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Tony Lara in Brisbane – Duncan and Amanda Bachata

Min Wye — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:38:43 +0000

After the friendly bachata competition at Casablanca, Duncan and Amanda showed off their own sexy chereographed bachata routine. It was a real stunner attracting continuous whistles, whoos and whoopaas!

and the best thing about the performance, Duncan didnt take off his shirt =)

Tony “Bachata” Lara and Daniela in Brisbane

Min Wye — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:08:10 +0000

Last weekend, Tony Lara and Daniela dropped by for a weekend of hot bachata workshops and parties.

On Casablanca night(also known as Sunday night), Tony Lara took the stages to play his best tunes for us Brisbane people and hosted a highlight way-too-friendly dance competition. 6 “Jack and Jill”s and 1 “Jack and Jack” took up the challenge and brought out their sexiest moves. Words simply cant explain it, so I will let my photos do the talking:

Getting ready to start the competition, they listened to the song.

Juan and Khosro really getting into it.

It was tough competition with lots of style

lots of dipping and….

The kind of stuff that gives Tony Lara nightmares for nights to come. I will spare you from the rest of their photos

(photos)Sunday October Salsa Fest 5 – Buena Vista – Moro and Alegria

Min Wye — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:35:56 +0000

Part 2 of double day post. Moro and Alegria from the Buena Vista Cuban Academy. Moro and Alegria’s performance takes the cake, words cant explain it, you simply have to see it to believe it. Pictures below:-

This is the first time I have seen Moro and Alegria perform and I was skeptical at first. I wasnt sure what style of dance they were doing and how I should line up my shots. Compared to the first 4 shows, I have either seen the routine before or seen them dance multiple times which made shooting easy.

Shooting Moro and Alegrio was ALOT of fun! Their performance factor is amazing to say the least with non-stop crowd teasers of increasingly insane moves. Suffice to say, shooting them was a breeze.

The last move of the routine, keeping the best for last…

It was certainly an eye opener to watch Moro and Alegria perform with their spot on musicality and crowd pleasers. I cant wait to see them again!

Thats the last set of photos from the October Salsa Fest. The next dance event post will feature the Brisbane Latin Christmas Party hosted by Smooth Latin Energy Steps. Follow these links to see the other posts during the October Salsa Fest:-

Friday Performances
1st performance - Latin Energy
2nd performance – Fabia Santiago and Valeria Rodionov (New York Ballroom)
3rd performance – Duncan and Su Min(Latin Steps)
4th performance – Neil and Mary-Grace Brown(LDA)

and the other photos taken during the Salsa Fest that are not posted on my blog
my flickr – October Salsa Fest

(photos)Sunday October Salsa Fest 4 – LDA – Neil and Mary-Grace Brown

Min Wye — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:35:08 +0000

I have been very slack from over the past week training for the performances(video will be up soon!) and recovering. To make it up, Im going to do a double post day to complete the October Salsa Fest series. First off, I have Neil and Mary from Latin Dance Australia.

I got the chance to dance with Mary on Friday and that had got to be one of the best dances I have ever had.

I am really looking forward to more dances with her in the future, particularly during the Sydney Salsa Congress in January!

Follow these links to see the other posts during the October Salsa Fest:-

Friday Performances
1st performance - Latin Energy
2nd performance – Fabia Santiago and Valeria Rodionov (New York Ballroom)
3rd performance – Duncan and Su Min(Latin Steps)
5th performance – Moro and Alegria(Buena Vista Cuban Academy)

and the other photos taken during the Salsa Fest that are not posted on my blog
my flickr – October Salsa Fest

(photos)Sunday October Salsa Fest 3 – New York Ballroom – Fabia Santiago and Valeria Rodionov

Min Wye — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:48:31 +0000

The October Salsa Fest Sunday night performances continued with Fabia Santiago from New York Ballroom and Valeria Rodionov performing a very very hot Samba routine.

Valeria Rodionov

Fabia Santiago

Valeria Rodionov

Fabia Santiago

You can see the other blog posts during the October Salsa Fest

Friday Performances
1st performance - Latin Energy
3rd performance – Duncan and Su Min(Latin Steps)
4th performance – Neil and Mary-Grace Brown(LDA)
5th performance – Moro and Alegria(Buena Vista Cuban Academy)

and the other photos taken during the Salsa Fest that are not posted on my blog
my flickr – October Salsa Fest

(photos)Sunday October Salsa Fest 2 – Latin Steps – Duncan and Su Min

Min Wye — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:04:09 +0000

The second installment of photos from the Sunday October Salsa Fest which was held at Casablanca in Brisbane are Duncan and Su Min’s on2 choreogrpahy.

Duncan and Su Min

Duncan and Su Min from Latin Steps represented in the on2 salsa/mambo division and placed 5th performing this stunning routine during the Australian Salsa Classic.

Duncan and Su Min

Duncan and Su Min are one of my favourite performers in Brisbane to watch simply because their routines never tire me no matter how often I see them.

Duncan and Su Min

Best of all, their choreography creates many fantastic photo oppurtunities.

Duncan and Su Min

In most cases, the shoots that turn out well totally reflects the crowds vibes, you can see for yourself from the shots.

Duncan and Su Min

What do you think?

You can see the other blog posts during the October Salsa Fest
Friday Performances
1st performance - Latin Energy
2nd performance – Fabia Santiago and Valeria Rodionov (New York Ballroom)
4th performance – Neil and Mary-Grace Brown(LDA)
5th performance – Moro and Alegria(Buena Vista Cuban Academy)

and the other photos taken during the Salsa Fest that are not posted on my blog
my flickr – October Salsa Fest