Philadelphia Salsafest from La Luna Dance Studio

March 27th, 2009 Allan Tabilas Posted in dance |

Sonya Elmore and La Luna Dance Studio in Bensalem, Pa have announced the first annual Philadelphia Salsafest to be held from Halloween weekend, October 30-November 1, 2009.  The invited performers and instructors list appears to be quite stacked, as Sonya has invited local, national, and international talent including Puerto Rico Open & Mayan champions and World Salsa Championships finalists (Sonya and partner Victor Colon finished 5th at the 2006 World Salsa Championships in the cabaret division, and is a principal subject in our Salsamentary documentary).  Local talent includes Jessica Rodriguez, Calle Luna, Darlin Garcia, Mike Andino, Barbara Capaldi, and Joe Figueroa.  Here is an abbrieviated list of scheduled artists:

• Roberto Arenas & Marie-Josee Strazzero (Chilital Dance), Montreal, Quebec, Canada (interview | social | performance)
• John Narvaez & Liz Rojas (Salsamania), Bay Area, CA (interview | social | performance)
• Cristian Oviedo & Liz Lira, Los Angeles, California (interview | social | performance)
• Victor Perez & Burju Hurturk, (Hacha y Machete) Boston, MA (interview | social | performance)
• Al Espinoza, Los Angeles, CA / Florida (interview | social | performance)
• Magna Gopal, NJ (interview | social)
• Mario “B” Gonzales, (Plan B Dancers) Jersey City, NJ (interview | social | performance)
• Griselle Ponce, Passaic, NJ (interview | social | performance)
• Cultural Explosion, Elizabeth, NJ (interview | social | performance)
• Shaka Brown, DC/Florida  (interview | social | performance)

The event will be located at the Ramada Philadelphia airport.  Congratulations to Sonya and La Luna for organizing this event.