| Houston, Texas - JD Evolution dancers and Shaka shine demo | ||||
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I'm traditionally pretty timid around kids for some reason, but like dogs I find myself growing more comfortable with time and experience. They learn so fast! I was 22 when I started dancing Salsa, these kids were like 12-15 years old, way ahead of me. I'm looking forward to seeing how they develop. The music used was "Moroccan Mambo" by Bob Desna, a track that I'm always attracted to, having first heard DJ Wily, play it in Paris. The sequence was a bit challenging, but once I turned and saw that the kids were doing it so well I had more energy to keep going. At the end of the clip I think I'm actually more excited than they were
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At the 2007 Houston Salsa Congress, Shaka gave a mens footwork (shines) workshop. JD Evolution Dance company came out and rocked the sequence so well that we had to get a recording of it. 
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.
