Mambo Weekend Germany, 20-22 August: save 20 euro

If you like mambo, dancing on2, powerful workshops, great artists from the US and dancing with mambo addicts from around the world, then you cannot mis the Mambo Weekend Germany. It’s happening in Wuppertal, Germany from the 20th to the 22nd of August. This event promises to be another smash, like last year.

I have negotiated a deal with the organizers. By ordering a mambopass until July 31st at tickets@mamboweekend.de with the Promocode: Paul Baarn you will get the mambopass for 139 EUR instead of actually 159 EUR. The mambopass gives you access to all the workshops and parties at this event, so it’s a great deal.

I will see you there for the mambo event of the year! Click on the flyer to visit the Mambo Weekend website.

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New: Performance Jam Sessions

It’s been 15 years since I started dancing salsa and it has brought me so much joy and inspiration. I always enjoy sharing and through my video clips I do this for free with the whole world. I also teach and perform professionally and I have a lot of experience doing that. For a limited time I make myself available to work with show teams, to share views, tips and techniques on dancing and performing. We will do this in the form a Performance Jam Session.

A session lasts for 2 hours. In the first hour I’ll work with the team on dance and performance techniques, styling and expression using a short piece of choreography. In the second hour I give my input on the team’s show and share ideas on how to improve it. Of course, it’s up to the team if they want to do anything with it, but a fresh view is always good. In fact, I think you should always get input from an outsider when working on a new show.

For a limited time I’m not charging my hourly rate, but what I call expenses and value. This means you only pay me expenses and you decide after the session what it’s worth. If you think it was useless, don’t pay anything extra. If you appreciate my input, pay what you want to pay me. All I ask is that all participants fill in a short evaluation, so I can learn too from the experience.

For information on how to apply, check the page I’ve put up. Use the opportunity now. I’m not sure how long it will be available.

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Wednesday Shine #07 – On1

Another shine for you to try. Enjoy.

Wednesday (actually Thursday) Shine #07 - On1
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6:39
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Like it? Share it!

It is now easy to share posts that you like on this site with your friends. I’ve added the Facebook Like buttons, so with just one mouse click, you can tell your friends to check out this shine, or whatever you liked.

I’ve also added other options for sharing, which are displayed below each post. So if you like what you see, don’t keep it to yourself. Share.

Thanks.

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Wednesday Shine #06 – On1

Hey folks,

Another shine for the weekend (or whenever), this time focusing on sharp footwork. Enjoy.

Wednesday Shine #06 - On1
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6:23
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859
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Wednesday Shine #05 – On1

Another shine for you. Nothing much to add, except: enjoy.

Wednesday Shine #05 - On1
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6:30
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Thursday Shine #01 – On2

By popular request, I have uploaded an On2 shine for you. It uses Eddie Torres mambo timing. Enjoy

Thursday Shine #01 - On2
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8:19
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754
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Wednesday Shine #04 – On1

Here’s another shine for you to chew on. It’s four times 8 counts, or five if you count the beginning. Still using the same format. If you have any comments, don’t be shy.

Wednesday Shine #04 - On1
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8:07
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516
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Wednesday Shine #03 – On1

Well, here’s another shine for you to practice. It’s On1 and it is 4 times 8 counts. I like this length, because it makes it a routine, but it’s short enough to remember. In the end, though, I think you should try to use the different parts on their own and maybe even make your own variations.

Wednesday Shine #03 - On1
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9:11
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751
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Wednesday Shine #02

Here is the second Wednesday Shine for you to practice. This one was a little harder to do because I was actually ill with flu, but I wanted to get the clip up anyway. The music used in this clip is a song I made for my classes. I will make it available on this site eventually, when I’ve added my music section.

Wednesday Shine #02 - On1
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7:42
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991
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