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Las Divas De Vuelo aka The Flying Divas at Doudoule

Min Wye — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:12:46 +0000

I had an awesome time at the Doudoule Latin Dance Camp last weekend and boy oh boy did I get a bunch of awesome shots.

Heres a sneak peak of a shot I got on Saturday night of the Latin Steps Salsa Divas(Latin Step’s women only shines team) led by the beautiful Miss Elli Torres =)

Im still going through my photos and figuring out the best place to upload them. In time, Ill get all 100+ performance photos out.

ps – can you tell they are mid-air?

pps – You can view the girls divas in action at Brisbane Salsa

Kadu and Lil Liz’s Birthday Party

Min Wye — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:47:51 +0000

I had the oppurtunity to shoot at Kadu and Lil Liz’s Birthday Party at Rio Rythmics. It was packed to the brim and Rio Rythmics not only had an awesome performance lineup, they also brought Chukale! our local Latin band(who recently performed at the Sydey Salsa Congress!). Amongst the lineup for performances were:

Larissa Thayane

Larissa performing freestyle. Check out the rest of her photo gallery here.

Josh and Danni

Latin Steps Student Team performing their latest Salsa routine(I call this routine the red choreo :p ) also performed at the Bravo Pre-Congress Party and Sydney Salsa Congress. Check out the rest of the photos here.

Rio Rythmics Student Team

Rio Rythmics Zouk student teams newest routine. Check out the rest of the photos here.

Carlos Galiano and Elli Torres

Carlos and Elli performing their Cabaret Salsa routine they brought to the Sydney Salsa Congress. Rest of the photos here.

Kadu Pires and Larissa Thayane

Saving the best for last, the Birthday Boy and Larissa performed their Gafieira routine. Have a look at more photos here.

Also check out the photos during the social dance here.

Bravo Pre-Congress Performance Photos Part 4

Min Wye — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:36:14 +0000

Final segment of the Bravo Pre-Congress Performance photos. The first of the set are from Latin X performing a pirate themed salsa routine. I liked the idea =)

Next up, Latin Energy with a Mambo routine.

And Latin Steps with another breathtaking salsa routine.

There is one more performance which I have not posted because I felt it deserved its own post. I will post it in the next few days.

While waiting, if you havent seen the previous performance photos:
Bravo Pre-Congress Photos Part 1, here
Bravo Pre-Congress Photos Part 2, here
Bravo Pre-Congress Photos Part 3, here

Bravo Pre-Congress Performance Photos Part 2

Min Wye — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:28:21 +0000

Here is part 2 of the Bravo Precongress performance photos. First up, Latin Steps team(also known as Bravo Latin Events who organised the event) who performed a Salsa routine.

Next up, a Bachata-Tango routine performed by Latin Energy.

Lastly, Juan and Caitlin, Salsa on1 Australian champions from Latin Steps, performed a salsa routine

Part 3 tomorrow. In the meantime, if you havent seen part 1, heres the link:-
Bravo Pre-Congress Performance Photos part 1

Bravo Pre-Congress Performance Photos Part 1

Min Wye — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:07:45 +0000

Bravo Latin Events held their anual pre-congress party at the Broncos League Club in preperation for the Sydney Salsa Congress. It is a congregation of all the schools who are performing at the Sydney Salsa Congress to display their performances and pseudo dry-runs.

Ive chosen my favourite photos and split them into 4 posts.

The Salsa Divas from Latin Steps performed first with a ladies styling routine. Here, we have Amanda(a frequent here on my blog) and Caitlin.

Smooth Latin Groove performing a Zouk routine.

Angelo brought his smooth and cool team to perform Samba de Gafieira. Incidentally, last year during the Sydney Salsa Congress, I almost got my face smashed in by Angelo.

I was propped up shooting from the tip of the stage when Angelo performed a move where he slides into the corner(towards me). He noticed me only at the last minute and narrowly missed me while I totally didnt see him. My close face-smashing encounter with Angelo from Groove Brazil.

I will be posting up the rest of the pictures over the next couple of days leading up towards the Sydney Salsa Congress next week.

Side Note: I attended Mafie Zouker’s first workshop of six weeks last night and it was really amazing. The content is amazing and his style is just unbelievable.

(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

October Salsa Fest Friday Performances

Min Wye — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:00:48 +0000

I took the chance last week to attend the October Salsa Fest which was held at the Smooth Latin Groove studio on Friday. It was a great location to whole a latin dance party with heaps of space to dance and was the music top notch. Hats off to Khosro and Carlos for the great music that kept dancers on the floor and pulling out not only fancy but also smooth moves. The main highlight of the night was definitely the performances that were lined up, fantastic choice for the welcoming night.

Josh and Mandy from Latin Steps

Josh and Mandy from Latin Steps started off the night with a salsa routine. Let me tell you this, Josh and Mandy have only been dancing for less than 6 months, 2 months before the Sydney Salsa Classic. It is definitely not an easy task to be able to perform as a solo couple but with the help of Carlos and Elli, they are definitely a force to be reckoned with.

Alan and Little Liz from LDA Sydney

Followed by Alan and Lil Liz from LDA Sydney performing an impromptu Zouk performance. I covered their performance during the LDA Ball 2008 and their performances are not something I tire of easily. Its simply amazing how to see the connection between them. You just gotta see it for yourself (probably can find something on youtube) in person.

Fernando and Becky from Salsa Suave performing a Cha Cha

If there is one thing I admire, it is definitely Becky’s never ending legs(not because I want a pair of legs like hers). This is the third time I have covered a performance by Fernando and Becky, the first being my first ever paid gig(and boy, did i screw that up, lucky i was backup). They are totally (Salsa) Suave!(smooth in english) with Becky’s never ending legs and style mixed with Fernando’s smoothness, this is the kind of couple you look forward to at every shoot!

Seriously, how hot is that?

Future Salsa Champions?

By the way, you can view the rest of the performance pictures that I took on Friday and Sunday performance nights on my Flickr.