81 episodes
This Week in Salsa TWiS
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- Society & Culture
Your first podcast of the week is the last word in Latin dancing. Join the top salsa and bachata pundits in a roundtable discussion of the latest trends and news in Latin dancing. Publishes every Monday morning.
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Salsa Snacks 1 - El Cantante
Today's featured salsa snack is the song El Cantante performed by Hector Lavoe.
This episode features the following music:
Latin cha cha cha by Ramon Escale Bartumeus
Esta Tierra by Sean Fischer
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TWiS 6 - Hotpot
Today we have Richie Kirwan and Marlene Navarro joining us. Richie is based in Liverpool, England and you may know him from his blog, The Dancing Irishman. Marlene is a salsera from Tampa and a Koreaboo - more on that in today's show.
Resources mentioned on the show:
Sound of Salsa in Liverpool, England
ZISC talent show
Online Dance Music/Resources
Sagrada Familia
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TWiS 5 - Post ZISC Pow Wow
Today's episode is a strange one. After the Zoom International Salsa Congress, some friends stuck on and we talked about the congress.
Guests:
Rosana Castellucci
Ratna Suthar
Alexander Gonzalez
Guerline Thomas
Natya Hans
Celi Gueoli
Emmanuel Vila
Danielle Mari
Diane Castellucci
Resources mentioned in today's show:
Zoom International Salsa Congress
ZISC Talent Show
ZISC Dirty Dancing - Quarantine Nights
Angel lift stalling for time
NowSalsa - Nery Garcia's upcoming site
Velcro tape
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TWiS 4: Interview with Joel Dominguez of Mysalsaonline.com
The Zoom International Salsa Congress is happening Saturday, April 25th! Buy your tickets now! We are hosting a Talent Show for all attendees so if you want to show off your talent (dancing, singing, juggling, baton twirling, etc) submit here!
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Joel Dominguez is on a crusade to dance with feeling. He is a native of Mexico where he was raised in a family of musicians. This upbringing fostered an early love and appreciation of Latin music.
From this early upbringing, Joel relocated to New York City by way of Dallas, where he now teaches classes with an emphasis on dancing to the musical instruments, especially the conga and the clave. In our conversation, we talk about this relationship between the dance and the music and how to dance with feeling.
Besides teaching classes in NYC, Joel also runs La Vieja Guardia social which if you are in New York is a must visit! He also runs MySalsaOnline, Joel Salsa and Dance With Feeling which are great resources for aspiring salseros. I personally have signed up for his
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TWiS 3 - I would rather dance in a wool sweater than dance with a mask on
Our guests on today's show are Kathleen Matos and Michael Johnson
Kathleen Matos is a salsera who lives in Tampa, Florida, and is a performer on the Mambo Elegancia performance team.
Michael Johnson is a salsero, bachatero and kizombero who lives in Austin, Texas. He DJs in Austin as DJ Cognition and you can connect with him on Facebook and SoundCloud.
Resources mentioned in this show include:
Linda Melodia Dance Company in Honolulu
De’Jon Polanski online classes
The Zoom International Salsa Congress
CoBeat Online Salsa Congress
Japan online salsa sessions
Article on Contact tracking apps
Andy Gonzalez of Fania passes
Congress temp check at the door
Simpsons meme
5-man perfect shine video
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TWiS 2 - Of the 3 of us who would you say is the best dancer?
Our guests on today's show are Hong Kwon, Andres Caicedo and Rosana Castellucci
Hong Kwon has been a salsa DJ for 10 years, record collector, 8 years in the Bay Area, 2 years in Philadelphia. He recently teamed up with 4 other DJs to form CoBeatParty which is a worldwide salsa community with over 14k members.
Andres Caicedo took his first salsa class on the same day (Mid Jan 2008) as Rob. Andres, Frank and Rob organized the Gator Salsa Club in the summer of 2009 and Andres served as the founding GSC president. Andres has been to congresses in North America, AustralAsia, and Europe. He and his girlfriend own and manage a dance and yoga studio in Honolulu while Andres serves as a Naval Reserve Submarine Officer.
Resources mentioned in this show include:
The Zoom International Salsa Congress
CoBeatParty Facebook Group
Interactive Social Dancing While Distancing
GoFundMe for Andres' Salsa Studio
Meme of Raggedy Man
Bachata by yourself
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