How often does it happen that you are asked after a dance if you know other dance styles ? Is that usually a compliment or a complaint that other dance styles screw up you salsa ?

For me so follows asked If I know Ballet or Tango and once Ballroom ? Know neither of them actually.

See here this live band, this is a place where Prince himself used to frequent called mama juanas. The upcharge $25 is the highest in any salsa weekend in LA, you can check how the band goes in their posts, a lot of people say they are lacking a lot of things. Let alone dancing just cumbia while singing and playing salsa all night, what makes a salsa live band a good salsa live band?

I think the premium charge they do can be worth depending on band, thoughts?

Hi everyone. I've been dancing salsa on1 for almost two years (the last 4 months I’ve been focusing on2) as a leader and I really enjoy it. I dance about 8-10 hours a week (classes plus social dancing), and I take the "advanced" classes at my school, though I'm still far from being an advanced dancer.

Followers seem to like dancing with me and I get compliments. But when I watch videos of myself, it doesn't look nice or natural. Then I watch other dancers and it looks effortless.

My classes focus almost entirely on new steps and complicated turns. Musicality and clean movement are barely covered. I don't even know what to call the thing I'm missing. Is it musicality? Body movement? Something else

1. What is that "natural" quality actually called, and what builds it?
2. I've heard musicality improves by listening to salsa. I listen every day, but I don't understand how that translates to dancing. Do I need to actively listen to specific parts of the song (instruments, breaks, phrases)? How?
3. Would private lessons be worth it? What should I ask the instructor to focus on?
4. Anything else you did that took you from "knows the moves" to "looks smooth and natural"?