrow and give me a lesson. More later!!!

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utopiacowboy says on Feb 21, 2005, 14:44:

Sounds like you'll be singing along with Mrs. Gomez's husband.

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stevens says on Feb 24, 2005, 11:27:

turns out the sister thought it was going to be a SPANISH lesson, so that's what we did, just talked. She would have come up to the room if I'd wanted that, but that would have been too confusing for me. Anyway, I like her 31-yr-old sister better. She has a 4-yr-old, but if you want maturity you have to take the rest with it.
I've had three lessons in two days at Academia De Baile, Calle 9, No. 38-52. TEL: 5141720. I've learned the same steps that I learned in a few lessons in Japan but the was the teacher moves here is completely different. It's like floating, very suave. Every time i start to`feel` the music I startt to put my head down and the teacher says No, mas elegante. And I'm going to Juanchito tomorrow night with the older sister. At least she'll look good. I'll look happy.

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stevens says on Feb 25, 2005, 18:18:

Today my salsa teacher told me I dance muy feo. Maybe I do, or maybe she's just a perfectionist, and that's not what dancing's about for me. I'm thinking about taking some private lessons on the side. Can anyone recommend a teacher in Cali? Thanks

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stevens says on Feb 27, 2005, 10:08:

I went to Avenida Sexta here in Cali last night with an amiga and I guess what - we danced and had a good time. I think I utilized three different turns but what's important is to be suave. I finally did it on the last dance - it felt like floating.
Sure I still don't have the footwork down, but IT DOESN'T MATTER.
Just do it!

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utopiacowboy says on Feb 27, 2005, 17:39:

You the man, Stevens, you the man!

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stevens says on Feb 28, 2005, 18:08:

Thanks Cowboy! She came to my Salsa class today and I finally felt I 'd gotten my money's worth. If you don't have a pareja the teacher leaves you alone doing to same basic four steps by yourself ad nauseum.

The disco was just small enough not to be overwhelmed by too many eyes watching, but everyone seemed to be too busy with his or her own pareja to worry about anyone else.

The key to dancing - look in her eyes and smile.

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