Jamaican Salsero in L.A.

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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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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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This past Saturday I ventured to the Radisson by LAX for this year’s edition of the West Coast Salsa Congress. I started the day off at the pool party, which did not have the level of participation I was expecting. However, I was there with a few friends which is more than I need [...]

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Last night was another celebration at Silhouette. There were three birthdays celebrated last night. So that meant there were a couple of great performances. One was by the incomparable Celestria and the other was by the sexy duo DASHEE. As usual my pics and vids are here with other links to follow.
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Below I have the four videos of the top four finishers of the finals from Saturday (thanks to Jose for posting the videos). Watch them and let me hear your opinion by voting and leaving a comment below (please ).

Esti Ashkanazi & Martin Avendano

Sandra Gallegos & Jose Chavarria

Samantha Vargas & David Nieto

Alien Ramirez [...]

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Here are the pictures and a video clip I took at this year’s Cuban Festival that took place at Echo Park. All the casineros from around Southern California were out in full force. Rueda in the Park, Rueda San Diego, Yossi and Jen from Zabumba, Rueda4Fun among others were well represented. There were several bands [...]

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It was easily the best salsa birthday party I have been to at Silhouette’s. Salser@s were all decked out in pink to celebrate Anna’s birthday. I even bought my first ever pink shirt for the occasion (and wore it fresh out of the box I might add ). This was also our chance to [...]

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 [...]