Seven Things Every Salsa Dancer Should Try
David Messer  Posted: 06-21-06

One Two Three, Five Six Seven: My Salsa Experience
Poppy Levin  Posted: 05-18-06
Describing my salsa experience with a touch of humor, I detail how I got started, classes I've taken, observations I've made, and other aspects of salsa that give me inspiration.

My Salsa Diary
Josh Remis  Posted: 01-18-05
Salsa band scheduled to play? Check. Money? Check. Pants? Check. Ready to dance? Check!

I'm just a beginner dancer
Simona Boucek  Posted: 09-29-04
This month, several world-famous Salsa dancers visited Portland for a weekend of dancing and workshops. I had the opportunity to take a private lesson from Juan Matos and a workshop on ladies styling from Olivia Dasso.

The Bush - Kerry Salsa Competition
Josh  Posted: 09-05-04
Who would win a salsa dance showdown between the candidates in the 2004 presidential race? Read on to find out.

Salsa competition - How to wow the judges and win
Simona Boucek  Posted: 06-26-04
The annual Fiesta Latina Salsa competition is coming up, and Salsa dancers across Eugene are gearing up their routines to impress the judges in the hopes of winning prizes and prestige. So how exactly does one win a Salsa competition?

What is Casino Rueda?
Simona Boucek  Posted: 09-14-03
Rumbanana Salsa Group is presenting a four-hour Casino Rueda Workshop on October 5, and you might be wondering what is Casino Rueda, and what does gambling have to do with dancing?

Dancers and Musicians: Why can't we communicate with each other?
Jeryl Johnston  Posted: 09-07-03
My experience so far as a musician and a dancer in the salsa genre. A summary of the benefits and frustrations of being an avid salsa dancer and an avid salsa musician at the same time.

Where to go online to learn more about Salsa
Simona Boucek  Posted: 07-24-03
So you want to learn more about Salsa, but you notice that Eugene is not the center of the Salsa universe. What now? Well, unless you have the money to fly to Miami, L.A. or N.Y. every other weekend, then the World Wide Web is next best thing.

How do you measure how 'good' you are?
Josh Remis  Posted: 07-24-03
Many of us use the number of moves we know as the stick against which we measure our dancing prowess. This is a mistake which allows us to overlook many of the fundamentals of good dancing and, even worse, gets in the way of having a good time.

Men's Guide to Leading in Salsa Dancing
Josh Remis  Posted: 07-23-03
I have compiled the following list of pointers for salsa dancing leads (men or women). They aren't cardinal rules, but not a bad idea to follow them if you don't come to salsa with your own set ideas (and even if you do, for that matter!)

The Art of Getting Rejected
Josh Remis  Posted: 07-18-03
I had admired this particular dancer for several months. She moved with so much energy that she outshined everyone else on the floor. My problem: When I thought of asking her to dance I felt intimidated. First of all, I didn't know her at all, and it seemed that she danced only cumbia. I had advanced past the beginning stages of learning salsa, but my cumbia was pretty weak. She made it look fun, though, and that’s what I was attracted to.

Report from the West Coast Salsa Congress, Los Angeles 2002
Salsero Erik  Posted: 06-03-02
I came from Los Angeles yesterday. After four days of salsa in the salsa capitol of the world, Los Angeles, California, the salsa music is still banging in the back of my head. A lot of flashbacks are coming to me all the time, and turns me into one big smile.