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World Salsa Championships 2009 Dance Videos

I live salsaIf you were interested in finding out  about the results and dance performances that took place in December in regards to the 2009 Salsa World Championships, look no further. The great folks at ilivesalsa have made a good compilation page of all the salsa performance videos of the event so that you can watch them at your leisure.

As a summary, here are the results from the Salsa Championship website:

  • Winner On1 Division: Liz Lira and Christian Oviedo from Los Angeles, CA
  • Winner On2 Division: Anya Katsevman and Luis Aguilar from New York, NY
  • Winner Cabaret Division: Jenny Rodriguez and Jonathan Landa from Cali, Colombia.
  • Winner Team Division: Ritmo y Sabor from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Congratulations to all the salsa dancers that participated. You are all amazing dancers!

[Videos via ilivesalsa]
[Results via World Salsa Championship]

[Update] Nuevotec, who bring amazing salsa videos and interviews of congresses have posted their highlights of the event.

Published 2 months, 1 week ago in Contests, Salsa News and event. 4 Comments Tags: .

San Francisco Salsa Congress 2009 Jack and Jill Contest Salsa Videos

San Francisco Salsa Congress 2009Since this past weekend was the 8th annual San Francisco Salsa Congress, we thought we’d share some videos from everybody’s favorite event: the Jack and Jill! In this event, dancers are paired up randomly with the goal of entertaining the crowd with the best dancing and funniest moves. In this round, especially the Masters, dancers typically imitate others who danced earlier or have some sort of joke within their dance. Last year, it was dancing while talking on cell phones – this year, the theme seems to be taking off shirts. Here are some of the favorites. Thanks to Kristina Quevedo Video Productions for taking the videos below. If you have any other videos from the 2009 San Francisco Salsa Congress – feel free to post them in our comments below. The salsa videos are after the break!

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Published 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Congress and videos. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , .

New York Salsa Dance Congress Videos [Updated]

While our friends over at Nuevotec continue to work on the 2009 New York Salsa Dance Congress video review, I thought I’d share the video they posted on their site of last year’s 2008 event which contains some amazing dancing from Juan Matos, Candy Mena, Maykel Fonts, Griselle Ponce, Karel Flores, and Magna Gopal. Make sure you check out the Nuevotec site for other great salsa dance congress videos.

[via Nuevotec]

[Updated 09.06.09] The great folks at ilivesalsa.com have posted several videos and their summary of the NYC Salsa Congress 2009. Be sure to check it out here.

Published 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Congress and Salsa News. 0 Comments

Washington DC Salsa Congress 2009 Review

Our friends at iLIVEsalsa had the chance to attend the Washington DC salsa congress, and have written a wonderful review! With photos and video, this review provides an excellent recap to those who couldn’t make this congress. For those who are thinking about attending a salsa congress for the first time, this will give you an idea of what to expect. Here is one of the many videos they took at the salsa congress. You can see more of the workshop and interview videos on their website!

[see more via iLIVEsalsa]

Published 8 months, 1 week ago in Congress, article and event. 1 Comment Tags: , .

Win a Free ticket to the San Diego Salsa Jam!

fanpage_salsa_jamIf you have been following our Addicted2Salsa Fan page, you know that we are giving away TWO free event tickets to two lucky winners for the San Diego Salsa Jam that is happening on April 10th, 2009 hosted by A Time to Dance and the San Diego Salsa Festival.

Winning is as simple as answering three easy salsa questions. The first two people to post the answers our fan page on Facebook will win a ticket to the special event!

Questions:

  1. What is the name of the salsa musician who founded “El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico”?
  2. What is the actual birth name of the salsa artist known as “El Rey Del Timbal”?
  3. What was original release date of the album “Fuego En El 23″ by Sonora Ponceña?

Remember, post your answers on our fan page in the comments thread! Good luck!

For more information on the San Diego Salsa Jam, please visit http://sandiegosalsajam.com

Published 11 months, 3 weeks ago in Contests and event. Closed Tags: , .

Start the New Year right with this salsa dance workshop!

Melissa Rosado Majesty in Motion workshopYear after year people all over the world flock to New York, home of NY Style Salsa On2, to take lessons from the King of Mambo himself, Eddie Torres, and his partner Melissa Rosado. I made the journey two years ago, and it brought my dancing to a whole new level. Not only did I get to take classes from the masters, I was also lucky enough to catch Melissa social dancing at a popular New York club and watch in awe!

I am thrilled to announce a truly once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone who wants to bring their dancing to the next level regardless of which style of salsa you dance. In February, Majesty In Motion Dance Co. is bringing Melissa Rosado to the West Coast to host a set of workshops featuring Body Movement, Styling and Shines, and Partnering & Following Technique. These workshops are for both men and women.  Melissa not only brings her expertise in Eddie Torres salsa technique, but also her wide variety of training in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, African, Afro-Cuban and Flamenco since the age of 5. Whether you are in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Tijuana or the surrounding area, this should be one of the most promising salsa weekends in Southern California this year. I hope to see lots of you at this unique event!

Where: San Diego, California (@ Starlight Studio)
Majesty In Motion Dance Social: February 14, 2009, 8:00p.m. – 2:00 a.m., will include a number of performances including Melissa herself!
Workshop Date: February 15, 2009, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

For additional information and tickets, please contact Jennifer Stein ( (619) 758-5209 ) at or visit Majesty In Motion. If you have a Facebook account, you can go here.

Here is a video of Melissa and Eddie Torres performing a Cha-Cha:

Here is a video of Melissa social dancing with Adolfo:

Published 1 year, 2 months ago in Salsa News, dancing, event, salsa technicals and sexy. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , .