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Sissi joins Havana Rakatan!
Sissi has joined Havana Rakatan to perform during the summer and autumn tour of the company during 2010. Sissi visited Rakatan in spring 2009 where she collaborated as a visiting dancer. At the beginning of this year, she received a kind invitation to join the company, which she was extremely happy to accept. Sissi is [...]
Continue reading...Terminology used during “Rueda Cubana” classes
5. December 2009
The following table presents the salsa figures I have covered during the last couple of months in my salsa classes on Wednesdays. The aim of this list is to help the student to familiarise with the terminology and understand their translation. A final column highlights whether changing partners occurs when conducting the figure. I will [...]
Continue reading...Cuban Salsa Bands List
27. November 2009
Find below a non-exhaustive list of fantastic Cuban salsa bands to listen to and pratice the salsa moves you have been learning during our classes. I have done a quick search and there are loads of albums from these groups in iTunes, amazon and HMV. The perfect gift for Christmas! I will update this list [...]
Continue reading...“Mirage” from Point Zero Physical Theatre Oxford
26. November 2009
Over the last two months I have collaborated with the Oxford-based Physical Theatre Point Zero. The company has recently being created under the direction of Danny Scott and I had the opportunity to dance and act with a young crew with a lot of energy that included Barbara Baer, Anja Meinhardt and Hannah de Cancho. [...]
Continue reading...Movie stills project
20. November 2009
The following series were created for a project aiming at developing compositions skills and storytelling. The sequence was written and directed by the visual artist Robert Viglasky. I also had the opportunity to collaborate with Mario Mage and Oliver Tellechea. We shot the whole series over two days in the evenings and it was one [...]
Continue reading...Collaboration with choreographer Nickely Burke
26. July 2009
I have recently had the opportunity to collaborate with the Oxford-based dancer and choreographer Nickely Burke during a performance at a Montessori School. Another ten dancers participated in the piece. We rehearsed during two weeks and it was a fantastic feeling being part of this group. The performance took place in a open air garden [...]
Continue reading...Collaboration with Dani K
18. July 2009
On Saturday 4th of July, I had the opportunity to collaborate with the london-based latin dancer Dani K. We danced in a demonstration performance class in Beaconsfield near London. We prepared some casino, rumba and improvisation and these are some of the images of the evening. I have uploaded a video with a sample of [...]
Continue reading...Dancing with The Brasilianos
2. July 2009
On Friday 26th June, I collaborated with the Latin band “The Brasilianos” at the Carling Academy in Oxford. I performed a mixed of Latin Dances at the end of the concert which included loads of percussion. The gig was part of the “SOL SAMBA” festival where different Latin bands around Oxford gathered together and enjoy [...]
Continue reading...Welcome to my new website!
22. June 2009
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After several drafts and extended discussions with my web designer, I am very happy to present my new website. You will find all the information on my current projects, future classes, videos and photos. If you have any questions or would like more information (the content of the site is pretty much work in progress) [...]
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9. July 2010
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