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El Nene de Ponce and El Malo del Bronx

Héctor Lavoe y Willie Colón

A finales de los sesenta, el mundo fue testigo de un interés por la música latina, y esta vez, el sonido se llevó a cabo en Nueva York con condimentos puertorriqueños y dominicanos y un condimento basado en los sabores culturales que se mueven en la Gran Manzana.

Fue una mezcla de sonoridades latinas aromatizadas por las calles de Nueva York, que resultó en una especie de guarnición musical que se llamó Salsa.

Concretamente en el año de 1967, que es cuando este sonido cobra vida de la mano de la combinación más letal concebida por nuestra música latina, Héctor Lavoe y Willie Colón.

El primero es oriundo de Ponce con un registro vocal envidiable que se fue a probar suerte a Estados Unidos con tan solo 17 años. El siguiente era un neoyorquino de ascendencia puertorriqueña con el oído más privilegiado de su generación, unido por Johnny Pacheco para iniciar el imperio de los primeros chicos malos de la música latina con el disco “El Malo”.

Concretamente, fue en el 67 cuando este sonido cobró vida de la mano de la combinación más letal que jamás haya concebido nuestra música latina, Héctor Lavoe y Willie Colón.
El Nene de Ponce y El Malo del Bronx

Esta es la primera producción de Willie Colón que realmente se empieza a grabar en el 66 desde Alegre Records. Sin embargo, el sello cerró y el proyecto se detuvo hasta que recibió la propuesta de Fania Records con la condición de buscar un nuevo vocalista, y es entonces cuando apareció Héctor para terminar el disco.

Cuando se estrenó en el 67, fue un bombazo en todos los sentidos, desde la estética hasta los sonidos sofisticados que Willie capturó como líder de orquesta al traer elementos de mambo-jazz, son montuno, timbales diabólicos por parte de Nicky Marrero, Guaguancó, blues. pianos y Boogaloo.

Todo el mundo hablaba de la trágica vida de Héctor Lavoe, pero Willie Colón vio más allá de eso, e hizo once álbumes de estudio, lo vio como un dulce chico de campo con buen sentido del humor. Lo vio como el mito antes de convertirse en tal.

Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe, este dúo es considerado uno de los más importantes de la música salsa.

Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe fue un dúo de salsa formado en Nueva York, Estados Unidos, con orígenes puertorriqueños en 1967 por Willie Colón (trombón, coros) y Héctor Lavoe (voz, maracas).
Héctor Lavoe y Willie Colón “El bueno y el malo”

Criado entre los “chicos malos” del Bronx, Nueva York, Willie Colón se ha hecho a sí mismo a pulso y ritmo, innovando y esforzándose siempre por ofrecer algo diferente. Y no fue fácil. Así que tuvo que inventar otro Willie con el que nadie se enredara.

Así nació “El Malo” con una niñez poco común, también es “El Malo” de Salsa, el que cambia las reglas en cada disco. Su familia era de Puerto Rico y llegó a Nueva York en la segunda década del siglo XX. Su madre tenía 16 años.

Su abuela fue la que le regaló su primera trompeta, le enseñó a hablar español, también tocó música tradicional a cambio de que él le leyera el periódico.

Willie tocaba la trompeta y ese parecía ser su instrumento. Luego escuchó el solo de trombón de Barry Rogers quien tocó la pieza “Dolores la Pachanguera” con Joe Cotto y también descubrió lo que hacía Mon Rivera con el bombo y el trombón y nunca quiso volver a tocar la trompeta.

William Anthony Colón Román es una leyenda viviente. No cualquiera celebra más de medio siglo de carrera musical sin mostrar demasiadas cicatrices en su vena artística.

Así nació “El Malo”, con una niñez poco común, lo que también lo llevó a adoptar el nombre a su pasión por la música, pasando a ser conocido como El Malo de la salsa. Cambia las reglas introduciendo algo diferente con cada álbum. Su familia era de Puerto Rico y llegó a Nueva York en la segunda década del siglo XX. Su madre tenía 16 años en ese momento. Su abuela le regaló su primera trompeta, le enseñó a hablar español y también le tocó música tradicional a cambio de que leyera el periódico.

Willie tocó la trompeta como su instrumento hasta que escuchó el solo de trombón de Barry Rogers a dúo con Joe Cotto en la pieza “Dolores la Pachanguera” desviando su interés por ese instrumento pero descubriendo lo que hacía Mon Rivera con el bombo y el trombón. lo llevó a no volver a tocar la trompeta.

William Anthony Colón Román es una leyenda viviente. No todo el mundo celebra más de medio siglo de carrera musical sin mostrar demasiadas cicatrices en su vena artística lo que lo convierte en un ícono de la salsa.

Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez, conocido como Héctor Lavoe y William Anthony Colón Román, más conocido como Willie Colón.
El Nene de Ponce y El Malo del Bronx “Héctor Lavoe y Willie Colón”

 

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The Macropana Hector Castillo with its Latin and Caribbean Essence are

El Macropana contributed considerably to the development of radio in Venezuela from the 70’s until his death with his particular and original self-taught style of communication to the public.

 

Héctor Castillo, one of the main diffusers of Afro-Caribbean music in Venezuela, died on June 5, 2012.

He was especially remembered for the conduction of the radio program “Caribe Son”, he also worked as a producer of musical shows and TV programs specialized in salsa, becoming a pioneer in this type of TV programs.

He was in Radio Nacional de Venezuela in the production of diverse musical programs in several frequencies, as well as in many other radio stations that allowed him to become one of the most important and great connoisseurs of the Salsa broadcasting in our country together with Lil Rodríguez, Henrique Bolívar Navas, and Phidias Danilo Escalona, among others.

More than 30 years ago, when the salsa genre was at its peak, a kind of “boom” emerged in Venezuelan radio that led some radio broadcasters to take the risk of transmitting the genre that Phidias Danilo Escalona had baptized “salsa”.

Héctor Castillo, one of the main promoters of Afro-Caribbean music in Venezuela, passed away on June 5, 2012.
Héctor Castillo with his Latin Essence and Caribbean Son

Thus, a radio station located in La Florida, Radio Aeropuerto, took the first step. Spaces like Bachata, directed by César Miguel Rondón were born and the programming went from soft music to hard salsa, with the appearance of Rafael Rivas “El Tigre” and Luis Calzadilla “El Villano”.

The above mentioned combination had a very particular way of addressing the audience. Calzadilla emigrated and a young bisoño was hired who had another conception in the way of dialoguing with the public. A passionate of the rumba, but respectful of the public to which he was addressing. Over the years, he became an obligatory reference when talking about salsa on the radio, his name: Hector Castillo.

Hector Castillo, “El macropana”, died on June 5, 2012 at 10:00 pm. The salseros of the mata dawned with the sad news of his death, already expected because his illness was known. Hector himself said goodbye to his friends a month before with this message sent from his cell phone:

“Greetings little brothers, tomorrow I will have my third operation and I am very delicate, I love you”.

Remembered especially for hosting the radio program "Caribe Son", he also worked as a producer of musical shows and TV programs specialized in salsa, becoming a pioneer of this type of television programs.
Héctor Castillo, one of the main promoters of Afro-Caribbean music in Venezuela.

In addition to being a researcher and scriptwriter, after Radio Aeropuerto, Castillo maintained the program Esencia Latina on VTV. Héctor was a producer on Tves and also had his own space as an independent national producer. His program Caribe Son, was broadcast, among other stations, by RNV.

Radio in Venezuela

Radio broadcasting in Venezuela began in 1926, during the government of General Juan Vicente Gómez, thanks to the technical knowledge of Luis Roberto Scholtz and Alfredo Moller, and the political influence of Colonel Arturo Santana, aide to General José Vicente Gómez, son of the President of the Republic.

Under the name of AYRE, they obtained official permission on September 25, 1925, which not only granted them exclusive rights to the transmissions, but also to sell the receivers. In May 1926 the transmissions began with a Western Electric of 1 kw and an antenna supported by towers of 65 m in height. Luis Roberto Sholtz was the managing director of the radio station and Alfredo Moller was the official announcer.

The plant was installed on the land now occupied by the New Circus and the passenger terminal, and the studios in a house on the corner of El Tejar. They transmitted news from the newspapers and variety shows, within an area of 3,200 km. When the political events of 1928 took place, the AYRE radio station was officially closed.

Two years later, on December 9, 1930, Broadcasting Caracas was inaugurated, founded by William H. Phelps, owner of the American store, a business specialized in the import and sale of electric devices. Edgar J. Anzola and Ricardo Espina were Phelps’ immediate collaborators. And in the technical management of the station, Alberto López. Within the International Broadcasting Agreement, Venezuela had been given the YV code. That is why in the acronym of the new plant the identification YVIBC appears in long wave and YV2BC in short wave.

The BC corresponds to the nominal syntagma Broadcasting Caracas, which from 1935, after the death of General Gómez, will simply become Radio Caracas. The initial equipment of 1BC was RCA brand with a power of only 100 watts. The radiating antenna worked on 2 old windmills. This was the first time it went on the air, on the occasion of the remote transmission from Henry Clay Square, about the inauguration of a statue of the famous American politician.

That same year of 1930, on December 17, from the Campo de Carabobo, Broadcasting Caracas also broadcasts the inauguration of an allegorical monument of the Battle of Carabobo, to commemorate the first centenary of the death of the Liberator Simon Bolivar.

A whole elite of figures from the world of communication, music and the Venezuelan intelligentsia is beginning to form around Radio Caracas.

And its programming goes from the news to the official speech, from popular music to cultured music and from the funny sketch to the radio melodrama. “El Diario Hablado”, founded by Mario García Arocha, was for many years an informative tribune of national and international events. And the presence of musicians like Carlos Bonet and Eduardo Serrano, as conductors, anticipated the participation of artists like Fedora Aleman, Angel Sauce, Pedro Antonio Rios Reyna and Antonio Estevez. After the creation of 1BC (Radio Caracas), the voices of Radiodifusora deVenezuela (29.5.1932), La Voz de Carabobo (6.7.1934), La Voz del Táchira (4.7.1935), Emisoras Unidas (16.2.1935), Ondas Populares (10.2. 1935), Ecos del Zulia (1.4.1936), Ondas del Lago (12.10.1936), Radio Popular (15.10.1936), La Voz de la Esfera (27.4.1937), Ecos del Orinoco (6.6.1938), Emisora Vargas (6.8.1938), Radio Puerto Cabello (20.9.1938) and La Voz de la Fe (15.9.1940).

The boom of radio broadcasting, after the death of General Gómez and during the governments of Eleazar López Contreras and Isaías Medina Angarita, gave rise to legislation on the use of radio electric media. This is how the Law of Telecommunications appeared, approved by the National Congress on July 12, 1940, repealing the previous law of July 27, 1936; and the Regulations of Radio Communication, promulgated on February 7, 1941.

With these legal instruments, the State governs radio communication, with a more modern sense of equity and justice. As a means of communication, radio has had a singular importance in the country’s political history.

More than 30 years ago, when the salsa genre was in full swing, a kind of "boom" appeared on Venezuelan radio that led some radio stations and broadcasters to take the risk of transmitting the genre that Phidias Danilo Escalona had baptized as "salsa".
Phidias Danilo Escalona, Rafael Rivas “El Tigre”, “El Macropana” Héctor Castillo

 

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Meet Liz Castillo in our report for this May 2021 edition

 

In the Caribbean there is a group of islands that attract many tourists all year round for its warm beaches, music, history and / or culture, one of the most visited is the beautiful island of Cuba, where tropical tourism is excellent for tourists. , one of the provinces that stands out for being a land of beautiful landscapes and hospitable people who preserve their traditions is Pinar del Rio which is located in the westernmost part of Cuba, it highlights its extraordinary natural charms such as its caves and Pinar del Rio parks, its beaches are bathed by two waters “the Atlantic and the Caribbean” which you can see with the naked eye when you go there and having this great diversity and beauty, you can explore the seabed as there is great tourism ecological and practicing water sports, it also has green gardens, the mogotes of Viñales and its guano houses where tobacco leaves are dried, there is an impressive Mural of Prehistory, a huge cave painting g burned on the surface of a mogote where its tropical and exuberant colors allow it to be distinguished from afar.

This time we have the Cuban singer Marielys Castillo Prietos also known by the stage name Liz Castillo, who was born in this beautiful city Pinar del Rio, Cuba on September 20, 1985, tells us with affection the place where she was born and is the perfect description that we mentioned at the beginning of this article; currently she lives in Havana to better develop her musical career.

In 2000, he began his musical career where he joined the movement of amateur artists of “Casa de Cultura”, a place that belongs to the network of cultural institutions that make up the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cuba. where there is concerted cultural development between the community and state entities, aimed at the preservation, transmission and promotion of artistic and cultural samples of the community, there were workshops where visual arts, dance, music are taught … was able to present singing songs for both children and adults; which obtained several prizes in the diverse Contests.

During these 5 years he dedicated himself to recording his album called “Cosas Contigo” with full authorship, his songs have a great variety of musical genres such as Bachata, Salsa, Vallenato, among others in order to have a great musical enrichment and in turn achieve a greater reach to your audience.

Cosa Contigo - Liz Prieto
Cover of Marielys Castillo Prietos – Cosa Contigo

In 2004, she graduated from Elementary Level in Singing Specialty, and jointly received Popular Singing classes in Havana with her teacher Robertina Morales Silva, who is someone very important to her since she mentions that she owes her musical career to him. because during his beginnings, he was born with the concern and doubt of being a musician and she was the one who showed him his path and what is correct or not; When he received his classes with her, he discovered and obtained the answers to his concerns in his musical career, even today they keep in contact supporting her.

She begins to work on the composition of the songs of her authorship, where until today she has more than 25 works registered in the National Copyright Center, performed by recognized Orchestras and Soloists and by herself.

The emotion and inspiration to create his songs is “Love”, the most sincere and most sincere feeling there is, it is also inspired by its derivatives such as heartbreak, life and lived experiences; This is one of the ways that you express what you feel, what you like and what you don’t like and what you want to send to your audience.

A year later (2005), he joined the Ebano y Marfil group and the Ireme Group. On this same date the Polyphonic Choir of Pinar del Río was integrated, these were the first groups with which I worked instead of working as a soloist, it was a new world where he does not deny that for those who start in group music and with experience it is scary because they do not know if they will measure up or not (their own insecurities), if your desire to move forward and progress is stronger it will be appeased by gaining experience and more security, as happened to her, who is a person characterized by a person who never backs down and moves on, to catch up and strive to defend himself for which he has fought, since she herself knew what would happen by studying it, thought and assumed in his future, making this a wonderful and great experience.

Live- Liz Castillo
Photo of Marielys Castillo Prietos and her musical group

What better happiness and personal reward than listening to your musical themes on the street and expanding to radio stations and the internet, this is the best happiness that a musician has.

After 4 years he retired from the musical group to go to Havana (2009) to train more as an artist for a year at the Mariana de Gonitch Singing Academy, directed by Maestro Hugo Ósle, a very prestigious teacher from Havana, he is known As the director of the group that bears the name of the famous internationally renowned Russian singer and pedagogue, who preferred to live in Cuba and was in charge of preparing young talents, there Liz Castillo had her lyrical and popular singing classes and above all they took you to to do shows and concerts in all the theaters of Havana either as a soloist or in a group, thus cultivating in his career and to have a more accurate criterion in a few words he was covering a wide repertoire and varied musical genres from Folklor A; upon graduating he continued working and always asking his teacher Robertina Morales Silva for support.

She mentions that during the COVID-19 pandemic, she did not see the bad things but the positive things, it has been for her during that difficult year, very prosperous in her career since she has been able to get 2 singles that were previously in process or paused, 2 salsa songs ʺCanción sin Rostroʺ which is currently coming out these days with its video clip and soon ʺWhere our Love is bornʺ … the pandemic has paralyzed many things but we must take advantage of this time at home and she did it promoting herself and obtaining a greater reach through the internet platform using social networks.

“For live music to be heard by the public, that they like it and identify with it and to achieve at this time is through communications especially the internet and social networks”

“Canción sin Rostro” is a musical theme that aired recently, it tells us that during its creation it was not called that, but “De que vale”, because that change arose, it was a theme related to an unrequited love and at the end of the song was a happier ending instead of the sadness it had at the beginning, it is like for example seeing the dark side of life comes at the end to see the light, the most beautiful part of life.

Liz Castillo - Cosas Contigo
Musical themes by Liz Castillo

To the new talent that is currently emerging, Liz Castillo mentions that currently many people want to be a fast and famous artist, but the truth is… “the person who is going to be an artist is because they have it in their soul, mind and it is written in Life will go on and overcome its obstacles, no matter how difficult … the artist is born with that quality, those who are not will not be able to continue even with all the support in the world “…” the artist’s work is not for himself, but for others, respecting his audience with respect to his lyrics, a clear message without many complicated words ”

If you want to know more about her, listen to her songs or contact her:

  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizcastilloficial/
  • Canal de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liz.c.prieto.7
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liz.c.prieto.7/
  • Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/liz-castillo-09b005124
  • YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCVBBbLlsIt2vv1WD-JjlxlA
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/liz07156882

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  • https://open.spotify.com/artist/0FMLrFYvhu14ITV7ecMHpx?si=9_e5Ru99QBqn_kWvZ3U7EA

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  • https://open.spotify.com/artist/0FMLrFYvhu14ITV7ecMHpx?si=9uUH-GunTUKJ3R2DvPsibg

 

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Argentina and its musical genres of origin and the tropics

Argentine musical genres and development to date with tropical genres

 

Each country has its essence with respect to what it represents above all in its culture, and in Latin America there is a great variety of musical genres and dances unlike Europe since during the colonization of the new world a mixture occurred not only at the level of races but also of culture, emerging a great variety of musical genres…

In this time we have Argentina, a country full of cultural diversity being the most interesting characteristic of this great South American country. It is a country where music is expressed with great style and elegance, especially at the level of dance, since its presentations are made in various places, including outdoors, especially in Buenos Aires (usually in summer).

Argentinian dance
Argentine Collash

Among the musical genres that stand out are:

  • Argentine Rock: it is the mix of rock and roll, blues, country & western, R&B, doo wop, boogie woogie and swing; It is characterized by having an outstanding and recognized Hispanic lyrics throughout Latin America thanks to the great popularity of the bands and artists that participated and reaped records in album sales and in attendance at recitals in the mid-1950s to date. (sample bands)

 

  • Tango: a musical and dance genre very characteristic of the Rio de la Plata region and its area of ​​influence, but mainly of the cities of Buenos Aires (in Argentina) and Montevideo (in Uruguay). Their music and dance is very popular in Argentina and this expressive dance has strong European influences. It is danced as a couple where the dancers merge in a romantic embrace, showing their sensuality, passion and feeling in each step taken, leading it to become one of the most famous dances and musical genres in the world.

 

  • Cumbia: despite the fact that this rhythm from the Caribbean countries, particularly Colombia, has spread in several Latin American countries including that country, the cumbia and the different variants are part of the music called “tropical”, and in Argentina Cumbia Villera is a subgenre born in popular areas, born approximately in 1997. It emerged from the fusion with local rhythms such as chamamé and tango, due to its instrumental endowment; Another particular characteristic of Argentine cumbia is the inclusion of flamenco within its musicalization.

 

  • In Argentine there are folk rhythms:

 

  • Zamba: its name derives from the daughters of black slaves and aborigines, who were sought to seduce through dance, this genre is located in the central part of the country and is generally associated with the Argentine Pampas. It is danced in pairs where the man surrounds the woman’s shoulders with a handkerchief with the intention of seduction.

 

  • Carnavalito: this genre is located in the Andean region, north of Argentina, its music and dance make up a part of the Andean pre-Columbian culture, it has a festive and lively tone.

 

  • Chacarera: a dance native to the north-central part of the country, has a marked aboriginal influence where the Quichua language is manifested. With vehement and intense tones, it is used in regional Carnival dances and is danced by stamping and courting figures.

During the 50s in the USA (United States) several musical genres were called “Latin Rhythms” to differentiate them from African-Americans, among which are salsa, merengue, samba, bachata and bolero among the most known. You will say that this has to do with the musical genres mentioned above … because there is a great difference and history since each musical genre or dance has its own rules to perform them either on a musical or dance level, but when a mixture arises. from two or more musical genres, a new one more innovative, fun and with a taste to the population, like what happened with the Latin rhythms in that country.

Photo of some dancers
Tango dancers photos

Salsa is a contagious and fun rhythm most of all for the general population at the time of dancing it, since people enjoy a very lively music where they usually shine with the amount of turns to magically show themselves with their spectators and to achieve this you are born with it or you train with professionals in dance; this generally applies to all Latin and / or tropical rhythms.

It does not matter what genre this popular in each country, the important thing is the dedication, expression and that each person has when producing their musical theme or dance to the public, giving the native his personal touch to his music or dance, becoming more unique and not as generic as it is made in other countries.

 

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Tips for the Latin dances “Salsa”, “Bachata”, “Merengue” and “Lambada”

To be able to socialize and have fun, many people learn different activities that can attract others either in their daily routine or during a rest time they have; among those activities is music and dance, where the person can interact with their neighbor and / or partner (a) either by practicing it or simply talking about the subject.

 

Dancing is simply the act of performing a dance, where a person uses his or her body to perform movements to the beat or to the rhythm of a music or melody, in order to express a message, by tradition or with the aim of entertaining oneself; of course, in order to practice it, body communication is very important because the couple or group needs to know certain signals that indicate the “when” or “how”, in order to perform the steps and as a result the success of this performance will test the quality, maturity and growth of the dancers; and to perfect the technique the best thing they could do is to look for an academy where they can orient them and thus achieve their equilibrium either as a couple or as an individual.

However the dance is not something monotonous, it has different musical genres and on this occasion we will talk about La Salsa, La Bachata, El Merengue and a little known but at the same time very interesting rhythm called Lambada.

 The tenses in these 4 musical genres are different, for example:

 

  • The Lambada is a dance that comes from Brazil although you still have doubts about its exact origin.  Another influence of its development came from Caribbean music adding metal drums, electric guitars making this a unique musical experience.  It has a degree of popularity in Europe because it is exotic and uncommon due to certain characteristics la Lambada that there are traces of flamenco and other ancient Spanish dances.  The Lambada uses a three (3) beats, where the first 2 are fast and the third (3rd) is slow, with simple steps dancing either in the same place or on the side, showing momentum and interest where the dancer is looser, flexible and docile, whereas the woman is full bodily movement and should be guided by her partner, as if the woman were clay in the hands of the potter.
Lambada dance
Photo of a Lambada dance contest
  • La Salsa is an Afro-Caribbean rhythm and dance fused with jazz and other styles.  Its birth has been much debated, but it is known that it comes from a fusion carried out by the inhabitants of the Caribbean when they listened to European music and then mixed it with their drums, it is a rhythm with flavor, joy and the force of life, a very common characteristic when it comes to party, which one can associate through the salsa songs. The Salsa handles a four (4) beat beat beat, either side to side or back and forth, it can also be crossed (as if you draw a “V” with the 2 and 3 in the middle) and the turns in both dancers can be from simple to complex as you progress level in (a dance academy), citing the textual words of Glenis is a rhythm where the woman It’s man-guided, so if you want to blame her for a misstep, you know who to blame.
Salsa Pose
Photo of a couple dancing Salsa
  • The Merengue is a dance from the Dominican Republic, becoming a Caribbean and Latin rhythm, it is one of the easiest rhythms to learn to dance even without experience, since it is not as fast or strict as the “Salsa” is, its movement can be back and forth, or side to side, always adding very noticeable hip movement with the rest of the body although not as exaggerated as bachata or kizomba; giving it a touch of flavor and flavor.  It is required to do this a close dance with your partner that when salsa is danced, facilitating the fluency of the couple at the time of moving and so be more synchronized, of course it is that not all the time is like this, the trick is the synchronization of the couple’s steps; usually it resembles the turns of the salsa with the merengue.
Meringue Competition
Photo of dancers dancing Merengue

There are many types of dances in each country and in its academies and-or dance venues, which have their own rules, tips, names and steps to follow, what matters is that you achieve the ultimate goal which is to “dance” by holding classes regularly, following the advice of your teachers, practicing your technique outside your classes, dedicating time to improve your dance skills specific, improve your postures, exercise without abusing it getting your rest time and above all observe outstanding dancers of different styles, this way you will be able to achieve your goals without staying on the path of learning.

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International Salsa Magazine (ISM) is a monthly publication about Salsa activities around the world, that has been publishing since 2007. It is a world network of volunteers coordinated by ISM Magazine. We are working to strengthen all the events by working together.