I met Svetlana Ray at the Magic Slovenia Salsa Festival in January 2017 and was completely blown away. Svetlana runs her own Salsa School in St Petersburg, Russia, called the Dance High School where she teaches Salsa, investigates the process of teaching, and continually evolves to ensure students achieve their full potential. Svetlana started dancing Salsa with Boris Hecha in...
Nicola Lambert, my partner, has been running TNT since my resignation in 2015. Once a month, Nicola invites new students to our apartment to listen to, think about and discuss Salsa music; we believe that all new students should be exposed to Salsa music and have Salsa music demystified as soon as possible. We do not think that you should...
Nicola Lambert started dancing in Bromley, on the outskirts of London, in 2002. Nicola danced Salsa for two years before going into the world of Rio Zouk Fusion as a dancer and teacher; Nicola stayed in Rio Zouk until 2009 when she returned to Salsa. In 2011, Nicola came attended TNT with some friends and found what she has been...
I spend time analysing the local and global Salsa scene to identify new trends and opportunities. One observation is the increasing gap between inexperienced and experienced Salsa dancers. Watching the US presidential race Bernie Sanders repeatedly talked about the declining middle class, which I think is a great way of framing what I see in Salsa. This article tries to...
Sebastian started his dance journey with classic Ballroom and Latin dancing 15 years ago; dancing at an early age is common in Germany. Since then Sebastian has tried a dozen different dances including West Coast Swing, Hip Hop, Tango and Modern. In 2010, Sebastian took his first Salsa lesson in Mainz in one of the local ballroom schools and has...
I have been involved in Salsa events and organisations for the past 8 years. I do not work in Salsa for money but for the excitement and the joy of bringing people together. I do not find much enjoyment in doing the same thing over and over again for too long and I am always looking for something new. Recently,...
