Tag Archives: Chilly

What are the Interesting most Unexpected Places you have ever danced?

If you are a Salsa enthusiast, you have probably broken out into a basic, done a quick spin or even some shines in some pretty ‘interesting’ places. The most common being elevators, public restrooms, waiting in a que at the … Continue reading

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The 70-20-10 Rule to being a 100% Awesome Salsera

I have been asked a couple of times by a number of women – ‘What do I need to do to become a really good Salsera?’ I therefore  decided to use today’s blog post to explain my ’70-20-10 rule’ to … Continue reading

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My Ultimate Salsa Ambition

Did you know that my Salsa monicker  or nickname is ‘Alisar’, which is Spanish for ‘Smooth’? If you are wondering why,the answer is actually quite simple – My Ultimate Salsa ambition is to have one of the smoothest Salsa leads … Continue reading

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The Top 21 tracks on my playlist right now

If you know me or follow my blog, you will know that my alter ego – DJ Chilli loves Music. So this week he decided to share with you the top 21 songs on his  playlist right now. Enjoy! My … Continue reading

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The Cloudy Dancer from the Dancing Irish Man

Hey Salsa Lovers, My fellow blogger ( The Dancing Irish Man ) recently wrote a blog called The Cloudy Dancer. In his words – “A dance with a “Cloudy Dancer” is nothing short of magical!…. It’s the type of dance … Continue reading

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The Best Salsa Dancers in the World

So a couple of months ago I started doing some research into who are the Top 10 Salsa Dancers in the world today (that’s right, I am actually broaching this topic): Now while I was putting together the list of … Continue reading

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Salsa Etiquette – Revisited

So this past week while at a salsa social; a good friend of mine was stepped on ( an accident that could have been totally avoided). As a result of this incident I have decided to revisit the concept of … Continue reading

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What is Kizomba?

Kizomba which is also known as the African tango was created in Angola. It is both a genre of music and dance style that is very sensual with deep African roots derived from / similar to semba, zouk, konpa and … Continue reading

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The 1000 Dance Challenge Update

I have 5 words for you – “Much easier said than done“. 5 days to the end of the month and not one of The South African Salseros  has hit 1,000 dances over 2 months. We got close and I … Continue reading

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The South African Salseros Rock Hamburg

The date is 15th of July 2012, time – 10pm. Eddie Torres aka The Mambo King is getting ready to do a Solo act, Carla Voconi is in the process of learning a Choreography to perform later on that evening, … Continue reading

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