Tag Archives: Chilly’s blog

Salsa Etiquette – Revisited

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Chilly

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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My Dance Movie

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Chilly

I am writing a script for a dance movie and decided to share the storyline with you! SCRIPT: FADE IN DANCING (Dancing in this case = hardcore insane body movement that mere mortals cannot even begin to comprehend) Introduce Main … Continue reading →

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What is Kizomba?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Chilly

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

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Chilly

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

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Chilly

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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Team SA 2012 Invades the Hamburg Salsa Festival

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Chilly

On the 9th of Feb this year, I wrote a post called Team SA to make History at the Hamburg Salsa Congress in 2012. Well the time has come, Team SA 2012 (consisting of 20 SA Salsa dancers) has officially … Continue reading →

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? What is your favourite Salsa Congress?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Chilly

Well, after spending 11 Days in amazing Croatia, I can honestly say that Croatia Summer Salsa Festival is without a doubt – My absolute favorite Salsa Congress!!! I mean, where else in the world can you get 5 days of … Continue reading →

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My lesson with Adolfo Indacochea

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Chilly

As I write this post, I am sitting at a hotel in a small town in Croatia called Rovinj. This town sets the scene for the 8th Annual Salsa Festival and just as I predicted – it has lived up … Continue reading →

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11 Days of Dancing Madness… Here I come!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Chilly

As i type this post, I am sitting on the plane with the boyz and we are just about to take off in 25 mins. We are off to the Croatia Summer Salsa Festival preceeded by the Summer Sensual Festival. … Continue reading →

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The 1,000 Challenge

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Chilly

Have you ever heard of the 10,000 Hour Rule? If not, well there is a theory out there that states that it takes approximately 10,000 hours of practice to master a skill. So I started thinking about it, after how … Continue reading →

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