By Jamaican Salsero on June 2, 2008
“Hoviate Man” (My Identity) was the title of The UCLA Iranian Student Group’s (ISG) Sixth Annual Culture Show. The show was held at the Freud Playhouse at UCLA. The show featured a comedic skit interspersed with dance and musical numbers. The skit followed the journey of an Iranian-American youth who wanders the streets of Iran [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 31, 2008
The 22nd Annual UCLA JazzReggae Festival was held over the Memorial Day weekend. It was a “weekend of peace, love and music.” Sunday was Jam day with performances from acts such as The Roots, Immortal Technique, Tribal Jazz and Goapele. Monday was the Reggae day and featured act such as Stephen Marley, Mr. Vegas, Selena [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 19, 2008
The final two videos from the Aavaa: Middle Eastern Performance Group Showcase performance.
The rest are here.
“Sayyajna Libnan”
Choreographers: Deema Saad & Amanda Rizkallah
Dancers: Leena Ameripour, Faisal Attrache, Walid Ismail, Elias Massoud, Amanda Rizkallah, Deema Saad Maher Abdel-Sattar
From the program: “Dabke is a traditional Lebanese group dance with historical roots in the villages of Lebanon. It is [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 16, 2008
On Thursday, I went to the 1st Annual Aavaa Show. It was a showcase of Middle Eastern dance and music performances. The program included, live music, traditional Persian, Turkish, Lyrical Sufi and Persian salsa dancing. Below are some of the performances:
(more videos after the jump)
“Tamanna”
Composer: Shahriar Habibaghagi
Musicians: Shahriar Habibaghagi (santoor) and Hooman Tavakoly (tonbak).
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“Fusion Bellydance” [...]
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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
Posted in Post, Salsa Scene, Salsa Videos | Tagged Argentine Tango, Ballroom Dance Club, Salsa Performances, Tango Performances, UCLA |