Salsa Gigolo in TO

The Ugly Truth.

salsagigolo — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:37:31 +0000

The Ugly Truth (2009) – 95/100 – A gigolo gives dating advice to a woman, who thinks he’s just a jerk.

Some of my favourite actors in this movie:
Katherine Heigl – Mmmm, trophic level 2.0 » salsera.

Gerard Butler – Gigolo and salsa gigolo!

Trailer:

“THIS IS SALSA!” scene:

Cinematography – 10/10
Story – 10/10
Pacing – 10/10
Action and Dialogue – 10/10
Impact – 9/10
Characters – 9/10
Originality – 9/10

Music – 9/10
Salsa/ Dance – 9/10
Makes you want to be a salsa gigolo – 10/10

Total – 95/100

Love Story Meets Viva La Vida.

salsagigolo — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:29:32 +0000

‘Love Story’ by Taylor Swift »:

‘Viva La Vida’ by Coldplay »:

‘Love Story Meets Viva La Vida’ arranged by Jon Schmidt » and Steven Sharp Nelson »:

Interpreted by Benji Schwimmer » and Torri Smith »:

Partner Selection (4).

salsagigolo — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:30:41 +0000

Partner Selection (4)

The music ends
The music starts
I look around
Salseras all around

One after another
Salseras are asked
And you are asked
And I watch you dance

The music ends
The music starts
It doesn’t move me
I watch some more

You are watching too
And not dancing
Maybe wondering
Why I don’t ask

The music ends
The music starts
It moves me
I look for you

But alas, you are gone
And one by one
Salseras disappear
Onto the dancefloor

And as songs go by
So do my chances
To ask you to dance
I yearn for you

The music ends
The music starts
It moves me
And you are there

You smile when I ask
And we dance

Miss Fatty/ Mi Chiquitita.

salsagigolo — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:42:31 +0000

Original version by Million Stylez »:

Version by Million Stylez » feat. El Medico »:

Version by El Medico » feat. Rigo Luna »:

Interpreted by Olga Sergeychuk », starting from 1 min 12 sec:Check out her line of salsa keds » and salsa t-shirts ».
Or just check out more of her dancing here », here » or here ».

The Last Salsa Guide.

salsagigolo — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:27:16 +0000

The following references are from:

by Ron Corbett ».

A biography about a fishing guide in Algonquin Park.

Fishing: Part II, Page 104:
“… “When did you fish this lake last?”
“Last week,” Frank said. “We were catching trout right off the shore. Cast out with a spinnin’ rod, let it sink and the fish would hit ’bout twenty feet down.”
“Did you use a weight?”
“No weight. You want it to sink slow. And flutter. That’s what’s natural.” …”

Fishing: Part II, Page 104

Sometimes you go fishing, and you don’t catch any fish. But if you don’t go fishing at all, you’re pretty much guaranteed not to catch any fish. So you go fishing. After a while though, you figure out that it’s not just about the catching. It’s in the very act of fishing, where you find what you’ve been looking for.

Fishing: Part II, Page 107:
“… “It’s all in the action.” Frank will repeat that phrase many times. According to Frank, that’s the most important element of fishing — not the bait, or the kind of lure, not even knowing the lake is as important as “action,” the movement you create deep below the surface of the water. It is the only thing totally dependent on the person who is fishing, not on what that person buys or brings to a lake.” …”

Fishing: Part II, Page 107

And so it is with salsera. What I want from a salsera is not what’s on the surface, it’s more what’s deep below the surface. It’s that internal willingness of being caught. That awakening deep inside her, her realizing that she might enjoy being caught, by me. Her realizing that a part of her is already caught, and that it’s up to me to release her, to swim free again. Catch-and-release.

A New Life, Pages 168-169:
“… Their presence was a sign that Algonquin park was changing again. From the American Sports, to the young families in the autocamps, the park had now evolved also into a popular destination for overseas travellers. People were arriving in the Algonquin Highlands from England, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Japan, all attracted by the park’s rugged beauty, and its aura of almost quintessential Canadiana. The new visitors wanted to hear wolves. Canoe down a fast-moving river. Some wanted to catch Canadian fish as well. …”

A New Life, Pages 168-169

So many beautiful salseras, all around the world.

Haitian Lady.

salsagigolo — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:59:29 +0000

By Willie Bobo »:

Interpreted by Frankie Martinez » and Lori Perez »:

Vocabulary.

salsagigolo — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:36:53 +0000

Hermosa – beautiful, gorgeous.
Preciosa – lovely, gorgeous.
Bella – beautiful.

Linda – pretty, nice.
Bonita – pretty, nice.
Guapa – beautiful.
Guapísima – gorgeous
Está buena – gorgeous, sexy

With You (Contigo).

salsagigolo — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:37:04 +0000

By Caché »:

Salsa DRiVE.

salsagigolo — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:23:08 +0000

The following references are from:

by Daniel H. Pink ».

A book about what motivates us.

Chapter 3: Type I and Type X, Pages 71-72:
“… Together Deci and Ryan have fashioned what they call “self-determination theory.”

Many theories of behavior pivot around a particular human tendency: We’re keen responders to positive and negative reinforcements, or zippy calculators of our self-interest, or lumpy duffel bags of psychosexual conflicts. SDT, by contrast, begins with a notion of universal human needs. It argues that we have three innate psychological needs — competence, autonomy, and relatedeness. When those needs are satisfied, we’re motivated, productive, and happy. When they’re thwarted, our motivation, productivity, and happiness plummet. …”

Chapter 3: Type I and Type X, Pages 71-72

I’ve often considered motivation, productivity and happiness, when it comes to salsa. Recently, a novice salsera asked me why I started salsa. The only honest answer I could give was, “For the women.” What I didn’t say was that salsa skill is the currency by which a salsa gigolo acquires women. More salsa skill equals more women. However, more salsa skill, or more women for that matter, doesn’t equal more happiness.

Chapter 4: Autonomy, Pages 93-94:
“… “If you don’t pay enough, you can lose people. But beyond that, money is not a motivator. What matters are these other features.” And what a few future-facing businesses are discovering is that one of these essential features is autonomy — in particular, autonomy over four aspects of work: what people do, when they do it, how they do it, and whom they do it with. …

… Type I behavior emerges when people have autonomy over the four T’s: their task, their time, their technique, and their team. …”

Chapter 4: Autonomy, Pages 93-94

A salsa gigolo may realize his level of autonomy in salsa, when he asks himself what he chooses to do or not do in salsa. Where he chooses to dance, where he doesn’t. What songs he chooses to dance, what songs he doesn’t. Who he chooses to ask, who he doesn’t. What moves he chooses to lead, what moves he doesn’t. Which salseras he chooses to kiss, which salseras he doesn’t.

The more autonomy or control a salsa gigolo feels he has over his salsa choices, the more likely he will be motivated and happy.

Chapter 5: Mastery, Page 120-121:
“… Dweck’s signature insight is that what people believe shapes what people achieve. Our beliefs about ourselves and the nature of our abilities — what she calls our “self-theories” — determine how we interpret our experiences and can set the boundaries on what we accomplish. …

… According to Dweck, people can hold two different views of their own intelligence. Those who have an “entity theory” believe that intelligence is just that — an entity. It exists within us, in a finite supply that we cannot increase. Those who subscribe to an “incremental theory” take a different view. They believe that while intelligence may vary slightly from person to person, it is ultimately something that, with effort, we can increase. …”

Chapter 5: Mastery, Page 120-121

When a salsa gigolo looks out onto the dancefloor, he can see one of three things: a crowded dancefloor, where everyone is moving and seemingly knows what they are doing; really good dancers who are “amazing”; and other salsa gigolos, who are better or worse than him. More often than not, a salsa gigolo’s attention will gravitate toward the first two.

For a salsa gigolo, of any level, there is always the spectre of self-criticism and self-doubt. Am I any good? Is my salsa any good? Is it worth going on, if I’ll never become good? And ‘good’, is measured on a scale of 0 to “amazing”. You can almost see it in a salsa gigolo’s eyes, whether they’ll be back again. The salsa gigolos who come back, are the ones who realize that going from 0 to 1 is good, and going from 1 to 2 is good, and if the salsa gigolo beside him has gone from 0 to 3 in the same time he’s gone from 0 to 1, that’s good for him, but going from 0 to 1 is still good.

What also helps is if a salsa gigolo realizes that it’s not all about going from 0 to 1, or 1 to 2, or 0 to 3.

Chapter 6: Purpose, Pages 143-144:
“… Or as Deci put it, “The typical notion is this: You value something. You attain it. Then you’re better off as a function of it. But what we find is that there are certain things that if you value and if you attain them, you’re worse off as a result of it, not better off.”

Failing to understand this conundrum — that satisfaction depends not merely on having goals, but on having the right goals — can lead sensible people down self-destructive paths. If people chase profit goals, reach those goals, and still don’t feel any better about their lives, one response is to increase the size and scope of the goals — to seek more money or greater outside validation. And that can “drive them down a road of further unhappiness thinking it’s the road to happiness,” Ryan said. …”

Chapter 6: Purpose, Pages 143-144

It’s all about the salseras, right?

More autonomy + more mastery = more salseras = more happiness?
More autonomy + more mastery + more salseras = more happiness?

What I’m learning, is that there might not be a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow of salseras. More trophic level 2.0 salseras » does not equal more happiness. Considering this conundrum, I decided to try celibacy … More celibacy does not equal more happiness.

Maybe it’s all about the salsa: Connection, Love, Openness, Sincerity, Energy. CLOSE-embrace salsa ».

More autonomy + more mastery + more CLOSE-embrace salsa = more happiness?
More autonomy + more mastery + more (Connection, Love, Openness, Sincerity, Energy) = more happiness?

Prefiero Estar Sin Ti.

salsagigolo — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:10:43 +0000

By Guille “El Invencible” »: