| Shaka and Lisa Perez at 2008 DC Salsa Congress | ||||
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I'd never heard this song before, but it had a different groove to it that I was trying to pick up on. Having plenty of space to move around gave me the chance to stretch out the line of dance with Lisa. Some folks get a little shaken when you do a cross body lead and don't actually end up changing sides (would that even be called a cbl? hmm...) but Lisa handles it with ease and style all the way through. At around 1:00 into the video you can see Dave Moldover actually taking up the dance floor, it was nearly 4AM.
For more information about Lisa Perez visit Essential Element Dance Company. For more information about Dave Moldover, visit DanceJam Productions (Dance Floors, Lighting, Sound, Event Productions) |
This was my last dance at the 2008 DC Salsa Congress. What a weekend! Lisa Perez from Orlando's "Essential Element" Dance company, directed by Sean Wilson. She was rocking the shoes, and I was just running through the ballroom to make sure that everything was going well. DC Jon "Vino" Trevino was squeezing out the last track for the dancers on Sunday night. Lisa is a pleasure to dance with, and I always look forward to the way she follows the randomness that comes out of our social dances.
Nina - Joe Cuba (Cheo Feliciano) - Boston Congress. This performance came about as a suggestion from Troy Anthony that Gordon Neil, Psyon Mauricio, Leon Rose, and Shaka Brown "put something together since all of you are here without partners". Luckily we were able to convince Maricza Valentin (Chicago) and Cristel Beijkirch (Holland), to work with us. We chose to split the song into sections and each person would be responsible for a part that the others would learn. Gordon and Psyon took the first part, with Leon and Shaka Brown on the second. We closed with everyone performing a shine section and set out to perform that night.
