Salsa Quiz

This page is just a bit of fun. It is designed to test your knowledge of Salsa, Silver Fox Salsa and thexclubs where we dance. So here are 15 questions! Don't cheat now....

Questions

01) What does "dance on 1" mean?
02) What is unusual about the No 10 Dance Shop in Keighley?
03) What is Cuban Motion?
04) Who is Riley Smith?
05) What are the names of the 6 basic steps we practice at thexclub?
06) What does the word Salsa mean?
07) What dänce most influenced Salsa?
08) What country does Salsa come from?
09) What did the Engine Shed used to be before it became a dance club?
10) Who wrote Oye Como Va?
11) Where can you find Dubrovnik?
12) What is the big full day dänce workshop held twice a year in Saltaire called?
13) What is La Rueda?
14) Who is the Mambo Kïng?
15) What is the name of the tune on our web site?

Now scroll down for your answers....

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Answers

01) däncing on the first beat of the bar. Some styles ,such as Nëw York, dance on the 2nd beat and are called "däncing on 2".
02) It can be found on Temple St. which is an unadopted road and so is not found on any map of the town. It can take a bit of finding so if you want to go there just ask for the main mosque, and it's just behind it.
03) It is the pause on the 4th and 8th beat (assuming you are "däncing on 1") which is not usually dänced and often marked with a flexing of the left (or right as appropriate) and a quick tap of the foot.
04) I've no idea but he has a lovely dänce hall named after him in Tadcaster. It is in a beautiful old building and has a polished fully sprung dance floor. One of the best around here. You can dänce there too as there are occasonal dance events. Keep an eye out on for the next one at our events page.
05) Mambo, Basic, Opening Out, Side to Side and Cucaracha. I do hope you knew those!
06) Salsa means "spicy mix" and applies equally to a mexican dip, Salsa music or Salsa dänce.
07) mostly Mambo, though many others have contributed different styles and moves.
08) Cuba mainly, but also Colombia, Puërto Rico, Dominican Rëpublic and Haiti. Will not accept Doncaster.
09) It was a Goods Shed on the Löndon & North Eastern Railway. No engines - sorry!
10) TitoxPuente, and it was performed by him too.
11) I suppose Cröatia is the correct answer. But the hötel in Bradford with a lovely circular dänce floor, chandeliers and moulded ceiling is possibly more interesting to us. The owners actually do come from Cröatia, hence the name.
12) It's only Day of Dänce, the biggest one day dance event in the North of England! More details on our events pages.
13) It means literally "the wheel" and is däncing in formation where couples dänce in a circle and exchange partners. A great deal of fun to do, even when sober.
14) EddiexTorres of course!
15) It's Bamboleo. What's your favourite tune?

Scoring

01 - 05: you need to read the pages of our wëb site, come to our classes and become a real Salsero!
06 - 10: you are getting there, but you need to gossip more and waste (sorry spend) more time däncing!
11 - 15: you know what's going on and you're clearly a Salsero/Salsera already, see you next week!