Latin Dance Community

This week's show is an awesome interview with Daniel Caicedo. It really just evolved into an awesome conversation about salsa dancing and the community. Denny's at it's best. Daniel is a native Colombian but a world traveler, currently living in Canada, eh. He's a salsero, teacher and salsa enthusiast and he shares his story and his views on the latin dance community on the show. Enjoy! Resources from today's show: Arthur Murray 1950's commercial on cha cha TED talk - The Power of Seduction in our Everyday Lives How do I tell him he smells? Velcro tape for make your own salsa shoes Tanja & Jorge Island Touch bachata performance that I was at! This week’s song is Stairway to Heaven (salsa version) and here is a great social dancing interpretation by Mitchell & Monica. Don’t forget to check out the podcast on iTunes & Stitcher…and if you enjoy it leave us a review too :)   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Today on the show concludes my three part interview series direct from the Orlando Salsa Congress. This interview is with DJ Suave Beats who was the DJ in the bachata room on Saturday night at OSC. Ever want to get inside the mind of a DJ? Here's your chance! Enjoy :) This week's song is Hechicera Tú by Wuelfo and here's a beautiful social dancing rendition of the song by Andres Giraldo and Selene Tovar.  Don’t forget to check out the podcast on iTunes & Stitcher…and if you enjoy it leave us a review too :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Continuing our coverage from the Orlando Salsa Congress, I sit down with Leydi Barros of BAILA Society (BASo). She is an incredible dancer and performer up in NYC and we discuss how she got into salsa, her growth as a dancer and some of her experiences along the way. But mostly, it's just a fun conversation between two friends about something we both love, SALSA! Resources mentioned on today's show: BAILA Society TED talk about building confidence Orlando Salsa Congress (mark it on your calendars for next year!) And this week's song is 'Mulato Rumbero' by Nacho Sanabria. Got some nice hits in there ;) Don’t forget to check out the podcast on iTunes & Stitcher…and if you enjoy it leave us a review too :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Today's podcast was recorded at the Orlando Salsa Congress over July 4th weekend. It was a blast to record and epitomizes what I consider the congress experience. Hanging out, talking salsa and bumping into friends from all over. The conversation takes some twists and turns, starting out with Jonathan from Agape Dance Studio (Orlando) and Rey Collazo from Tampa. Later on in the conversation, Latin Swag members Marco Molina and Josbell Quiros stop by and hilarity ensues. Enjoy! Resources mentioned on today's show: Anya Katsevman, world champion dancer Magna Gopal Latin Swag OSC performance Latin Swag America's Got Talent performance Jose & Valerie OSC performance UMDA OSC performance 300 theme OSC performance Don't forget to check out the podcast on iTunes & Stitcher...and if you enjoy it leave us a review too :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Today's show is a little bit different. I go out on the mean salsa streets of Gainesville (aka University of Florida) to interview some of my students. Hear their stories about getting into salsa, how they have grown and advice for others. Today's closing song is A la memoria del muerto by Piper Pimienta Diaz.  And don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Welcome to the podcast, live from my closet! Seriously, I think I just discovered how to improve the audio quality of this show 10x. All it takes is me sweating like crazy stuck in cramped quarters for the better part of an hour....or in some cases, my dog :) This week on the show, we are reviewing Rachel Cassandra's post, "So You Want to Be a Man?" On Gendered Language in Dance. On the event calendar for the weekend ahead, we have a WORLD'S FAIR salsa congress :) But seriously, cool venue for dancing and GREAT lineup. If you are in NYC, worth checking out. And for my random thought of the day, the Orlando Salsa Congress full weekend pass is more expensive than ever, $250! But I argue why that is a very good thing for us Joe Salseros. LDC Song of the Week for this week is Otra Oportunidad by Jimmy Bosch! Enjoy the podcast and remember to subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher! And if you really love us, leave a review too so that more people can discover us :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/this

We're back!!!! On today's show, we cover all the new awesomeness happening on LDC including the following great reads: Joining the LDC Interview with Javier Padilla DanceInk But wait, there's more...did you know we have an event calendar? That's right, all the latin dance events coming up around the globe for you to check out. I go through some of my favorite June events (and wish I could fly like superman to all of them). And for my random thought of the day, I talk out loud about bachata. A recent visit to Puerto Rico was devoid of any bachata music at all. This made me realize that bachata plays an essential part in the LDC ecosystem, even if you hate dancing it. Enjoy the podcast and remember to subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher! And if you really love us, leave a review too so that more people can discover us :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Great post this week by Chilly Alisar on the different kinds of leaders. Check out my recap and some personal thoughts about leading! Oh and below is the Adolfo shine I'm currently learning :) Remember to leave us a review on Stitcher and iTunes and we'll give you a shoutout on the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

For the past few months, I've been in a funk. I'm doing the same moves, over and over and over again, ad nauseam. But hey, that's what happens. None of us are strangers to the hated plateaus. But one way or another, we gotta get past them. Today on the show, I'll talk about my current plateau and what I'm going to try doing to get out of it ASAP! Remember to leave us a review on Stitcher and iTunes and we'll give you a shoutout on the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Free Hugs. We get them every day in life and also when we dance. Today we explore the social etiquette around hugging and salsa as told in Free Hugs by Brisbane Salsero. Enjoy! Remember to leave us a review on Stitcher and iTunes and we'll give you a shoutout on the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

I came across a super cool technology this week, SoloShot, which follows you around and records you! I know, sounds creepy, but also super useful for salseros who want more video of their dancing. Today I discuss this tech (with myself), enjoy! Oh and here's the link to the prior episode I did on cool future technologies for the dance floor. Remember to leave us a review on Stitcher and iTunes and we'll give you a shoutout on the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Back in October of 2014, I met with the organizers of TEDxUF, the largest TEDx conference in the southeast, about an idea for a talk. Over the past six years, salsa dancing has completely changed my life and I wanted to share my experiences on stage. The organizers loved the idea and so did I, so I got the green light for A Brave New Salsa Dancing World. Flash forward a month, and I've made no real progress on my talk. I had a rough outline but there were lots of holes in the story and, most importantly, I had no ending. Driving in the car, I was thinking of how to end this talk. Could it be with a dance, something motivational, funny? Then, I got a text. It was from my girlfriend (who I first met at a salsa social) and it read "Love you, muah". BAMMM!  It hit me like a train. I knew exactly how I was going to end this talk. I was going to propose to my girlfriend on stage. It both excited and terrified me at the same time. I spent the next 4 months living a double life. On one side, I worked with my girlfrie

This week on the show we are revisiting Jason Haynes great post putting together his salsa congress dream team, entitled "The Greatest Salsa Congress....Ever!".  I hope you enjoy the show and don’t forget to tell friends to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Today on the podcast we are recapping a great article written by Jazley Faith entitled "Bailando! College Students Get Their Salsa On". I dance salsa in a college town and teach for the Gator Salsa Club here in Gainesville so this recap of a night out salsa dancing at college definitely sounds familiar. Enjoy! I hope you enjoy the show and don’t forget to tell friends to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes andStitcher! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Today on the LDC podcast, we are doing a recap of one of the posts from this week, When your non-dancing spouse doesn’t support your dance life. It's a very relevant and timely post for me since I just got engaged last week! I hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to tell friends to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Daybert Linares Diaz is a contributor to LDC and recently published a post entitled "CUBAN MUSIC: TO BE OR NOT TO BE PLAYED FOR SALSA DANCERS?". Today on the podcast, we are speaking with Daybert about this post and elaborating on the current lack of Cuban music in the salsa scene and why this music should be reintroduced at socials and congresses. Daybert is a Ph.D. student of contemporary Latin American Literature with a focus on the Caribbean at the University of Maryland, College Park. Born and raised in Cuba, Daybert has taught Cuban dance in the United States for over five years now, having held workshops in cities such as Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, New York, and Washington, D.C. He is also the editor of "Son y Casino," the only blog dedicated to both the Cuban dance of casino and son music, which he updates regularly with informative pieces which deal with this small part of Cuban culture. Some Resources From Today's Show: Sublette, Ned. Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to Mambo Waxer, Lise. 

2013 GRAMMY® Winner the Pacific Mambo Orchestra (aka the PMO) is a 20 piece musical group leading the rebirth of the Latin Big Band Sound. The PMO uses the traditions of the classic mambo-craze orchestras of the 1950s to deliver their original music and clever, modern arrangements of hit songs. Currently the only fully active Latin Big Band on the West Coast of the United States, this elite group of the Bay Area's finest musicians performs in both English and Spanish, and even some French and Portuguese selections. We are speaking with band co-leader Christian Tumalan about what's next for PMO and about salsa dancing, music and the intersection of the two. Some resources from today's show: Pacific Mambo Dance (single) Like Pacific Mambo Orchestra on Faceboook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Soldiers Who Salsa is on a mission to enhance and enrich the lives of active and retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families through a unique program incorporating therapeutic and social dancing with a variety of music and professional instruction. Today on the LDC podcast we are interviewing founder Jennifer Ables and former patient/volunteer Matt Owens to learn more about the program and the good that it is doing in the lives of those in the armed forces around the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Today on the LDC podcast, we are doing a recap of one of the posts from this week, How do I tell him - he smells??? by Chilly Alisar. Some resources mentioned in today's show include: Thompson Tee w/ reinforced arm pits 10 foods that make you smell We hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to tell friends to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message

Today on the show I am chatting with Richie Kirwan, contributor at LDC and The Dancing Irishman, about some of his latest posts including The Best Salsero You Can Be and What to do when you F&#K up while dancing. If you read Richie's stuff (and really who doesn't), this is a must-listen where we take a deeper dive into the ideas behind these posts and plenty more. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinsalsa/message