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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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