Dancing – a world within our world

My name is Danielle Ralph, and I was born to dance. It is my belief that we are all born with many talents that we are to share with many others in our lifetime. Dance is one of the big ones for me, and I would like to share with you an insight to what I have found in the life and world of Dance.

Dance is a creative force. It is an experience of a lifetime and an expression of your soul. It teaches us endless possibility, trust, self-confidence, attitude, cultural unity, respect for one another, joy and laughter. I’ve found love and prosperity, along with the freedom to move – to be – to do – and to have whatever I choose to achieve. Dance is, in fact, A Way of Life!. Read more

Boogie Bachata

I just came back from a week of holidaying in New Zealand. It was great! Being there, I was trying to take time apart from the only two addictions that I have in life: Latin dancing and my mobile phone (this one, only recently developed). The withdrawal effects were really soon noticeable, especially my dependence on dancing.

I was based in Christchurch, the third largest city in New Zealand, so I went out night hopping to find… people. There weren’t many except on New Year’s Eve. What we did find though was a nice little night club that played 70’s to 90’s songs that are nice to Boogie to. Their decorations were fun, with a lighted floor and an old VW Kombi as the DJ box. Read more

My Bachata Princess

There has been lot of talk about that mysterious “Red dragon” among ladies lately. It just got me thinking that guys too must be having their own “Red Dragon”. I’ll call her something else. “Princess” I think would be more appropriate. There happens to be a story behind it. There was this lady who came to Sydney from nowhere. Guys just admired the way she moved on a dance floor. No one knew her name at the time. We used to call her “princess.” Read more

What is dance, anyway?

Dance is a spirit, it has no form, bias, or destination, all dance has is a journey. And it never stops. It transcends from one being to another, telling stories and introducing strangers into a community that does nothing less than be noticed. As it connects strangers, dancing will evolve as it is interpreted by everyone differently. The reason why people can accept dance as a culture is because the inspiration, honesty and awe of it is not part of a material world, but part of emotion. Read more

Opalo music review

Many new Bachata bands are trying up to catch this new wave of the Urban Latin Bachata. Only a few bands have been able to stand out from the rest, and this is the case of Opalo. Their distinctive approach to Urban Latin Bachata has pushed this band to the top of the charts in America, especially with their hit single “Amor Sincero”.

Opalo is a Bachata band composed of 4 members: Alex, Edward, Ricky and Yeudy. All of the four members are from the Dominican Republic, so their music style, even though it is the new urban Bachata, are deeply set into their Dominican style roots. Read more

1st Reno International Bachata Convention – Event Review

1st Reno International Bachata Convention: 9th – 11th of January, 2009

The first week of January in the USA is the middle of winter, so it was hard to believe that an International Bachata festival could take place at such time. But to everybody’s surprise, the 1st Reno Bachata Convention brought together more than 400 Bachateros under one roof. Although it was the festival’s first edition and the idea was formed only in November - trough a simple email between Australia and the USA – the Bachata convention proved to be a very successful event! Read more

Choreography – Sydney International Bachata Festival

There is a lot of hype already for the Sydney International Bachata Festival, so don’t miss the opportunity to perform there! And what better way than to perform at the festival!.

Juan Ruiz and Samantha will be teaching a Bachata Moderna choreography at Latin Motion.

Latin Motion in conjunction with Bachateros will be opening two new choreographies for the 2nd Annual Bachata Festival for any students that want to perform and have some fun! Read more

Sydney Salsa Congress

Title: Sydney Salsa Congress
Location: Olympic Park, Sydney

Start Date: 2009-01-29
End Date: 2009-02-01

Description: The Sydney Salsa Congress includes 4 nights of spectacular shows. Over 80 teams from the Worldbest latin dancers will share their passion of Latin Dance with you. Come and see their exciting choreographies which include Salsa, Lambada, Samba, Bachata, Zouk, Gafiera & Latin Hip Hop and more. Read more

Bachata Fever at the Northern Territory

Title: Bachata Fever at the Northern Territory
Location: Salsita Dance School, Darwin

Start Date: 2009-03-14
End Date: 2009-03-15

Description: Darwin’s Bachata community will come alive when Juan y Samantha arrive to conduct a series of workshops and performances. They are on top of the charts in Bachata dancing in Australia. After they return from a tour, which covered Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Brisbane and just came back from performing and teaching at the Byron Bay Latin Fiesta, now they are heading for Darwin, as part of another success tour. Juan y Samantha are based in Sydney where they run a successful school, BACHATEROS. Read more

Melbourne Latin Festival

Title: Melbourne Latin Festival
Location: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, Melbourne
Description: The Melbourne Latin Festival 2009 (MLF) will be held over the weekend commencing Friday 3rd April to Sunday 5th April 2009 (inclusive). The weekend will consist of three social events, 40 performances and over 30 intensive workshops, all of which will be conveniently held under the one roof at the Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre. The tone of the festival is SYNERGY, that is to have as many artists in one venue as possible to share the wealth of knowledge of dance and music skills to the dancers. The MLF have invited some of the best International and Australian artist to inspire and teach workshops for us right here in Melbourne.
MLF aims to develop this festival as a long-term annual event that will provide the Salsa and Latin Dance community with a high quality event in Melbourne.

For more info go to: www.melbournelatinfestival.com.au
Start Date: 2009-04-03
End Date: 2009-04-05

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