Two Left Feet Podcast

On Today's Episode we have the incredible Ms. Latosha Mullins.

Who is a bachata dancer and instructor currently living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

She currently manages the FB page “4 the love of bachata.

On this episode we talk about:

Her beginner stage  - 20:20

Patience – 21:33

Why is musicality important? – 23:20

Bad leaders / what makes a good lead – 25:20

Learning Latin Dances - 27:54

Discouraged / What kept you going? – 32:30

Build your community – 39:55

When did you start teaching? –41:55

Things you wish you knew - 44:33

The culture of dance – 48:10

Things Learned from Dancing - 55:40

One tip to make you a better dancer – 58:48

This was an amazing episode, and I want to thank LaTosha for coming on the show.

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On Today's Episode we have the incredible Ms. Kimberly Nicole who is the owner and operator of Kizomba RDU.

Which aims to promote Kizomba throughout the Raleigh-Durham, NC area with weekly classes, events and workshops with visiting instructors.

She started Kizomba RDU Back in 2014.

In this episode we talk about:

 - Her Childhood in Buffalo, NY.

 - Her dancing background.

 - Her college years

 - How she was introduced to Kizomba

 - Her time in Portugal

 - Her Kizomba Teacher Training

 - The culture of Kizomba

 - Her love of dancing.

This was an amazing episode and I am so thankful to have Kimberly on the show !

Thank you so much Kimberly !

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On Today's Episode we have the incredible Ms. Dana Dobrota who is a Kizomba and Semba Dancer and Instructor.

Born in Sydney, Australia and Currently lives in Brisbane Australia.

She is a body Psychotherapist and the owner of Body Mind In Bloom. Which offers Body psychotherapy, Kizomba dance sessions and workshops for people who are open to using movement as part of their healing and growth.

In this episode we talk about:

 - Her Time in Italy – 14:00

 - Intro into kizomba  - 21:50

 - What is body Psychotherapy? 24:34

 - Ground through the floor

 26:24

 - kizomba vs urban kiz. 31:43

 - Teachers cannot teach you everything

 39:10

 - Release tension in tummy

40:45

  - How to learn Kizomba

 48:25

 - Why Being grounded in Kizomba?

 51:30

 - Discerning your dance partner

 1:06:21

 - Time in Lisbon

1:11:25

 - Kizomba is a cultural dance

 1:14:00

 - Difference in dancers Lisbon vs Australia

 1:19:34

 - Beginners rut

 1:23:25

 - What is Musicality?

 1:24:18

 - How do you Improve your Musicality 1:25:27

 - Intermediate to Advanced

 1:27:17

(How to walk  in Kizomba)

 - One tip to become a better dancer 1:27:17

 - How leads be better follows 1:31:39

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On Today's Episode we have the incredible Mr. Diamond Rivera.

Who is a Videographer who travels the states and films dance congresses and festivals.

He has been dancing since the age of 5, so he is able to bring his dance experience to his current passion.

He was born and raised in New York.

In this episode we talk about:

 - His Childhood

 - What got him into dancing

 - How he got into videography

 - The equipment and software he uses to record

 - His thoughts and opinions on the current state of the dance community

 - Competition amongst videographers

 - What it takes to become a videographer

 - What separates him from other videographers

This was an absolutely amazing episode.

And I want to thank Diamond So much for taking the time to talk to me !

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On Today's episode we have the amazing and incredible Ms. Elena Rovito aka The Rhinestone. She is a Brazilian Zouk instructor, choreographer, Performer, and DJ. Currently living in San Francisco. She was Born in Anderson, California. She has dabbled in many things including: gymnastics, parkour, ballet/jazz/modern/contemporary dance, and various partner dances. She Began partner dancing in 2014 She also dances Bachata, samba de gafieira, salsa, and West Coast Swing, and dabbles in many others. You currently teach in Oakland and San Francisco, California. She is the director of the dance team Zouk Babes - San Francisco Chapter. In this episode we talk about: Her Childhood - Anxiety - Growing up in California - Her background in Gymnastics and Ballroom. - Her beginner Stage - Mental Health - Dance Floor Etiquette - Beginner lead vs follow - Teaching Brazilian Zouk - Beginners Rut - Intermediate To advanced I want to thank Elena So much for being such an incredible guest !!! ...: Social Media Links :... https://www.facebook.com/ElenatheRhinestone https://www.instagram.com/elenatherhinestone/ https://therhinestone.co/ https://www.facebook.com/Lena.Rovito https://www.facebook.com/ElenatheRhinestone/ 2LF Links _______________________________________________ Twitter: @Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171874589599779/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoLeftFeetPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/two-left-feet-podcast/id1454425997 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bQSnwKDmHbDQdgnZ0OrC3 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Twoleftfeet Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR109vJ4Pbl146Ok1u5vSuA Anchor: https://anchor.fm/twoleftfeetpodcast

On Today's episode we have the incredible Ms. Kelsi Chow. Who is a Dance Professional at Tropical Soul Dance Studio in Sydney, Australia. She was Born in Hong Kong and moved to Australia at 16 years old. She is a professional and full time Latin Instructor and Performer. In this episode we talk about: - Her Childhood Growing up in Hong Kong - What Hong Kong is like - How Hong Kong Compares to Australia - How she got into Breakdancing, Ballet, Cabaret, Salsa and Bachata - Hints and Tips to make you a better dancer. I want to thank Kelsi so much for being such a great guest and coming on the show ! ...: Social Media Links :... https://www.facebook.com/dancefreakklc1314 https://www.facebook.com/TropicalSoulDance/ https://www.instagram.com/dancefreak_klc/ https://www.instagram.com/tropicalsouldance/ 2LF Links  _______________________________________________ Twitter: @Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171874589599779/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoLeftFeetPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/two-left-feet-podcast/id1454425997 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bQSnwKDmHbDQdgnZ0OrC3 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Twoleftfeet Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR109vJ4Pbl146Ok1u5vSuA Anchor: https://anchor.fm/twoleftfeetpodcast

On Today's episode we have the amazing Kyle Culmann Who is a Latin Dancer, Instructor and performer. He is the Co-Founder/Owner at Latin Expressions Dance Company. Which is Indianapolis’s longest running Latin dance studio. Founded in Sept. 2011. They Offer Salsa, Bachata, Mambo, ChaChaCha, Cumbia and Merengue classes. He currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. He Started dancing Latin Styles around 18 years old. In this episode we talk about: - His Childhood - What got him into dancing - Owning a dance studioa - Competition amongst Dance Schools - Benefits of dancing - His Beginner stage - How he defines success for his dance studio - The dance scene in Indianapolis. - What dance has taught him. - Hints and tips for dancers. This was an amazing episode. Thank you so much Kyle ! ...: Social Media Links :... https://www.facebook.com/latinexp/ https://twitter.com/latinexp https://www.instagram.com/latinexpressions/ https://www.facebook.com/kyle.culmann ________________________________________ Twitter: @Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171874589599779/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoLeftFeetPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/two-left-feet-podcast/id1454425997 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bQSnwKDmHbDQdgnZ0OrC3 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Twoleftfeet Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR109vJ4Pbl146Ok1u5vSuA Anchor: https://anchor.fm/twoleftfeetpodcast

On todays episode we have the incredible Mr. Kadu Pires.

Born in Brasil.

He currently spends his time between Madrid and Los Angeles.

He is a World renowned Latin, Brazilian Zouk and Samba de Gafieira, dance teacher, performer, choreographer and judge.

In 2012 him and his dance partner founded their school called K&L Dance.

2013 they founded the K&L Dance School in Brisbane

In this episode we talk about:

 - His childhood

 - What got him into dancing

 - History of Brazilian Zouk

 - His life in Australia

 - Brazilian Zouk Dance Council -  45:00

 - Advice to dancers – 48:00

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