NEW ORLEANS JAM ::RELOADED::

Posted on January 7th, 2010 by dimas

Nickiijammzz & Mambo Orleans in collaboration with Noel Rodriguez present: New Orleans Jam RELOADED. The 1st Annual New Orleans Jam was a so much fun that they had to bring it back due to such a high demand for the event.

With performances by  Melissa Pabon , Noel Rodriguez , Melissa Rosado , Ismael Otero & Shani Talmor , Mario B. , Ozlem Sevimkan , Rekreation, Tallahassee Mambo Project (TMP), Clavekazi 15 Minutes, & Liquid Rhythm this event is sure to please.

For more info on Event Schedule, Workshop Schedule, & more visit the New Orleans Jam website: www.neworleansjam.com.

Tags: , Mambo Orleans, Melissa Padin, Melissa Rosado, New Orleans Jam, Nick Padin, Noel Rodriguez
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La Luna 1st annual Pro-Am Salsa Competition

Posted on March 15th, 2009 by Allan Tabilas

Question: what does an electrical engineer, police officer, and a software developer have in common?  Answer: they all competed in La Luna Dance Studio’s first annual Pro-Am salsa competition on March 13.  The Bensalem, Pennsylvania based dance studio paired some of their finest instructors with students who competed in the male and female divisions.  The students’ skill levels ranged from six months to three years of dance experience.   Aside from pre-dancing jitters, all the competitors did an excellent job in front of a very large crowd.

In addition, Philadelphia’s very own Visual Impact Performers made their return with a well-received all-men shines performance with Raul Santiago, Homi Malave, and Joey Vasquez.   For the past two years, Raul has been working with Jayson Molina y su Rompecabezas (puzzle pieces).  As a group, Visual Impact has plans to add their female partners to the shines routine, and are also choreographing a new partner-work routine in the spring-summer timeframe.

Nick Padin (Philly Jam 3 promoter and Plan B Dancer) and Melissa Padin (World Salsa Championships on1 semifinalist, Enixe and Art in Motion dancer) served as judges.  We anticipate that next year’s event will have even more participation.

As an aside, Philadelphia’s Chelsea Gaillard is hosting the 2nd annual LuvSalsa Competition on March 28, where Nick and Melissa will once again play the role as judges.

Here are the final results of the pro-am competition.

Female division (click the link to watch their performance)

1. Stacy SanSeverino & Jose Maldonado
2. Nicole Maloy & Jose Maldonado
3. Natalie Colon & Mike Andino

Male division

1. Al Rivera and Amber Rawls
2. John Zell and Star Sequinot

Congratulations to all dancers in the competition!  Nuevotec correspondent Jessica Hannah caught up with the winners of each division (Al Rivera and Stacy Sanseverino) to get their thoughts on the competition.

Interview - Jose Maldonado & Stacy Sanseverino

Interview - Amber Rawls and Allen Rivera

Tags: , , Amber Rawls, Jose Maldonado, La Luna Dance Studio, Melissa Pabon, Mike Andino, Nick Padin, Sonya Elmore, Star Sequinot
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Philly Jam 3 returns on April 11th

Posted on March 12th, 2009 by Allan Tabilas

 

Quickly making its reputation as one of Philadelphia’s premiere salsa events, Philly Jam returns for its third year on April 11. Promoter and dancer Nick Padin (who has interviewed many times for Nuevotec) has lined up a number of world class performers.  Some of the scheduled artists include Boston’s Masacote Dance Company and Leña Dance Company, Chicago’s Urban Vibe (2007 World Salsa Championships semifinalist), Art in Motion, Fuzion Creativa (who made their debut last year) and Calle Luna.

The first two events in 2007 and 2008 included two teams who were top 10 finalists at the World Salsa Championships - Descarga Caribe from Chicago (2006 top 10 finalist) and Salsa Heat from Orlando (2007 top 10 finalist), as well as Plan B Dancers.   The events have been well attended, with salseros coming from New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, and DC.

Mario “B” Gonzales of Plan B Dancers also makes his return as MC.

Philly Jam will be located at the Associated Polish Home hall at 9150 Academy Road, Philadelphia, Pa.  For more information, please contact Nick Padin.

2007 Philly Jam 1 video gallery

2008 Philly Jam 2 video gallery

Tags: Art in Motion, Fuzion Creativa, Masacote, Nick Padin, Philly Jam, Urban Vibe
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