By Jamaican Salsero on May 19, 2008
Yesterday I checked out the 2008 Cuban Music Festival in Echo Park. Despite the heat, it turned out to be a well supported event. Most of the RITP family was in the house, so there were a Rueda going every few minutes. The bands, food performances and all round atmosphere was great. I don’t have [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 19, 2008
The finals of the Mayan Salsa Competition was this past Saturday. Earlier in the evening they had a semi-final round for the “International/Out-of-State” competitors. This made no sense to the audience (yours truly included) as all three couples that competed made it to the finals that were held an hour later. The professional division was [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 11, 2008
Congratulations to the all the competitors in last night’s finals of the 2008 Mayan Amateur Salsa Competition. Six couples made it to the finals from the semi final round. Below are the performances of the top three.
Third Place - Ashley Barba and Eddie Sadiwa
Second Place - Vivian Chavez and Edgar Martinez
First Place - [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 7, 2008
The UCLA Ballroom Dance and International Folk Dance Club held their second Annual Salsa and Latin Culture Night.
Michael Espinoza and his partner performing Argentine Tango
Redondo Beach High School performing at
UCLA Ballroom Dance Club - Latin Culture Night
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 3, 2008
Last night was the 1st Annual College Salsa Production held at Steven’s Steakhouse. It was a joint production by Salsa Clubs and Societies from different Southern California colleges and universities. The night featured workshops by some of LA’s premier instructors, as well as, performances from a host of college salsa teams. It was a fun [...]
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