LIAN & LEX

Lian Milner, born in Malaysia. Travelled around the world till she ended up in Australia where she met Damon. Damon was send to Bangkok for work late 2008 and Lian joined him to live there. They started taking classes at Salsa Hacha where Lian met Lex as her dance partner for the improver performance at Hacha's 2nd anniversary.

Lex de Groot, born in Holland. Living and working in Bangkok for over 6yrs now. Lex works in the movie industry as an actor/stuntman/producer. He started dancing around the time of the last Salsa Bangkok festival and has been addicted to Salsa since that time

ANNA & TOP

Anna Yossuwanpanu (Anna) & Ritthikrai Pattanee (Top) both learn Salsa dance in Mukdahan for 1 year.

MAU & PITBULL

Thunyapoj Damrongsakul (Pitbull) is only 13 years old. He will partner will Unchalee Damrongsakul (Mau). Both of them dances salsa for eleven months (December 08) at Mekong Mambo in Mukdhan.

CHIKA & TAKU

After visiting Cuba, Chika Otsuka fell in love with this great music, Salsa. It always gives me plentiful happiness and I feel the very joyful moment through salsa.

For Takuma Goya, Salsa…it’s like a feeling that the wind of a note blows through my body, and I could become like a Peter Pan flying to the sky freely. Wearing the robe of music with exquisite sense, I want everyone to feel…”What a great feeling salsa gives us!”

CARINE & CHRISTIAN

Couple nickname : "C & C" We took some lessons of Cuban salsa 2 years ago with some friends.. and now this year we are trying the New York salsa with the great Apple and Luis, just for fun!

We are just beginners yet we love to dance and laugh and have a good time no matter how the "dancing result" is. We have nothing to lose by trying this competition only great memories to gain!

PONG & PALITHA
Praparnrat Charoentham fell in love salsa, when she was young. She dreams about being a famous dancer.  When she starts dancing about a year ago at La Rueda, she makes a lot of friends and good memories and enjoy. Thank you everyone for dancing with me.

Palitha Dharmadasa from Srilanka, moved to Bangkok last year; I first started my salsa dancing classes at Salsa Hacha last year November. Passion for dancing I had since small, I started dancing around the age of 10 that is our national traditional dancing, then fallen in Love with Latin music and dancing when I do post graduate studies. For me dancing is a hobby, sport and most of all a meditation.

WENDY & NEIL

"Salsa dancing for us, like a universal language, bridges human beings from all walks of life and opens up inspiring conversation between two dancers. And the conversation goes on…"

LYD & RICH

Junjira Kunkan "I have been dancing salsa for around 3 three years. I took Salsa classes with Arnie and P' DJ from the beginner class and took a performer class with Roj and P' Aoy in 2006 then no more serious class, just went out some times for socail dancing. Salsa is a part of my life. It is my favorite pursuit. Salsa bring me many good things eg. friends, fun,good exercise, etc . Thank you salsa!! I really like Salsa!!"

Richard Thurman "I grew up in San Francisco, which is probably one of the largest Salsa communities in the world. However, there were so many things to do that I was never drawn to the music or the dance itself. I had plenty of Latin American friends who danced, but I always preferred Hip Hop. Living in Bangkok, I found myself seeking something constructive to do with my evenings. I wanted to meet new people and develop quality relationships with people of all backgrounds. Once I began to learn Salsa basics, I began to crave more. I aspired to be a better dancer and this drove me to spend countless hours practicing and multiple nights social dancing per week. Salsa has connected me with people from all over the world and the thing I love most about it is that it's a universal language that I can speak with people no matter where they are from. It has changed me and changed my life forever."

NOK & PIK

Kamolwan Chaiputta started Thai traditional dancing since 1979, started Jazz dancing since 1990, started salsa in 2007 and dropped it in 2008, started again in  2009, total years of salsa dancing 1.5 years. 

Thatapan Choeithongsri started latin dancing in 2006, started salsa in April 2009, total years of salsa dancing 5 months.

 

CAT & NICOLAS

Busara Sirikhan "I begun to dance salsa 1 year and 6 month ago at la rueda club with my friends. Since this night, I like it so much that I come about 2 or 3 times a week to dance... Rueda, Salsa Hacha, Dream hotel, Xperience, every night is a good time to dance L.A. salsa."

Nicolas Baret "I learnt portorican salsa in paris 2 years ago. Last year, when I came in bangkok, I looked for friends and salsa nights was my best choice. Here I practice L.A. salsa every week with a lot of nice people."