We have been getting a lot of questions about our first video dance contest. You have until May 19th, 2008 11:59pm (PACIFIC STANDARD TIME) to submit your video. (Due to time-zones, international contestants have more time to submit). Please remember to keep your video between 20-45 secondsless than 30 seconds in length (a few seconds over is ok - we do not want to hinder creativity, but please no 2+ minute videos for example). Voting will start on May 20th, 2008 (PST). Good Luck!
[Updated] Contest rules state not to exceed 30 seconds. This is highly preferred, however a few seconds over is ok.
If you haven’t yet found out - we are hosting our first contest ever on the website in partnership with FOX and So You Think You Can Dance! You only have a few days left to submit your video. Remember, it just has to be a quick video with a dance pattern that you think people will like! You don’t need a fancy camera and you don’t need to explain the move. It’s that simple! It is something you can do at the end of a salsa dance class! Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Salsaton.. anything goes. [Instructions]
In a salsa galaxy, far, far away… let’s just call it Iowa.
To show you an example of a quick video you could take, I have dug up one of the many videos from the very old ‘Salsa History Archives’ of Salsa Anthony version 1.0. This is a video of when I first started to learn how to dance in Ames, IA in a Salsa dance club I started with a few friends called ‘Descarga Latin Dance‘. While I will let you laugh at my XL-clothing attire and ‘boots for dance shoes’ - I hope it shows everyone that with hard work, you can grow your dancing abilities little by little: ANYONE CAN DANCE SALSA. We all go through the same growing pains. Hopefully this serves as inspiration to a few of you out there.
For those who closely follow the Los Angeles salsa scene, the 13th Annual Mayan World Salsa Competition will be held on May 17th, 2008 with first prize being $5,000 dollars. That is still a good amount of dough even if the US dollar is falling…. (I wish we got paid in Euros or Pounds).
For those new in the salsa ‘world’, this is not a regular salsa congress competition - it is more about themes, costumes, lifts, tricks and basic dance choreography. Before the ESPN World Salsa Championships, this used to be the standard of salsa competitions when I first started dancing. They tend to be very liberal with the adding of random ‘rewind’ and ‘explosion’ effects in the soundtrack-features typical of LA style. Check out LA salsa greats like Liz Lira, David Nieto, and Christian Oviedo- who you would recognize from the “A Weekend in Salsa” video (the first couple dancing) that I shot at the last Los Angeles Salsa Congress.
Be sure to check it out if you are in the area. You can view Preliminary and Semi-Final round videos on the Mayan website. Before the advent of YouTube, these videos were a gift to all salseros looking for free online videos to be able to watch what is going on in the salsa scene. Enjoy…and wait to see who ends up winning the finals!
Our friends at Amicitia Dance Co. (Junior & Emily) are throwing a social at the San Diego Convention Center! World-class performers from SF, LA, and San Diego (Mamboleo, Majesty in Motion, Alma Latina, Positive Energy, Juan & Susie, Salsa Divas) will be performing. Come to dance or even just share the amazing shows with your friends/family!!!
From the Bay Area, Isidro & Sheila, from LA, Edwin Rivera, even Ashle from So You Think You Can Dance?!
Big elevated stage, two dance floors, and a cash bar too. Let’s all support the San Diego scene!
We are happy to announce our first online dance contest! Submit the best video, and you could win a $150 VISA gift card & merchandise from SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE! SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: 2 Hour Premiere Thursday May 22 - 8/7c on FOX!
In celebration of the fourth season of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and Addicted2Salsa is giving you the chance to win a VISA Gift Card & merchandise from the show!
The summer hit SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, keeps viewers moving to a different beat as dancers skilled in everything from the “street” styles of Hip-Hop, Krumping and Popping to Ballroom’s Salsa, Quickstep and Jive compete to be named the nation’s favorite. Now, Addicted2Salsa in association with SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE are hosting a contest for the best salsa combination.
How to enter: 1. Make a video of yourself doing a salsa dance pattern- be CREATIVE! (other dance styles may be incorporated) 2. Upload the video to YouTube and submit the YouTube URL on our contest page or by clicking ‘Enter Contest‘ below.: as many video entries as you wish between May 5th and May 19th. 3. Addicted2Salsa staff will choose the top 10 videos, which will be posted on our website. Then it’s your turn to choose the #1 video by casting your vote online!
4. PRIZES:
1st place- $150 VISA gift card and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE merchandise
2nd place- $20 iTunes gift card (provided by addicted2salsa)
3rd place- $10 iTunes gift card (provided by addicted2salsa)
This contest will be a fun way for members of the salsa community to share their passion with one another, get excited for the upcoming season of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, and the winner will take home a $150 VISA gift card plus merchandise from the show. We are excited to see all of your entries!
If you are ready, you can submit your video right now! Click the link below.
