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Below are 8 of the 12 couples from last night’s 2008 Mayan Amateur Salsa Competition semi final round. Six couples made the finals which will be held at the Mayan nightclub on May 10, 2008.
Congratulations to:
Alejandra & David
Violeta & Kahlid
Shirley & Kenny
Ashley & Eddie
Yasmin & Gerardo
Vivian & Edgar

2008 Mayan Amateur Salsa Competition - Semi Finals [...]

LASA Merengue Troupe performing at Festival Latino 2008

LASA Salsa Troupe performing at Festival Latino 2008

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Here is a little selection of some of the pics I took while I was back home in Jamaica. Most of them are from North-West Coast of the island. That is where most of the popular beaches/resorts can be found. For someone who is not a fan of water, I was in it a lot [...]

Juanderful and Larissa performing their “Kill Bill” routine.

A solo performance by Kimya, a member of the Orishas dance company.

Here is a recording of the performance that my good friend and former troupe coordinator, Jose Ramos did with his partner Karla Juhas at Silhouette on Thursday.

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So I am off today to go home (to Jamaica) for a portion of the summer. If all goes according to plan I should be back by the last week in July. Last night a few friends deciding to throw a little “bon voyage” celebration at Silhouette’s. It was very touching to see people go [...]

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Today is the 21st birthday of the Rueda in the Park’s founder, Tania. She kicked off here celebration last night at Silhouette’s. (She will be celebrating again tonight at Tatou and on Sunday at Rueda in the Park). The majority of the Rueda in the Park family turned out to celebrate with her. There [...]

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Here are some pics I took at Cathleen’s birthday party. Cathleen really knows how to throw a great party and ensure her guest have a lot of fun. Music was provided by DJ Pod Timba and we had a salsa performance by Larissa and Eddie. Some more great pictures are here courtesy of Mr [...]

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Just some pictures from Saturday’s CalTech Salsa Party hosted by the CalTech Salsa Club. Music was provided by Sono Lux and DJ Saoco.

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On Sunday I got a call from Sarah that I should stop by Zabumba as she was bringing Henry Herrera and Pap Rumba y Rafa. She managed to convince them to stop by after the West Coast Salsa Congress (You are the best Sarah ). So even though I hadn’t planned on dancing on [...]