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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 Gopal & Leon Rose


    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 201 EPISODES


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    E199 Get Out And Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 21:32


    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

    E198 But MY Teacher Said...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 12:02


    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

    E195 Guest Episode: Anna Villa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 24:31


    Magna & Leon sit down with Anna Villa, Leon's dance partner, to discuss her experiences and perspectives on the dance community.

    E197 Get Creative!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 14:38


    Magna & Leon provide tips on getting creative as a dancer.

    E196 Is It Too Tight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 13:18


    Magna & Leon discuss the challenges of adapting your dance to small spaces.

    E193 Do As You're Told

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 16:32


    Magna & Leon discuss their experience learning other people's choreographies. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com

    E194 The Naked & Counting Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 20:09


    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

    E192 When To Hold Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 11:58


    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

    E190 One or the Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 15:50


    Magna & Leon share their preferences for dancing in various scenarios. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com

    E191 Why Aren't You Dancing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 15:49


    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

    E189 Version 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 19:42


    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

    E188 Question Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 15:40


    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

    E187 To Go, or Not To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 14:53


    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

    E186 Get High On Your Own Supply

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 15:40


    Magna & Leon discuss the therapeutic nature of dance. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com

    E183 Socials vs Nightclubs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 14:58


    Magna & Leon discuss the differences between social dance venues. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com

    E185 What Does It Take?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 19:10


    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

    E182 Are You On Time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 16:31


    Magna & Leon discuss different approaches to dancing off time. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com

    E184 All In One Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 14:40


    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

    E181 Big Fish, Small Pond

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 18:24


    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

    E180 Copy & Paste

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 17:36


    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

    E179 What's Your End Game?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 20:47


    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

    E178 Private Dancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 17:45


    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

    E177 I Need More Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 12:45


    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

    E176 Things That Make You Go Hmm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 15:32


    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

    E175 How Much Is Enough?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 13:41


    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

    E174 The Show Must Go On?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 12:50


    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

    E173 The Shape Of You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 13:48


    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

    E172 The Perfect Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 13:50


    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

    E171 Influencers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 10:23


    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

    E170 Can You Afford It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 16:59


    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

    E169 Partner Swap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 13:09


    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

    E168 Turning Tricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 13:51


    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

    E167 Just Shut Up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 13:22


    Magna & Leon discuss dealing with anonymous negative comments and posts - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️ @nakedandcounting ➡️ @magnagopal - - www.MagnaGopal.com ➡️ @mrleonrose - - www.LeonRose.com

    E166 Single; Seeking DP

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 9:13


    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

    E165 Under Pressure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 18:49


    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

    E164 Is THAT comfortable?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 11:22


    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

    E163 2023: A Year of Passion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 20:08


    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

    E162 That's Too Much Baby!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 11:13


    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

    E161 In Your Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 12:11


    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

    E160 Too Many Times?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 17:50


    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

    E159 Can You Read My Mind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 19:06


    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

    E158 Why So Serious?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 16:02


    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

    E157 How Do You Get Yours?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 15:15


    Magna & Leon discuss how to maximize your enjoyment in a dance as a lead and as a follow.

    E156 Who Comes First?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 12:47


    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

    E155 Is it too much?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 10:39


    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

    E154 F***, did they see that?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 17:46


    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

    E153 Yeah, but why?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 18:09


    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

    E152 Nah, Pass.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 14:57


    Magna & Leon discuss rejections based on different styles of dance. - - - - - - - Follow us on Facebook & Instagram ➡️@nakedandcounting ➡️@magnagopal MagnaGopal.com ➡️@mrleonrose LeonRose.com

    E151 What are YOU doing about it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 12:54


    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

    E150 I'm Bored!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 10:42


    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

    E149 Can you tell?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 18:00


    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

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