The Musicality of Salsa Dancers: This chapter closes the study with a discussion of the connections between music, dancer, and partner through the framework of musicality. Participants emphasized the foundations of knowledge and comfort necessary in order to “take the dance to a different level” and what this meant for them socially and personally. Variables abound in social dancing, but the constructs of knowledge discussed above provide a foundation for dancers to improve their connections with themselves, their partners, and the music. These connections invite us to delve into the something in a dance/music experience that ultimately moves us to feel it. 

Defense Opener: Karen and Larry at Julia DeBurgos Community Center, 25March2015

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