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Find here some great salsa dresses. Get a dress for dancing salsa or for going to many other parties where you have to look classy and sexy. Choosing the correct dress can make you be the soul of the party!
A beautiful dress (salsa)
Today I leave you with a salsa song from Colombia, from the band Guayacan Orquesta, the song title is: a beautiful dress. You can find the translation of the song lyrics to English below the video
The day I die,
I don’t want you to be sad.
I want you to wear a beautiful dress
I dont want you to cry
I want you to be happy
and that all the day you wear a beautiful dress
A nice dress (a nice dress )
one of those very tight (a nice dress)
A nice dress (a nice dress )
one of those very tight (a nice dress)
My people, do not bury me
I prefer you to burn me
and throw my ashes to the Atrato, please
the river is vaporized, then becomes rain
water to the decanter and instantly I am rum
and I want you to wear (a nice dress)
a nice dress (a nice dress)
one of those very tight (a nice dress)
that fits you snugly (a nice dress)
A nice dress (a nice dress )
one of those very tight (a nice dress)
A nice dress (a nice dress )
one of those very tight (a nice dress)
that fits you snugly (a nice dress)
A nice dress (a nice dress)
a nice dress (a nice dress)
one of those very tight (a nice dress)
that fits you snugly (a nice dress)
And seek for a dressmaker that knows how to sew
And seek for a dressmaker that knows how to sew
ohhh ohhh spinner machine
ohhh ohhh to dance with her
ohhh ohhh spinner machine
ohhh ohhh to dance with her
And seek for a dressmaker that knows how to sew
And seek for a dressmaker that knows how to sew
ohhh ohhh spinner machine
ohhh ohhh to dance with her
ohhh ohhh spinner machine
ohhh ohhh to dance with her
ohhh ohhh spinner machine
ohhh ohhh to dance with her
ohhh ohhh spinner machine
ohhh ohhh to dance with her
And seek for a dressmaker that knows how to sew
And seek for a dressmaker that knows how to sew
A nice dress (a nice dress )
one of those very tight (a nice dress)
that fits you snugly (a nice dress)
A good salsa dress can remove your tension when dancing
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You may think that salsa is all about how you move in the dance floor and how good your movements look for others, but what you may not have realized is how important is your dress when dancing salsa. People always tend to judge others by the way they look, their appearance, and this happens also in the salsa floor. A salsa club is a place to show the best of your moves as well as the best of yourself, calling the attention of somebody, for example the men you like or the other women. You would not put so much effort on makeup, choosing the correct salsa heels and a beautiful dress if you would not want to call the attention of the other dancers.
So, why not take the decision of spending time choosing your correct dress? I am going to tell you how a dress can make a huge difference in the salsa floor, in a different way. When you go to dance and you are grabbed by a very good dancer, somebody that is stunning, fabulous in the dance floor, and you consider yourself as a normal, average dancer, probably your nerves are increasing because of the huge incredible attention that you are receiving from being dancing with the best dancer of the floor, and in a couple of seconds, when you look around and you see everybody’s faces, your nerves go up and you want to remove the attention of people from your feet, that is the moment when a good salsa dress become important, cause everybody in the dance floor will remove their attention from yourself and will point it to the beautiful dress you are wearing at that moment! So why not take some time to choose the proper dress for salsa?
Cultural influences on salsa dress code
Around the world there are two main tendencies on how people dress for salsa. In one hand, there is the very formal style, influenced by the leaders of Los Angeles style and the New York style salsa which brought to many countries (especially all Europe, and Australia) a very stylish way of dressing, which is much related with the boom of fashion of cities like New York. As salsa was incorporated into the ballroom types of dances, many elements of the ballroom scene were integrated into the salsa scene, especially in the dressing code that we now nowadays. The elegance display by the ballroom dancers where translated into salsa mixing it with the characteristic Latin American touch in which for example, men tend to use open shirts adjusted to the body.
In the other hand, Latin culture, where salsa has the major influence, has included a less complicated dress code for salsa dancers. Along all Latin America, salsa dance places are full of people wearing simple, casual clothes, like jeans and t-shirts. This comes from the culture of Latin America itself. Latin America social condition has made salsa a more popular dance, faraway form the elegant code of the high society and more near to the less affordable economy of the middle and poor classes. Dress code keeps being important, but the emphasis is different and in most places a good combination of colors and clothes that fit according to the person’s body are far more important than the elegance display in the European-United States dance floors.
When you go to dance salsa, remember that the dress code of a person can be highly influenced by their cultural background and this, in fact, make the salsa floor a more exciting and open place where you can learn a lot about others people traditions as well as showing your own culture to the world!
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Dress for salsa. Salsa fashion.
As a female dancer you must be wondering how important can be to choose the correct dress when going to dance salsa in a party or a club or when you are just going to practice or you are going for a lesson. You may spend hours a day thinking what can be the dress code for each occasion, how would you dress properly to call the attention (or not call it), to be admire by men and other women, to make your night a spectacular one. Salsa fashion is as important as salsa dance as it has become one of the main options for social gathering.
Salsa fashion and style has evolved with years, form the very sophisticated and elegant dresses that used to characterize salsa 30 years ago, to the more casual style nowadays. Anyway, for woman is always important to look the best as you can, putting together a nice outfit and making shoes accordingly. Many dancers in the community always keep updated with the last tendencies in fashion and style for salsa and some of them even have introduced new dress codes to the salsa scene. Surprisingly, even men has improved their dresses more and more as they have became more aware of the importance of a good look in the salsa scene. Salsa has definitely become a dance not only about spectacular music but about see and being seen.
Many people are not taking into account how much their first impression can influence their salsa night. Calling the attention of a man to dance with you or asking a girl to dance if you are a man is definitely influenced by your dress code. The best you dress, the more attention you are going to have from both men and women and the more you are going to be remembered in the dance scene not only as a good dancer but as a shiny star.
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High heels in the past
Although heels are widely used nowadays by many women in the salsa scene ,combined with beautiful dresses, these types of shoes have a long history that can be tracked to the middle age, when people, men and women, use to wear an accessory called pattens, or wooden soles, which was used together with very expensive and fragile shoes to keep them out of the mood. Around the 16th century, the introduction of high heels as fashion is attributed to Catherine of Medici in Paris, who designs them due to her short stature, and suddenly popularized it among the high society.
After the introduction of the heels by Catherine of Medici, the heels became very common among men and women, with the king of France, in the early 1700s, Louis XIV (the sun king), becoming a reference point for this type of shoes among the people of that century. As the heels provided more elegance and sculpted the body of woman to make it appear more aristocratic and desirable, many people opposed to their use claiming that the woman’s who use to wear them were witches.
During the French revolution, high heels were associated with the opulence and were suddenly eliminated from the markets for both men and woman. After this period heels became much shorter than they were and it wasn’t until the middle of the 19th century when heels became popular again together with the developing of the sewing machine which gave a great impulse to the creation of a wide variety of heels.
We are very lucky to today for having such a great invention for dancing any type of music and specially salsa. A good couple of shoes together with a beautiful dress can make a huge difference in the dance scene!
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How to choose the correct salsa heels
When it comes to salsa dance, choosing the correct type of heels can make a major difference in your overall performance during the night. Most of us know that the painful that can be using the wrong heels for dancing, you do not want to just look fantastic on those shoes but more important feel comfortable and be able to enjoy a long night of salsa. So here are some tips for you in order to choose the correct heels for a splendid night.
First try to not choose heels that cause your toes overlap with the front of the shoe leaving your fingers in the floor. The very good ones should include straps that truly fit into your foot. You can try them before buying them! Just slide your foot into the shoe and if your toes touch the floor the shoe is too wide for you. You should also take care in case your feet tend to swell, which can get worse if the shoes are too tight, in which the best option for you is to choose slightly loose to begin.
Open shoes has the advantage of receiving a continuous air flow for your feet which should keep it fresh and cool all the times but, of course, close shoes are always a good idea in case your partner tend to step in the wrong place all the time!, and don’t forget the winter! A good couple of close shoes are always a good investment.
In respect to the bottom of the shoe, it has to provide ease sliding and soft and comfortable turnings, the better it slides the easiest for you to turn and move around the dance floor. Leather is always a good choice because of its versatility, they can adjust and shape to your feet to make it more comfortable, and they are ideal for those wooden floors that are so common around the salsa and ballroom scene.
Finally, shoes with closed-in backs can give more security to your feet than the ones with open-back styles. Remember, when choosing salsa heels, the most important aspect is not their (and your) beauty but their functionality.
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Types of heels on the ballroom and salsa floor
Many different types of heels are used for ballroom and Latin American dances such as salsa, bachata and chachacha, here we give you a brief description of what you can find in the market for both men and women.
Traditionally men have wear 1 inch low heels for ballroom and the bigger 1.5 inches Cuban heels specials for Latin American styles of dancing. Cuban shoes are mainly used for competition purposes and not seen to be used often outside the competition scene.
Women, in the other side, have a wide variety of heels to choose according to their needs, like comfort, style and beauty. Apart from Latin shoes, which are usually open toed sandals with heels heights between 1 to 3 inches, Standard shoes can offer women elegance and versatility; these shoes are closed toe-pumps and are commonly known as standard, court or modern shoes. Finally practice shoes offer a comfortable option with low heels (usually 1 inch) that looks very similar to men Cuban heels.
When talking about salsa dance, shoes becomes very important, not only for women but for men too. For woman, using the correct salsa heels can give additional stability and security and they becomes as important as knowing the steps and performing a show with mastery. Men can find elegance in their dress through a couple of good shoes. Salsa heels can provide you with the grace of a salsa star; they are always impressive, stylish and call the attention of all the people in the salsa floor.
Imagine yourself as the star of dirty dancing wearing those silver sandals when Jonny is teaching you to move. You could close your eyes and put yourself in those shoes, letting your men hold you and guide you through the moves of salsa, while those heels do everything for you, they move in a perfect symphony with the rest of your body and take you away to your biggest fantasy, you can feel how you fly away possessed by the sounds and the whispering of these great music from the Caribbean, spinning around and around in the middle of a big hall, where time stops and the only thing that matters is you and your salsa lover. Princesses like you want dance shoes that are light, fits close to the foot and are able to spin and also to slide through the dance floor. Many types of shoes fulfill these requisites including Latin high heels and character shoes (low heel) and can be found in a huge variety of styles and designs with prices for everybody.
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