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    Sweaty Palms and Clammy Hands 

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    Hello Edie!!
    I have always had an interest in take Salsa dance lessons as I'm a beginner, but when I'm nervous or anxious I get super clammy and sweating hands which has stopped me from perusing this! I was just wondering if this is something you guys get a lot of time or if this is okay to still     ...
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    8 Tips to Improve Your Posture in 8 Days! 

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    8 Tips to Improve Your Posture in 8 Days!



    • Day 1 - Get a Posture Brace: Wear a comfortable Posture Brace to remind yourself to sit and stand straight, 8 hours a day, but not while sleeping.




    • Day 2 - Breathe deeply! While wearing your posture brace, sit up straight and breathe very deeply. This will encourage your
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    Use Anti-Fungal Foot Spray for your Armpits!!! 

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    One - A Profound Relationships Study 

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    One...
    By Edie, The Salsa FREAK!!

    Reference: "Survival Guide to Relationships in the Dance Scene" E-Study-Guide


    As I was writing this article, I was discussing the subject with a very good friend of mine ...
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    Creating Something out of Nothing 

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    Creating Something
    Out of Nothing...
    By Edie, The Salsa FREAK!!




    Creating something... out of nothing... where nothing existed before...


    A profound thought came across me while I was driving home tonight with members of the Salsaweb staff and video Advisory ...
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    Sore Feet 

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    Feet Sore Yet?
    THEY WILL BE!!!
    By Edie, The Salsa FREAK SPENCO Inserts... A Dancers DREAM!!!

    Throughout my years of dancing BLISS,     I’ve experienced virtually every type of foot, knee and hip problem imaginable.

    Because dancing is not only my passion, but also my profession,
    I decided to get serious about taking care of the most important tool of my trade:

    MY FEET

    I’ve seen more dancers with shortened or ruined careers because they waited too long to take care of something that could have been prevented with quality shoe inserts they never knew about ...
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    The Beautiful Woman Buried Deep Inside of Me 

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    Published on 01-20-2013 03:56 PM     Number of Views: 3027 
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    I am not a dancer. I don't have the body for it. I don't have the coordination for it. I don't have the grace for it. But circumstances landed me among Latinos who danced. One said to me that it was "algo de la sangre".. something in the blood, and that I just didn't have it.

    I tried anyway, but I lacked the basic belief that I would ever overcome the limitations that came ...
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    High Heels are Killing Me 

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    Dear Edie
    I live in on the east coast and have followed your articles for years. You are a great inspiration to me. I have a nagging question and just know you are the one to ask.

    I am 41 years old and a pretty good dancer. I practice all the time. I STUDY dancing...videos, you tube, performances, classes, private lessons, etc. But you know what - my dancing SUCKS (well maybe doesn't suck, but is nowhere     ...
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    The Positive Side of Salsa 

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    Published on 11-19-2012 04:46 PM     Number of Views: 1544 
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    "Dear Edie,
    Thanks Edie for talking to me about getting started in Salsa. I wish there were more people like you that really promoted the positive side of Salsa. ...
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    Self Conscious 

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    Published on 11-19-2012 03:52 PM     Number of Views: 1990 
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    "Dear Edie,
    Just wondering how to get rid of the anxiety???? I just started taking lessons and I know I could be a lot better than what I am showing my instructor but I am so self conscious and stiff and I don't know how to relax. When I am home dancing     ...
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    More on Sweat 

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    MORE ON SWEAT...

    "Dear Edie,
    I was wondering if you have any tips or comments on the subject of SWEATY MEN!!!

    Recently I have had several unpleasant experiences of dancing in class and at clubs with men who seem like they have just taken a shower- but let me tell you, they don't smell like it!
    I understand that clubs and dance studios     ...
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    Drinking and Dancing 

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    Published on 11-17-2012 04:43 PM     Number of Views: 1316 
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    Don't drink too much alcohol (or preferably non at all) while dancing.
    Hard-core serious dancers can't stand dancing with someone intoxicated.


    • This screws up your lead.
    • This screws
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    Long Hair - What to Do 

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    Published on 11-17-2012 06:43 AM     Number of Views: 2498 
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    What to Do About Dancing with Real Long Hair...
    (you, or your partner)



    At the Salon...
    Well, here I type, sitting under this hair dryer, staring the most gorgeous Puerto Rican Salsera I've ever seen. Not only does this woman have looks and a body to kill, but the most beautiful, healthy, long, dark brown hair in Los Angeles. "It's to my tailbone now", she says with a laugh. ...
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    Long Hair 

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    Published on 11-14-2012 05:28 PM     Number of Views: 2809 
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    "Dear Edie,

    I saw your article about long hair, but I really can't go to a salon every time I go dancing. My hair is halfway down my back and pretty thick, so when guys spin me it slaps them in the face if it's in a ponytail or it gets tangled in our arms if we try to do     ...
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    Full-Figured Salseras 

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    Published on 11-14-2012 12:06 AM     Number of Views: 1700 
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    Dear Edie,
    I love your website. I am an African American woman that accidentally fell in love with Salsa music and Spanish culture in general. I have spent the entire morning browsing through you site. I have two questions that I would like for you to address.

    1) I have been a tomboy for the majority of my life and walking on
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    Passion 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 10:54 PM     Number of Views: 1704 
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    "Dear Edie,
    It is 1:30 in the morning now, just before my trip to LA. I am more than a little tired/stressed. The way you open up in your letters makes a person feel like they have to open up right back,     ...
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    Self Confidence 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 05:58 PM     Number of Views: 2678 
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    "Dear Edie,
    I would really appreciate any other suggestions, especially about confidence and self confidence."
    - Lacking"

    Dear Lacking,
    Confidence comes with time and experience. You can’t force it, you must "become it". It happens in the gray matter between your ears. Confidence comes from falling on your face, then picking yourself up again, and starting over. Confidence comes from overcoming great internal mental obstacles. Confidence cannot be purchased, bargained for, nor given. It must be earned. Convincing your mind that you are something you believe you are not, is the beginning of changing your mental blocks. We are what we think about, all day long.

    I also stopped ...
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    Intimidating Latinas 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 05:32 PM     Number of Views: 1466 
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    "Dear Edie,
    I am intimidated by Latina women. I am just a white girl going to the Latin clubs in [city], and I feel like (sometimes) the Latina women are thinking "who does that girl think she is?!"
    -     ...
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    Jealousy 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 03:02 PM     Number of Views: 1379 
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    "Dear Edie,
    I read your response to "Just Trying to Help" concerning his jealous partner. The same thing happened to me except I was the jealous one.

    My EX-fiance is a dance instructor and has been dancing for many years. I on the other hand am new to the dance scene. I really love it and am addicted to Salsa. However, I am not     ...
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    What if...? 

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    "Dear Edie,
    I don't know if it's just me, or what, but I'm going to ask anyway. What happens if the [guy or gal] you're dancing with absolutely sucks, and you're in the middle of a real long song, and you just can't take it anymore - they're     ...
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