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2007 World Salsa Championships on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes

Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Allan Tabilas

It’s broadcast time! The 2007 World Salsa Championships will be broadcast on ESPN Deportes and ESPN2 for the first time in the U.S. in May and June (tonight on ESPN Deportes!). The premiere competition attracts dancers from every corner around the globe, covering on1, on2, team, and cabaret divisions, and is also available on DVD. Watch some of your favorite performers, including Oliver Pineda and Luda Kroitor, Mario “Junior” Alabi and Emily Alabi, Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres, and El Mulato y su Swing Latino. We’ve been to the 2006 and 2007 events, and have been always impressed with the incredible talent, organization, music, and social dancing. Simply put, it is salsa and mambo’s best dancers on the world stage. The event also had some great musicians, including El Gran Combo and Aldaberto Santiago. Live music at its finest as well - there is no music without the dance. You must come check it in out Orlando, Florida (U.S.) this coming December.


ESPN Deportes in the USA and Puerto Rico

Date                           Time
May 6                    9:00 pm ET           6:00 pm PT
May 10                  9:00 pm ET           6:00 pm PT

ESPN2 USA:

May 27                   9:00 pm ET            6:00 pm PT
June 4                   12:30 am ET
June 3                    9:30 pm PT
June 19                  2:00 pm ET          11:00 am PT

Additional schedules for Central America, South America, Africa, Middle East, Pacific Rim, and Europe, are available at the World Salsa Championships website.

Highlights at the 2007 World Salsa Championships

Albert Torres interview at the 2007 event. He discusses the depth of talent from all divisions, how Orlando and Disney World has embraced the World Championships, and the live music with Adalberto Santiago.

World Salsa Championships 2007 promo


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Salsamentary (a documentary)

Posted on February 8th, 2008 by Allan Tabilas

We are pleased to announce our first documentary, Salsamentary. The documentary is available through:

  • Video gallery on our website - click here
  • Subscribe to the Salsamentary Podcast (iTunes) Subscribe to the Salsamentary Podcast via iTunes. (preferred and easiest way of watching the documentary)

    • Since 2005, Salsa dancers from around the globe have competed for first place at the World Salsa Championships.

    In 2006, we followed two couples from Philadelphia, and one from the Netherlands in their attempt to be the world’s best from their respective divisions. The couples are:


    Darlin Garcia (on1 division)
    Dominican Republic    		 Kathleen Eccleston (on1 division)
    Cherry Hill, NJ    		 Taiti Walter (on2 division)
    Curacao and the Netherlands
    In his early twenties, Darlin is one of Philadelphia’s most talented and accomplished dancers. He’s competed in several competitions and as a cofounder of Art in Motion, been a veteran of national and international salsa congresses. A former gymnast, Kathleen started dancing salsa with Masacote’s Ana Massicot and the Atrium’s Barbara Capaldi. She soon gained experience with New Jersey’s Salseros Unidos, then joined Art in Motion. With salsa experience gained from the Netherlands based team Matanza, Taiti and partner Cristel have traveled Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. They are in demand for their salsa and zouk workshops.
    Cristel Beijkirch (on2 division)
    The Hague, Netherlands    		 Victor Colon (cabaret division)
    Puerto Rico & Philadelphia, Pa    		 Sonya Elmore (cabaret division)
    Russia & Bensalem, Pa
    A physical therapy graduate and a former gymnast, Cristel has roots from both Holland and Suriname. Along with partner Taiti, she was one of the first couples from Matanza. Her love of salsa has called her to countries such as China, India, Bulgaria, and the United States. A graduate of Penn State University with a degree in engineering, Victor has quickly built a name for himself in Philadelphia and South Jersey. Having teamed up with Sonya Elmore, the dance couple have competed both regionally and in Puerto Rico. As a longtime competitor in ballroom dance world, Sonya was bit by the salsa bug in her travels to Los Angeles. Sonya owns La Luna Dance Studio, one of the largest dance schools in the Philadelphia area. Her pro team is Luna Negra dancers.

    Currently at 13 chapters, with one more forthcoming, the documentary is over 1 hour and 40 minutes. The iTunes podcast allows you to download the files locally to your machine to watch at your leisure.The documentary also features interviews from 2005 on1 champions Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres, 2005 on2 champions Oliver Pineda and Luda Kroitor, 2005 on1 3rd place couple Roberto Arenas and Marie-Josee Strazzero, Salsa Seven Inc. members Albert Torres and Rob Beiner, Griselle Ponce (Taima), Yesenia Peralta and Ismael Otero (Caribbean Soul), Burju Perez (Hacha y Machete), Ana and Joel Massicot (Masacote). More information is forthcoming. Alternative images:

    iTunes Salsamentary podcast download instructions

    For Apple’s own instructions, please follow this link.

    1. Install the iTunes client on your Windows XP PC or Mac OS X machine. Launch iTunes.

    2. In the left pane, click the iTunes Store link.

    3. Once you are in the iTunes Store, go to the search bar in the upper right hand corner, type Salsamentary, and press enter.

    4. In the right corner where it says “Podcasts”, one result should come up with the Salsamentary podcast. Click on the podcast.

    5. Click the subscribe button to subscribe to the podcast. Your computer will download the first video of the podcast (Trailer 1). You must manually download the other chapters.

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