To Become a
venue that people can learn in a positive environment while
creating an exciting and entertaining atmosphere for people
of all ages to share.
Vision
Statement
To create
new networking opportunities through Salsa that will create
a community of business and personal relationships that will
last forever.
Salsamania Dance Studios was created to expose the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area to the wonders of Cuban style “Casino Rueda.”
We are dedicating to teaching the basics of Casino Rueda. We excel at breaking down every step to achieve the easy method of learning and proven results.
Our family environment gives any novice dancer the ability to learn in a comfortable environment while having an enjoyable time and keeping the tradition of the original Cuban Casino Dancers.
Our staff feels that it is all about the music, environment and relationships that are formed for Salsamania. There isn’t a greater feeling in the world, than a student who has grasped the art of a dance that they had no clue of when they walked through the door.
Our particular style invokes the power of dancing in a circle with ease of use of steps that through word association make Salsa dancing the easiest and most proven way to learn.
Salsamania prides itself on finding the easiest and most effective way to teach you how to dance.
So whether you have never known what Salsa was to someone who has been dancing for years,
Salsamania will help you achieve the results that you are looking for. Guaranteed!!
Here is a
History of what Rueda is and How it applies to main stream.
Rules To Live By:
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A SALSERO/SALSERA IF:
1.
You vividly remember your first experience with salsa and the
date it happened. 2.
You take naps during lunch because you went dancing last night 3.
You never listen to the radio anymore because all you listen to
are salsa cds/cassettes. 4.
You cruise downtown blasting salsa music. 5. You go to a hip hop/dance club and you find yourself
trying to find the beat of the clave. 6. You try your salsa moves in the hip hop/dance club
with somebody that has never partner danced. 7.
You dance in your dreams. 8.
Salsa lessons/club cover fees are now a permanent part of your
monthly expenses. 9. You say you are going shopping for a new business
outfit, but you are secretly salsa shopping. 10. Your boyfriend/girlfriend does not understand the
"strictly plutonic" relationship you have with your salsa
partner because you simply cannot wait until you practice with
him/her again. 11.
You watch anything that deals with body movement, (i.e. karate,
gymnastics, figure skating, ballet) because you are trying to
devise a new salsa move. 12.
Everything you do leads back to salsa. 13.
You sing songs with words you don't even
understand. 14. You are the only non-latino in the Musica Latina
section. 15. You practice your turns when no one is looking. 16. You lightly dance your basic when you are
waiting for something or when no one is looking. 17. People do not know you are secretly practicing your
footwork when they are speaking with you on the phone. 18. You quit watching TV. 19.
You convince yourself you can get by on 3-4 hours sleep per
night. 20. Would rather have salsa than sex. 21. Salsa IS sex. 22. You have lost about 10 lbs. from dancing somuch. 23. You have searched and found EVERY club in town. 24. Start spending more on salsa clothes than work
clothes. 25. You've considered getting a different/easier job day
job to co-exist with your salsa dancing. 26. Friday nights are off limits for any events because
you just CANNOT miss your salsa night. 27. You can't buy enough salsa music/clothes/shoes. 28. All your "former" friends have now abandonedyou. 29. You don't even miss your "former" friends, as long as
you have your salsa! 30. You argue about how salsa should be danced. 31. You have met all new (better and more permanent)
friends. 32. Your friends and family do not understand whatyou
are ranting and raving about. 33. You dump your boyfriend/girlfriend because he/she is
getting in the way of your salsa training. 34. When you say, "I need my FIX for the week." youare
not referring to drugs. 35. You cannot convince any of your friends to come with
you. 36. You start talking 100 mph just because someone shows
an interest that you like to dance salsa. 37. You went to a salsa congress and had an
information overload. 38. You use to be humble and shy, but now you justhave
to show off every chance you get 39. You go on vacation
and instead of looking forward to seeing the main attraction,
you just cannot wait until you check out the local salsa clubs. 40. You extend your vacation a few days, just so you can
check out a local club. 41. You watch the MTV music awards and you don't
recognize any of the new groups/singers because you never listen
to that music anymore. 42. You are on the web all day long visiting salsa web
sites. 43. You started working out again because you haveto be
in shape to wear those salsa outfits. 44. Your shoes are worn out from spinning so much. 45. You start clearing space in your room so you can
dance salsa there. 46. You listen to Marc Anthony and start crying. 47. You cannot imagine life without salsa. 48. You start changing your screen names to
"Salsa-this" or "Salsa-that". 49. You are pondering getting a license plate with
"Salsa" somehow in it. 50. You sneak to your car during working hours just so
you can listen to a few salsa tunes 51. You are a
writer/columnist and all you thinkabout
is writing about salsa. 52. You pray at night and thank God for creating
salsa. 53. You install wooden floors in your house because you
prefer them over carpet (Yeah right!). 54. You get stopped (at work, in a grocery store, inthe
mall, etc.) by random people telling you thatthey
have seen you dance. 55. The only time you rest in the club is during the
merengue breaks. 56. You can only stand merengue for a few songs. 57. You are on that eternal search for those perfect
shoes. 58. Nobody wants to go shopping with you because allyou
talk about is how that would look so good in the salsa club. 59. You are in church listening to the sermon, but
secretly you are dancing in your head. 60. You get desperate to practice and you dance with an
"imaginary" partner. 61. You realize that the only thing you have donefor
the past few months is go salsa dancing every weekend and you
feel you still haven't gotten enough. 62. You realize that the only thing you have donefor
the past few years is go salsa dancing every weekend and you
feel you still haven't gotten enough. 63. For your birthday, you ask for something related to
salsa (i.e. lessons, new shoes, new outfit). 64. For your birthday, your friends buy you
something related to salsa. 65. You get a few friends together and the first thing
that comes to mind is casino rueda. 66. You are looking for a wedding dress that you can
dance salsa in. 67. You use to have other hobbies. 68. You have chronic knee and back problems from all the
dips, flips, and tricks. 69. You start wearing tight t-shirts. 70. You try to pass your addiction onto your other
friends. 71. You walk into the club and everyone there is like
family to you. 72. You have experienced at least one time when you
overexerted yourself on the dance floor. 73. Your idea of a good first date is to go salsa
dancing. 74. Heaven is having lots of space on the dance floor. 75. You take something that has no relevance to salsa
dancing, but somehow you manipulate the conversation to end with
salsa. 76. Your skirt keeps getting shorter and shorter. 77. Hell is a place where there is no salsa.
