Salsation is definitely different from Zumba but of course I didn't know that until I managed to squeeze myself into the following Masterclass with SET Yoyo Sanchez . For that , I'd like to extend my thanks from the bottom of my heart to Mariam once again . Couldn't possibly have experienced it without you .
SET by the way , stands for Salsation Elite Trainer, meaning he is a specialist in this dance fitness field and yes what a blast it turned out to be !
SET Yoyo made it easy to follow and really surprised me with the strength , speed , agility , feel and intensity ,applied .
Then , as the class progressed , I began to sweat buckets and almost went limp due to exhaustion .....something I never expected .
The Malay guy on the left with the cap , is SET Muzry . Oh he's good , man . He's really good .
Yes , I've actually watched his Youtube video before and my jaw almost dropped off that time , I even saved his video on my facebook page , but I didn't manage to take any picture with him although I was seated near him at first , seeing how he was down with sniffles and yet was practising all the time , right up to the moment before the event proper began .
Now I know how come they're so good at what they do.
Practice , practice , practice makes perfect even for a specialist like him !
Hope these 2 ladies don't mind me snapping their posed pic to share here .
From my observation , Salsation is on the upswing in the country .
So even if you are attending a Zumba class with a registered Zumba Zin , because some of them probably also attended Salsation training as well, you might end up learning Salsation without even knowing it .
What's the difference between the two ?
Zumba is faster and more complicated , while Salsation looks simpler ( let me emphasize on the word Looks , as in looks can be deceiving ) injects more feel and flavour into the choreography .
For a first timer , I sure had loads of sweat pouring down my head and that really took me by surprise because I naively assumed that the class would be a walkover .
The strides can be further , the posture is more controlled , yet easygoing and elegant .
Sadly , my hurried snapshots of the class in progress turned out blur grrrr.
Nevertheless , I'll post it up anyway .
SI Lisa Lim giving the crowd a bit of insight into Salsation before the Masterclass begins .
SI stands for Salsation Instructor . But each time SET Yoyo called SI Lisa , he called her Mami , Mami . Awww so cute .
SET Yoyo giving pointers before leading the pack of sensationally garbed SI .
Yes , Salsation has their own line of very distinctive activewear , which I dare say that when it comes to tights , look even more stunning than Zumba wear !
I'd like to especially mention SI Farah Afza and SI Aranafadh , I have attended some events they took part in before and boy , these two ladies can make you feel so proud to be Malaysian because when it came to their turn to dance , I could see how delighted SET Yoyo was with their routine as he filmed it from as many angles !
Plus , SI Aranafadh is so pretty she can give Fazura a fight in the beauty stakes . Not kidding .
So , how was it ?
One thousand times better and more explosive than what you see on You Tube . If you ever have the chance , drop everything and attend any of SET Yoyo's events .
He's powerful , graceful and such a delight to watch and learn new techniques from .
SET Yoyo actually looked straight into my camera here but I got so nervous , I didn't click it in time , so this is the result !
Arghhhh !!!
Last of all , the customary group photo session , to keep those memories fresh .
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