This Week in Salsa
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This Week in Salsa
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.
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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 Iris...
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:<...
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 yo...
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 o...
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...
TWiS 1 - Shoulder Inversion, Tiramisu, Wait, Beef Toe
Our guests on today's roundtable are Salil Bavdekar and Will Boose.
Salil is a PhD graduate from University of Florida where he also taught sal...
SDC Podcast #33: "You have to treat it like a second marriage" Will & Constanza Orrock 2
Picking the right dance partner is crucial to a successful dancing career. There's so much more to consider besides dance skills. Partners spend a lot...
LDC Podcast #32: "The mambo we dance and the salsa we eat" Eddie Torres
Eddie Torres also known as "The Mambo King" is a living legend in the Latin dance community. He has trained world-famous salseros like Adolfo Indacoch...
LDC Podcast #31 - "You don't want to be in clicks" Jose Santamaria
Traveling out-of-state and overseas to teach is a dream that many young instructors have. But where to begin? And what steps should one take in order...
LDC Podcast #30: "This dance began with a puppy love heartbreak" Eddie Torres
Eddie Torres also known as "The Mambo King" is a living legend in the Latin dance community. He has trained world-famous salseros like Adolfo Indacoch...
LDC Podcast #29: "Nobody owns the dance!" Mike del Campo
Anybody want to be a dance instructor? Where to start? How does an average instructor become great? Apparently, it takes more than just being a great...
LDC - 28: "You have to own the dance floor!" Will and Constanza Orrock
The World Latin Cup is this month. Dancers from all over the world will flock to Miami Beach and attempt to impress the judges to come home with a tit...
LDC 27 - "I like to hijack the lead..." Michelle Donehew
Why does Michelle like to hijack the lead from her partner when she social dances?
Because sometimes it's a good idea!
Listen to Michelle...
LDC 26 - Who wants to be a DJ?
DJ Mario B has been mixing tracks for more than ten years in the Reno/Lake Tahoe area. He's currently the resident DJ for the new Latin nightclub "Mil...
LDC 25 - Interview with Richie Kirwan: "When Dancing Becomes Groping"
Today's chat is with Richie Kirwan, LDC author of When Dancing Becomes Groping: Time To Clean Up the Dance Scene! Sadly, within the Latin dance commun...
LDC 24 - Interview with Jonathan Goldman of Spanglish Fly
This week's show features an interview with Jonathan Goldman. Jonathan plays trumpet for Spanglish Fly, a boogaloo bound based in NYC. If the name sou...
LDC 23 - Interview with Del Dominguez of Mixed Motion Art Dance Academy
This week's show features an interview with Del Dominguez of Mixed Motion Art Dance Academy. Del is passionate about figuring things out and refining...
LDC 22 - Interview with Michael Johnson (Gainesville, FL)
Today's show features Michael Johnson, bachatero y salsero hailing from Gainesville, Florida. Mike is a wealth of knowledge on all things Latin dancin...
LDC 21 - Calling it Quits
Over the past few days, one of our LDC posts has gone crazy viral! So naturally we turned it into a podcast episode :) Calling it Quits: Why Some Soci...
LDC 20 - Interview with Daniel Caicedo
This week's show is an awesome interview with Daniel Caicedo. It really just evolved into an awesome conversation about salsa dancing and the communit...
LDC 19 - Interview with DJ Suave Beats of Orlando
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 D...
LDC 18 - Interview with Leydi Barros of BAILA Society (NYC)
Continuing our coverage from the Orlando Salsa Congress, I sit down with Leydi Barros of BAILA Society (BASo). She is an incredible dancer and perform...
LDC 17 - LIVE from Orlando Salsa Congress! (Plus Latin Swag)
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...
LDC 16 - Salsa Stories
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...
LDC 15 - Live From My Cramped Closet!
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 m...
LDC 14 - Bachata is Big...Porque?!
We're back!!!! On today's show, we cover all the new awesomeness happening on LDC including the following great reads:
But wait, there's more......
LDC 13 - The Different Kind of Leaders (Recap)
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 bel...
LDC 12 - My Salsa Plateau (and getting past it)
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 o...
LDC 11 - Free Hugs (Recap)
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 b...
LDC 10 - The Future is Here
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...
How I proposed to my girlfriend at TEDxUF
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 si...
LDC 8 - The Greatest Salsa Congress...Ever!
This week on the show we are revisiting Jason Haynes great post putting together his salsa congress dream team, entitled "The Greatest Salsa Congress....
LDC 7: Bailando! College Students Get Their Salsa On
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...
LDC 6: LDC Recap - When your non-dancing spouse doesn’t support your dance life.mp3
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...
LDC 5 - Interview with Daybert Linares of LDC and Son y Casino
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...
LCD 4 - Interview with Christian Tumalan of Pacific Mambo Orchestra
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 use...
LDC 3: Interview with Jennifer Ables & Matt Owens of SoldiersWhoSalsa.org
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...
LDC 2: LDC Recap - How do I tell him he smells???
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 m...
LDC 1: Interview with Richie Kirwan of LDC and The Dancing Irishman
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 Sal...