Naked and Counting is a podcast hosted by Magna Gopal and Leon Rose where we take a light-hearted, candid, and comical approach to a variety of topics that come up in our Latin dance communities.
Magna & Leon discuss the combined importance of students pursuing the social dance experience and the community providing the right environments. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss how to handle situations where students receive conflicting information. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon sit down with Anna Villa, Leon's dance partner, to discuss her experiences and perspectives on the dance community.
Magna & Leon provide tips on getting creative as a dancer.
Magna & Leon discuss the challenges of adapting your dance to small spaces.
Magna & Leon discuss their experience learning other people's choreographies. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the qualities of an ideal festival in their view. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the need for balance between self-expression and social connection in social dances. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon share their preferences for dancing in various scenarios. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the problems with waiting to be asked for a dance. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon start the New Year with some advice to their younger selves. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the importance of students and teachers taking responsibility for their own learning and growth. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss overcoming internal pressures and finding a flow state. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the therapeutic nature of dance. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the differences between social dance venues. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the occasional trials & tribulations of getting to events. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss different approaches to dancing off time. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the differences between single and multi-room events for different genres of music. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the global and diverse nature of salsa dancing and how travel and exposure can broaden our perspectives and improve our dancing. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the difference between finding inspiration and copying every move. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the fine line between constructive criticism, public shaming, and cancel culture. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss private lessons and the range of students' expectations. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss congress workshop schedules and the challenges they pose for students, instructors, and organizers. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon reflect on the root of negative comments and how they can impact the commenter. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss how to approach and integrate learning new moves with enjoyment on the dance floor. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the challenges of prioritizing your health in the face of professional demands. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss body types in the dance community and how they can impact your pursuits. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the qualities that make for a great dance. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the positive and negative influence of watching shows before performing yourself. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the pros & cons and contexts to be considered when paying professional artists for social dances. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon talk about what to consider when swapping partners on the dance floor during the same song. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss pros & cons of adding death-defying tricks in dance performances. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss dealing with anonymous negative comments and posts - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss how social dance can often fill the void of human connection and intimacy. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss how levels of pressure and expectations differ from dancer to dancer and why it's important to always put things into context. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss uncomfortable and unnatural postures in dance and how they are communicated to students. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss how 2023 reinvigorated and fueled their passion for dance. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss people in the dance community who don't consider the impact of their actions on their environment and other people. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon talk about invasive & intrusive people on the dance floor. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon talk about having a conversation after a bad interaction which may have only been one-sided. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon talk about how perceptions and assumptions of other dancers and artists, can negatively impact your experience and progress. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the importance of playfulness in connecting with your partner. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss how to maximize your enjoyment in a dance as a lead and as a follow.
Magna & Leon discuss the reasons leaders and followers tend to learn at a different pace. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon talk about the importance of incorporating balance and flow in choreographies. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon talk about making mistakes on stage and how they deal with it after the performance. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss the different approaches to teaching & how to improve the quality of instruction. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️@nakedandcounting ➡️@magnagopal www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️@mrleonrose www.LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss rejections based on different styles of dance. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️@nakedandcounting ➡️@magnagopal MagnaGopal.com ➡️@mrleonrose LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon talk about ways to contribute to the growth of the dance community. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️@nakedandcounting ➡️@magnagopal MagnaGopal.com ➡️@mrleonrose LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon discuss how to change your attitude to enjoy all of your dances. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️@nakedandcounting ➡️@magnagopal MagnaGopal.com ➡️@mrleonrose LeonRose.com
Magna & Leon answer a listener's question about making assumptions on the dance floor and the importance of avoiding them. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️@nakedandcounting ➡️@magnagopal MagnaGopal.com ➡️@mrleonrose LeonRose.com