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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Alexandra Ilie was introduced to Salsa in Bucharest, in 2006, and since then Alex has travelled around Europe as a dancer and instructor. Within my circle of friends, Alex is considered one of the top dancers around and her performances ooze creativity and quality. When I was Managing Director of TNT we brought Alex and… Read more »
My blog was created to share my opinions about Salsa and to give knowledge to those newer in their Salsa journey. On Monday 24th October 2016, two promoters in London launched one of the most shocking and negative campaigns I have ever witnessed during my 12 years of dancing Salsa. This campaign was littered with… Read more »
