Interview with Liliana Belfiore

If everyone danced and communicated through dance or through song, there would be no wars. Because to dance with another person, you need to show love, respect, and recognition. —Liliana Belfiore One stormy autumn night in Buenos Aires, a benevolent uber driver handed me a piece of paper with a handwritten home telephone number for Liliana […]

Samba Awakens my Soul: Interview with Jessica Hahn-Chaplin

Jessica, 30 years old, left her life in the UK behind to follow her dream to dance Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In less than a week, she will be parading down the iconic Sambodrome Marquês de Sapucaí as an official Passista (dancer) for her Samba school Unidos de Banguas part of the 2019 Rio […]

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 […]

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 […]