Ilias - École de Danse Salsa Baila Productions

Here's the transcript : [00:08] Hi everybody. It's Adam from this, the pixel and I have a very special treat for you once again, a very good friend of mine from a different neck of the woods than we're used to. We're not talking about a visual artists, not primarily a visual artist, but a dance, dance instructor. In fact, a very big name in the dance community here in Montreal. Ilias Benz, why don't you introduce yourself to everybody. Let everybody know what you're about. [01:02] Alrighty then. I own a dance school. I have three dance schools in Montreal, the greater region on Montreal. I've been going at it for the past 20 years. Also running it as a, trying to run it as a healthy business. I didn't know you were doing it that long? Yeah, I started in 98, 98 back then, you know, back then and uh, so yeah, I've been doing it full time before I was more concentrating on music and now dance took over and I'm doing it full time and making sure everybody's happy at our school. Yeah, very cool. What else do you do when you're not teaching dance in your school? Me, myself, we have, we have a very similar hobby or passion in our lives. What would that be? Please tell me you're a youtuber. [01:56] So Ilias, a friend of mine, we met actually through the dance community and when I first met him, my first impression of Ilias was he was the guy who I had a secret jealousy for because all the girls kept talking about how much they enjoyed dancing with him all the time and yes, being the [...]

et me elaborate further, it might be long so grab a good coffee lol I made this video for all the people that made me aware of this situation. I've been teaching for 20 years, and I can tell you that this is a common situation and it generates a lot of frustration. It is often I who raises morales by clarifying the situation which is girls being corrected on a dance floor ... I begin by telling them that it is not necessarily their fault, because often they assume that it is 100% theirs. Knowing that there are plenty of reasons why a dance may turn out less pleasant, for example, an unpleasant attitude of one's partner, someone who guides poorly or constantly corrects, I always point out that a good lead is capable of making anyone dance at her level of comfort, in order for her to have a good experience. In addition, I am not against corrections and advice but am against doing this on the dance floor during a social especially where the girl did not ask anything ... It can quickly turn humiliating or unpleasant for her and it would be a bit narcissistic on our part the boys? Sometimes even if the person has good intentions, the effect it may leave on his partner at that time is not always positive. Also, often the error is on the side of the man ... to progress and improve his lead it is way better to always assume that it is his own fault and try to spend time clarifying the Lead instead of verbally directing our partners … much more effective ... In my classes, I often see students correcting [...]

1. Do I need a partner to join the class? 2. What kind of shoes should I wear 3. Do I need specific shoes ? 4. How long will it take me to learn Salsa ?