Interview with Apple Busakorn

After studying architecture at Harvard and embarking on a promising career in New York, Apple Busakorn decided to choose dance instead. As creative director of Rumpuree World Dance Studio, she brought the dances of Latin America, and the world, to Thailand. Her goal is to get more Thai people into dance, which she sees as […]

2018 Latin Dance Congress: The Highlights

For its second year running, The Original Latin Dance Congress brought together over 1,000 people from over 40 different countries to the AVANI Riverside hotel in Bangkok, Thailand from 6-10 June 2018, for what is now one of the biggest Latin dance festivals in Asia. Here are my top six highlights: Musicality with Jimmy Bosch […]

Exclusive Interview with Griselle Ponce

One of the world’s most recognized and decorated salsa artists, the Mambo Diva opens up on life as a dancer, mother, and humanitarian, the importance of staying humble, and how dancing can help you become the best version of yourself. Griselle Ponce is elegantly dressed in black, her waist-length hair neatly tied back. Sitting on […]

New York Salsa

Three Dancers in New York

People from around the world are flocking to New York to learn its signature salsa style. Danced in a linear movement, it is danced “On 2” unlike other salsa styles, meaning that the follower steps forward and leader steps backwards on the second beat. New York Salsa is often credited as the creation of Eddie […]