Salsa LAon1 festivals and congresses

L.A. style is purely danced on 1, in a slot. It traces its evolution from the Salsa explosion of the 80s and 90s with Latin migrants and commercial growth of Salsa music in the west coast. It is strongly influenced by the Mambo, Swing and Argentine Tango styles of dancing. L.A. style emphasizes sensuousness, theatricality, aerobics, and showstyle. The two essential elements of this dance are the forward/backward basic as described above, and the cross-body lead. In this pattern, the leader steps forward on 1, steps to the right on 2-3 while turning 90 degrees counter-clockwise (facing to the left). The follower then steps forward on 5-6, and turns on 7-8, while the leader makes another 90 degrees counter-clockwise. After these 8 counts, the leader and follower have exchanged their positions. Most LA Style dancers are not particular on the quick-quick slow rhythm seen on NY Style or Latin American style.

Major LA Style pioneers are Albert Torres, Laura Canellias and Joe Cassini rightfully deserve much of the credit for the early development and growth of L.A. Style Salsa.[citation needed] Later, such dancers as Alex Da Silva, Edie Lewis, Joby Martinez, Thomas Montero, Rogelio Moreno, Josie Neglia, Liz Rojas,Tropical Gem,Maximo Rea, Francisco Vazquez and Janette Valenzuela are often credited with developing the L.A. style of Salsa Dancing as we know it today.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsa_%28dance%29

Salsa LAon1 featured artists

Salsa LAon1 events in May 2012

24 - 27 May Los Angeles Salsa Congress (Los Angeles, CA, United States)
25 - 27 May Connecticut Salsa Fest (Stamford, CT, United States)
25 - 27 May Summer Salsa Beach (Lloret de Mar, Spain)

Salsa LAon1 events in June 2012

1 - 3 Jun NZ Pacific Salsa Congress (Wellington, New Zealand)
4 - 13 Jun KiSO'liday by O'Dance Holidays (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
7 - 10 Jun Gemini Salsa Competition (Portland, OR, United States)
7 - 10 Jun Riga Salsa Festival (Riga, Latvia)
8 - 10 Jun Symposium Internacional de Salsa, Bachata & Kizomba (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
9 - 10 Jun Slammin' Salsa Summer Fest (Clemson, SC, United States)
12 - 18 Jun MamboCity Salsa Splash Spain (Alicante, Spain)
14 - 17 Jun Salsa Vitamina Latin Paradise (Sliač, Slovakia)
15 - 17 Jun Portland Salsa Congress (Portland, OR, United States)
15 - 17 Jun Salsa Clubbing Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria)
15 - 16 Jun Lisa - Liege International Salsa Congress (Liege, Belgium)
19 - 25 Jun Croatian Summer Salsa Festival (Rovinj, Croatia)
21 - 24 Jun Salsamemucho (Shanghai, China)
22 - 25 Jun Salsa Central Weekend (Wolverhampton, United Kingdom)
22 - 25 Jun UK Salsa Central Weekend (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
22 - 24 Jun Salsa School Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
29 Jun - 1 Jul Salsafestival Thüringen (Bad Lobenstein, Germany)
29 Jun - 1 Jul International Salsa congress in St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Salsa LAon1 events in July 2012

5 - 8 Jul 4th Warsaw Summer Salsa & Kizomba Festival (Warsaw, Poland)
6 - 8 Jul Greek Salsa Bootcamp (Agria, Greece)
12 - 16 Jul International Salsafestival in Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
24 - 30 Jul Salsa Beach Splash Festival (Šibenik, Croatia)
26 - 29 Jul Salsa Dance Summer Festival (Portorož, Slovenia)

Salsa LAon1 events in August 2012

2 - 5 Aug VI Lyon's Freestyle Festival (Alicante, Spain)
3 - 5 Aug Estonian Salsa Summercamp (Tallinn, Estonia)
3 - 4 Aug Venezuela es Latina (Caracas, Venezuela)
4 - 10 Aug 1st Dalmatia Summer Salsa Festival (Split, Croatia)
17 - 19 Aug Salsa Festival Chemnitz - La Palma (Chemnitz, Germany)
19 - 26 Aug Energyweek (Famagusta, Cyprus)
24 - 26 Aug Summer Salsa Congress Holland (Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands)
24 - 26 Aug Baltic Latino Congress (Riga, Latvia)
29 Aug - 3 Sep New York International Salsa Congress (New York City, NY, United States)

Salsa LAon1 events in September 2012

7 - 9 Sep Lyon Salsa Congress (Lyon, France)
21 - 23 Sep Salsa Convention St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
27 Sep - 1 Oct Salsa Festival International de Marrakech (Marrakech, Morocco)
28 - 30 Sep Angoulême Salsa Festival (Angoulême, France)

Salsa LAon1 events in October 2012

3 - 7 Oct 12th Berlin Salsa Congress (Berlin, Germany)
4 - 8 Oct Canada Salsa Congress (Toronto, Canada)
4 - 6 Oct St. Louis Salsa Congress (St. Louis, MO, United States)
5 - 7 Oct Essex Latin Festival 2012 (Essex, United Kingdom)
12 - 14 Oct Freestyle Salsa Fest (St. Petersburg, Russia)
12 - 14 Oct Tumbao Festival (Lille, France)
19 - 21 Oct Salsa Power Festival (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
26 - 28 Oct Balkan Salsa Congress (Borovetz, Bulgaria)

Salsa LAon1 events in November 2012

9 - 11 Nov Uni Salsa Camp (Regensburg, Germany)
15 - 18 Nov Tallinn Salsafestival (Tallinn, Estonia)
30 Nov - 2 Dec Salsalove Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)

* The highlighted events in this list are dedicated to Salsa LAon1, others feature it as an additional style.

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