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Felix Bambury Webbe dancing triples with Heather Haugland and Stefani Griffin

Social Dancing to Charanga Habanera’s La Catarula Alejandro Bouza (alejandrobouza.com) contact for bookings. The amazing girl following is Dilandia Acevedo Bio: Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Alejandro Bouza moved to NY in 2002. Upon arrival, he began his dance education at Dance New York. It was there that he focused on the American and Latin ballroom curriculum, both as a student and shortly afterward, as an assistant Instructor Later, Alejandro chose to focus more specifically on Salsa, eventually coming to adopt Cuban Style Salsa as his own through Casino and Rueda. Over the past several years, he has taken numerous Cuban Workshops and Classes, both nationally and internationally, and he continues learning every day. Alejandro performed for 2 years with the NYC based Rueda de Casino group Fuakata. Notable appearances with this group include performances at the San Francisco Salsa Rueda Festival and Columbia University, as part of an annual Latin heritage festival. Alejandro is also a Latin music DJ and promoter and is known for bringing the Salsa and Casino communities together and hosting several dance events each month in NYC. He also directs and choreographs the NYC based cuban performance group Cubatina In between traveling to Salsa/Casino Congresses, teaching workshops, djing from coast to coast, rehearsing, and performing, Alejandro also teaches in the Tri-State area and in NYC at Salsa International, one the premier dance schools in New York.

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Salsa Lovers’ World Famous: Casino “Rueda” Instructional Video Series – Intermediate Levels, Volume 2

Why do you like this style compared to others.

I can’t even remember where I first saw this clip, but it’s from a Cuban television show called “Para Bailar Casino.” This particular style of Salsa dancing had usually been unique to Cuba and Miami, but is starting to spread slowly to wherever Salsa dancing happens around the world. So, it’s still fairly rare to see a Chinese guy (or any non-Cuban) who is this skilled at casino style Salsa. He has plenty of moves but, more importantly, he captures the fun spirit of the dance. The crowd obviously responds well, as you see them stand up and cheer! In the video clip, there is a caption saying the name of the Chinese man is “You Fei Huo,” but apparently his real name is Yaofei Huo. For us English speakers, he goes by “David” Huo. He teaches in Beijing, China at a place called Casa De David, and his website is: www.huoyaofei.com (For more information on him, click the link on that webpage that says “Team”) I wish I knew the name of the female dancer but, unfortunately, I don’t. The song to which they are dancing is called “Esto Te Pone La Cabeza Mala” by Los Van Van.