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'Salsa
Rueda Santa Cruz'
participated at the
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3rd Annual
Salsa Rueda Congress
of the Americas
October 13 - October 15, 2006
Miami Beach Resort Hotel
Miami, Florida
'Salsa Rueda Santa Cruz' team members, Jessica and
Chris, participated at the 3rd annual Salsa Rueda Congress
of the Americas. The event was hosted by Billy Fajardo and
Henry Herrera.
Click on image left to see more in their
website.
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Chris' family who lives in Miami and originally came from
Guatemala took care of us before the congress and showed us a
flavor of the different areas of Hotspot Miami.
The weather was warm and very humid and we had to leave the air
conditioner on in our hotel room during the entire stay. The
ocean water was clear and wonderful warm and we were surprised
only by a few short rainstorms.
Although, it was a Salsa Rueda Congress, both Salsa and Salsa
Rueda dance organizations, teachers and students were
represented.
Chris and Jessica connected with Billy and
Henry as well as many other Salsa Rueda dance teachers
around the world such as Barbara Bernstein from Washington, and Achmed Samuel from Long Island, New York as well as Rene Gueits, and Julian Mejia and Ramani Nicola. |
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They came from all around the world such as Europe (Italy,
Greece, Germany and Spain), Japan (Tokyo) and of course but not only
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia.
Beside people from Miami, there was a strong presence from New
York city.
It appeared that 'Salsa Rueda Santa Cruz' was the only
Salsa Rueda dance organization representing the Central Coast
(if not California).
It is difficult to estimate how many people came to the
Congress because the workshops were held in two different
ballrooms during the entire day. But we believe there were about
1000 people during the competitions and performances which were
held on Friday and Saturday night.
Although most workshops were focused on Salsa Rueda, they also
concentrated on body movement and styling. Some workshops
offered the newly evolving Bachata but also ChaCha and Rumba. |
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Especially the body movement and styling had a strong Cuban and
Brazilian/Colombian influence.
Chris personally loved Rene Gueits and Henry's Salsa Rueda
workshops which were usually packed with about 100 people.
Their fun nature, energy and enthusiasm are electricizing. We
both liked the way Julian Mejia and Ramani Nicola explained and
broke down their moves in an easy way. Jessica loved Natascha
and her friend from Italy because they focused on easy, fun and
sensual moves.
The way of teaching a fun class, the moves, the breathtaking
competitions & performances in Salsa and Salsa Rueda, and the
music were a great experience which will enrich our own classes
and performances in the future. |
Following photos give an impression about the area where the
congress was held, the people, the workshops and the
astonishing performances. There were about half partner Salsa dance
performances and half Salsa Rueda. |
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