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Choosing Instructors: "Our Clients Success is Our Best Advertising"

Sat, Oct 10, 2009 02:23 AM by SalsaHook admin
Choosing Instructors:

Many very successful business firms utilize the slogan "Our Clients Success is Our Best Advertising" or "...Our Best Testimonial," or other variations of it, as they feel confident in their work and the services that they provide to their clients. If you are looking to become a client of such business, you would look at the success they have helped their clients attain, and you would determine them to be exactly what you are looking for, if you wish to have similar success. On the other hand, if such business really has nothing to demonstrate with the services that they have provided to their clients, you would most certainly not do business with them and find yourself a service provider that will be able to help you attain the success that you seek.

 

TREAT IT LIKE A BUSINESS

 

In learning how to dance Salsa, such methodology of choosing…

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Salsa Dance Shoes in Los Angeles

Thu, Sep 24, 2009 12:00 PM by SalsaHook admin
Salsa Dance Shoes in Los Angeles

So, you are ready to buy dance shoes, but you don't know where to go? :) First of all, congratulations, and secondly, we want to help you!

 

Many times, even people who have been dancing for a while in L.A. do not know where to go to find good salsa dance shoes. Below we have posted a list of the most well-known stores in Los Angeles. We only picked stores that have been known to be around for many years; there may be new stores that are selling dance shoes right now, but we will not post them unless they remain in business for a long time, as dance shoe stores or retailers come and go all the time and we don't want to update this article 10 times in the next year or so. ;-) 

 

The stores we have picked are not paying for any advertising or…

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Dance Shoes and Salsa Dancing ... Do you need them to dance better?

Thu, Sep 24, 2009 10:35 AM by SalsaHook admin
Dance Shoes and Salsa Dancing ... Do you need them to dance better?

When you fall in love with Salsa dancing and you begin to go out more, you may start realizing that many people wear a certain type of shoes and soon you find out they are actually called "dance shoes." To complete newcomers to the dance scene, people who have never taken lessons or ever heard of such a thing as "partner dancing", the idea of wearing shoes that are actually built with the concept of "dancing" in mind, is one that is a bit odd at first. But since you love your new hobby so much, and you want to improve, you inevitably start wondering if the shoes could actually help.

 

For guys, for the most part, a simple shoe with non-sticky soles will do, so this article refers solely to women. Sorry guys...but seriously, do not rush out there to get 1 1/2 inch heel shoes for yourselves!…

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Angel Lebrón y su Orquesta Sabor Latino

Sun, Sep 21, 2008 10:40 AM by SalsaHook admin
Angel Lebrón y su Orquesta Sabor Latino

Angel Lebrón has quickly become a very popular name in the Los Angeles Salsa Scene. With a 14-piece band, sincere passion and commitment to Salsa, and a repertoire of great sounding music, it did not take long for dancers, venue owners, and promoters to fall in love with what Angel Lebrón was bringing to the table.

 

In April of 2007, Angel Lebrón created his own band, Angel Lebrón y Su Sabor Latino, and its popularity rapidly spread across Los Angeles and he was soon considered one of the town’s top names in Salsa music. With complete support and motivation from his family, Angel formed the band to do what he does best, direct great music.

 

This was an opportunity for Angel to introduce a return to the Latin Big Band sound that he loves so much, reclaiming the classic street salsa sound of New York City streets,…

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Tito Gómez, a great voice and a true Salsa Icon

Sat, Sep 06, 2008 01:00 AM by SalsaHook admin
Tito Gómez, a great voice and a true Salsa Icon

Tito Gómez was born Luis Alberto Gómez on April 9, 1948 in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico and died in June 11, 2007 in Cali, Colombia. A beloved salsa singer whose music captivated the hearts of millions around the world!

 

His musical career started at the age of 15 singing with the Conjunto Antoanetti before joining the renowned Sonora Ponceña as co-lead vocalist in 1967. In 1973 Ponceña trumpeter Joe Rodriguez, percussionist Mikey Ortiz and Gómez broke away and formed La Terrifica. Later, Gómez joined Ray Barretto's band sharing vocal duties with Ruben Blades most notably on the 1975 Barretto album by Gómez and Ruben Blades. The following year he returned to La Sonora Ponceña where he remained for two years. In 1979 he moved to Venezuela to join La Amistad, a short-lived project with former members of La Dimension Latina. In 1982 he went solo once again and returned to…

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