On Today's Episode we have the incredible Mr. Ilias Thermos He was Born and raised in Greece. Currently lives in Athens, Greece. He is a Dancer, Instructor, Performer, Choreographer. He started out as a B-Boy Dancer. He currently specializes in New York Style Salsa and Mambo In this episode we talk about his: Childhood – 0:00 Dancing in Athens: 10:00 Why did you enjoy B-boying – 11:30 Influence of b-boying on his salsa skills – 13:30 Introduction to Mambo – 15:30 Beginner Stage in Latin Dancing – 17:30 Joining a professional team – 19:15 Thoughts on Teachers/instructors – 21:15 Lessons Learned / Beginner advice – 23:45 Hobby vs Professional – 26:00 Motivation – 29:00 Covid 19 in Athens – 31:00 100 Days of Turn Patterns – 33:00 Beginner Advice – 35:15 Intermediate advice – 37:00 Shortcuts – 40:15 Musicality – 42:00 How to improve your musicality – 45:00 One Tip – 47:15 Social Media Links: https://www.instagram.com/ilias_thermos/ https://www.facebook.com/IliasMamboThermos https://www.facebook.com/i.thermos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAzd-O1Z_3880nD9H0gqHg 2LF Links _______________________________________________ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tw0LeftFeet Instagram: tw0_left_feet Website: https://2leftfeet.blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2171874589599779/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoLeftFeetPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/two-left-feet-podcast/id1454425997 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bQSnwKDmHbDQdgnZ0OrC3 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Twoleftfeet Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR109vJ4Pbl146Ok1u5vSuA Anchor: https://anchor.fm/twoleftfeetpodcast _________________ Background Music Provided by Barradeen https://soundcloud.com/barradeen https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfTggY6U7d6XVre774B1_qg https://www.instagram.com/barradeenyas/