Comments on: Is Salsa Dancing Hurting Or Helping Your Life And Relationships?

By: Soria527

Soria527 — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:34:47 +0000

hahaha, adorable

By: Carolyn McCullough

Carolyn McCullough — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:06:51 +0000

I love salsa dancing. It helps me release stress from my everyday life. I think Mikko Kemppe is an authority on this subject. I read some comments below about Errol Yamat. I personally know that Errol Yamat is a harasser, stalker, and tormenter and there is currently an investigation on him. It is funny because he works for the Santa Clara County Probation Department and they know he does this. Yet they have not been able to do anything about it because he is good at covering his tracks since that was his training. He may be in the process of being sued, arrested, and a restraining order will be filed against him. I believe this started between him and his mother of him not being able to make her happy ever… A few of his extended family members have said this and I know if it first hand.

By: Martin Johnson

Martin Johnson — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:56:00 +0000

Mikko Kemppe: This is a very interesting article. It would be nice if others like yourself could write more on relationships and salsa dancing. I also read the comments. Those replys about Errol Yamat are true. I know about him first hand. He is the kind of guy that gets into everyones business. People need to know who he is. He is also a good salsa dancer as he dances with my wife.

By: Errol

Errol — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:25:54 +0000

Mikko

Could you please remove the vicious comments related to Errol, whoever is writing those comments should identify themselves and speak to me directly. Those writers don't know me and I wish I could meet them face to face!

By: Eral15

Eral15 — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:25:54 +0000

Mikko

By: Eral15

Eral15 — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:25:54 +0000

Mikko

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:17:27 +0000

I heard that Errol Yamat is HIV positive. Does anyone know about this because he is dating this guy I work with. I don't want to tell the guy because Errol may get heart broken. But then again Errol should not give spread his HIV.

By: Jacky Flack

Jacky Flack — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:37:08 +0000

Married to his mom? If you don't do what Errol says he will trash you to everyone you know. He did that to his own brother. His brother will never talk to him again. Ever. He recently went to Hawaii and has not spoken to his brother for over a decade and his brother did not even want to talk to him. How sad is Errol Yamat's life. He even put some of him family members in jail.

By: mikkokemppe

mikkokemppe — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:57:05 +0000

Hi Antonio!

Thanks for the comment! Wow, you must be really knowledgeable to know everything about brain chemistry. Especially, given that it is still such an emerging field. Ok, I'll bite your argument which is that this article has no validity .

My argument simply put is this: Anything exciting when done too much over time becomes more boring. I am basically comparing salsa dancing to drinking coffee.

I think we can probably agree that salsa dancing and music does produce massive amounts of the brain chemical dopamine (among other brain chemicals, of course), which is associated with feeling pleasure, motivation, and purpose.

There has been a lots of research with coffee and the effects of it. When ever brain chemicals are overstimulated they start to die. When this happens the brain starts to automatically lower the dopamine receptor sites to protect them from further die off. The lower the the receptor sites are the more stimulation (salsa dancing) you need to feel the same buzz.

All coffee drinkers know that after awhile if you drink too much of it, only one cup does not do the trick anymore and you need more than that to give you the same buzz.

Does this happen to everyone? Probably not if you only drink a cup of coffee every know and then. Your brain does not get overstimulated for too long of a period of time and it has time to adjust and raise the dopamine receptor sites back to normal so that one cup of coffee continues to keep you the same buzz.

If you find salsa dancing just as exciting than you did 4 years ago I congratulate you. To me it just means that you have not over done it and that you have a healthy brain.

I believe that even if you have done it for a long time, your brain has the ability to come back to normal. But realize that none of us have the same virgin receptor sites that we did when we were like 5 years old. Back then seeing an ant crawling around the street was new and different and amazed us. If we don't take care of our brain health the lowering of receptor sites is inevitable whether you dance or not.

I have been dancing salsa regularly for over 5 years also. I still find it exciting as well. Keep on dancing my friend and continue to take care of your brain health ! For more health related articles, check my personal blog: http://www.mikkokemppe.com

By: Antonio

Antonio — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:47:30 +0000

This is ridiculous! I know all of the information regarding brain chemistry. Where is the scientific evidence and justification that this occurs as a result of Salsa dancing? I've been dancing and performing for 4 years at numerous clubs and congresses. I've never felt any event with music and dancing to be anything less than fantastic. Although it is interesting, this article has no validity