Jamaican Salsero in L.A.

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This morning the wonderful ladies of Rueda in the Park had a little birthday party for myself and Raj. It has become customary at the park to celebrate members birthday with a birthday dance. I arrived late to the park and missed Raj’s but luckily they were nice enough to still give me one. Thanks [...]

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Below are a couple of videos I shot at the 2007 CalTech Dance Show. The first one is the Salsa/Reggaeton number featuring Corinne, Sarah, Patricia, Gwyneth, Monica, Elena, Nanor, and Saina. It was choreographed by Corinne, Sarah and Gwyneth. The second one is a Belly dance routine performed by Elena. The pictures I have here [...]

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Below are videos of the LASA salsa and merengue troupes performing at this year’s Festival Latino. The show was our most important showcase of the year. Other recordings of the routine are here and here.

LASA Merengue Troupe performing at Festival Latino 2007

LASA Salsa Troupe performing at Festival Latino 2007

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Last night the master party planner Raul, staged a birthday party in honor of myself, Ryoko, Raj and Julie. It was at the Silhouette Jazz Cafe in Burbank. We had a special belly dance performance by the goddess Celestria’s, and music was provided by the incomparable DJ Pod Timba. Click on pic to see my [...]

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Last night was the 1st Anniversary of the CSULB Salsa club. They celebrated by throwing a party on their campus that featured performances but various collegiate salsa troupes. There was also an intermediate salsa lesson by Abel Pena. Below are the performances by the UCLA LASA salsa troupe, the UCR salsa troupe and the CSULB [...]

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Just some pictures from my recent trip to the Huntington Botanical Gardens. I seem to be in the minority by not choosing the Japanese Gardens or the Rose Gardens as my favorite. While I really liked those gardens, my favorite garden was the desert garden. Mainly because I like how “unusual” the plants in [...]