Blast from the Past. Years ago when I first started stumbling backwards into the world of The Salsero, there was a guy from NY who was extremely fashionable and fashion forward with advanced level skills on the dance floor. Comparatively, I was an awkward, fumbling, oblivious to Salsero etiquette, brash and uncouth, arms flailing dangerously, hyper dancer trying to find my ...
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This subject was inspired by a Facebook post by DJ Renzo. Personally, outside of gauging whether a Salsa or Bachata Pro Dancer can DRAW an audience based on their Name/Brand/Dance Style ALONE making their fee worthwhile & profitable to ME, one of the Top criteria I use for booking Dancers for Workshops/Performances is whether or not I KNOW that the Artist being ...
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(DISCLAIMER- If you have performed to this song, I’m not shatting on your performance. Just stating my dismay about the overuse of this song!) UPDATE FROM RESPONSE TO THIS BLOG ON FB- I’ve since learned the name of the song in question is Propuesta Indecente. Going through performance videos I clipped Friday night from the DC Bachata Congress, I must ...
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True Conversation at The Salsa Room Last Week“Do you dance Salsa?” Yes, I do. “Would you like to dance?” But this isn’t a Salsa Song (it was a Bachata Song). Blank stare from guy followed by, “Would you still like to dance to this song?” No, I don’t think I wish to dance Salsa to a Bachata song, dear sir. If ...
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Salsa Dance Night Recap. I went to Clarendon Grill tonight with one mission- to get a Salsa Dance with Bachata World Champion Sergio from Spain! I missed my opportunity to get a dance with him at the Ferocity Fierce Fridays Bachata Social because I was too intimidated to dance Bachata with him because he’s a World Champion and I just ...
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Tanya J Smith Washington DC Salsa Mambo Bachata Latin