| Video Clips of the Memphis Salsa Scene and Around the World  I'm
Alex L., salsa promoter and co-director of Salsa
Memphis! To all those salsa fanatics that spend countless hours
on the Internet watching videoclips, I hope that you enjoy these!!!
This is my way of educating local Memphians on salsa and to help
spread that salsa love to those around the world. You may download these videoclips but please do not post them on other websites without prior consent. To those new to the website, if you scroll all the way to the bottom I have links to other websites that feature great videoclips too! Check them out!
Amateur Performance Team - Watch their June performance at High Point Pinch! 2007 High Point Pinch "Sexy" Bachata Contest - The bachata competition heats up as contestants battle for the cash prize Hector and Alana - The 2007 Bachata Champions! 2007 High Point Pinch Merengue Contest - The merengue competition was fierce with a few new surprises Daniel and Luciana - The 2007 Merengue Champions! Leigh Patterson - Watch her stunning performance at High Point Pinch! Atlanta, Georgia / Greenville, South Carolina Roadtrip
Jimmy Rumba, Edgar Mendez, and Louisette Toh - Watch this awesome videoclip of "Tun Tun" Edgar Mendez and Jimmy Rumba light up the dance floor with Salsa Memphis dancer, Louisette.
Victor Olivio and Juliana Berg - Here is their performance at the Take Hold Ballroom in Atlanta. "Salsa Night" at High Point Pinch Edgar Mendez and Anna Khlohova - This special performance was for Anna, who suffered a brief injury but was able to bounce back and dance. The choreography was set to the theme, "New York, New York". Alex Labrador and Tushar Jadhav - Just messing around... Video
Clips of the 2006 Memphis Salsa Convention The
2006 High Point Pinch This year's salsa competition in the Semi-Pro/Professional division was full of surprises as some of the best dancers in the city competed for $1000.00 in cash. There were 5 weeks of preliminaries and below are the winners which advanced to the finals. Congratulations to Jerry Gonzales and Amanda Armstrong for their "Vampire" routine which won by a small margin. All the competitors gave 100% and put on a great show for everyone to enjoy. 1st Place: Jerry Gonzales and Amanda Armstrong - a little known fact, Jerry won Memphis' first salsa competition back in 2004! 2nd Place: Dmitry Batishehev and Kelly Cooper 3rd Place: Louis Ramos and Michelle Grey Finalist: Holly Mosby and Silvia Lotes Special guest salsa instructor: Johnny Johnson and Maya Garner! Here's the owner/founder of "La Voz" Magazine, a publication dedicated to the mambo-salsa community. Edgar put Johnny and Maya on the spot during the competition and they lit up the dance floor! Amateur Division Videoclips:
The 2006 Orlando Salsa Congress Majesty in Motion - Here is David Stein (aka "White Boy Wonder) tearing it up at the Orlando salsa congress. David is the main salsa instructor in the San Diego, Ca. area. One of my personal favorites to perform and watch! Salsa Heat Dance Co. - Directed by Michael Barbieri, the Salsa Heat Dance Co. were the hosts and organizers for the congress. Here, they are closing the Friday night party with their performance! Latin Motions Dance Co. - Here is Troy and Jorjet representing Houston and showing the world their mix of "Creole" style salsa. I love this routine for its originality and old-school music! "Salsa
Night" at High Point Pinch
Edgar was a member of the world famous, Los Rumberos Dance Co., and is currently the director for the Salsa Memphis Dance Co. He is credited for bringing LA style salsa here to Memphis! Texas
Salsa Invasion Watch video clips of Christian and his partner, Crystal Verver, as they tear up the dance floor in Austin, "The Capital of Live Music"! Christian
Villalobos performance - Here's a videoclip of Christian
Villalobos and partner during a salsa competition in Austin,
Texas! 2005 Miami Salsa
Congress Free Salsa Video Clips
Alex was one of LA's very first salsa instructors that began teaching to the masses. Countless salsa professionals and instructors took a class or began their salsa training by him (whether they admit it or not!). I had the chance to meet him at the 2004 West Coast salsa congress and I've never seen anyone with his stage presence. Alex has influenced many professionals all over the world and has taught numerous celebrities like J. Lo, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Love Hewitt, P. Diddy, Will Smith, Mario Van Peeples, Vin Diesel and many more. You can learn more about him on his website, Alex DaSilva.com Alex DaSilva
and Liz Lira - Here is Alex DaSilva and Liz Lira dancing
in the preliminaries of the famous Mayan World Salsa Competition. A little salsa history... Enter the world famous Vasquez Brothers - These three brothers came from Guadalajara, Mexico to Los Angeles, Ca. Little did they know that they would one day take over the entire salsa scene there and reinvent it with their own unique style. These three have been dancing for many years and they molded the LA style from the very beginning. Our instructor, "Tun Tun" Edgar Mendez, use to roll with these characters and dominate the LA salsa clubs back in the days. Now, just about all of them are teaching/instructing in parts of Europe. If you ever get to see them dance in person, you're seeing a little bit of salsa history.
Francisco
Vasquez - This is one of my favorite clips of Francisco.
He has this uncanny ability to play with the beats of the music
ad lib. He's so dominant on the dance floor, he makes everyone
around him look like beginners, footage by Harry
Lee. Luis Vasquez - The middle child and one of the famous Vasquez brothers. Luis began LA's first dance company: Salsa Brava. They broke up a few years back and he formed a new company with a new partner, Melissa Fernandez. You can visit them on their website: Mas Salsa Brava. Johnny Vasquez - The youngest and perhaps most talented member of the famous Vasquez brothers. In the beginning, Johnny had no interest in salsa despite the urges from his older brothers. One day, he gave it a try and found out that he had abilities far greater than those of normal salseros! He later teamed up with older brother, Francisco to form Los Rumberos. I had the pleasure of watching Johnny and Olivia Dasso perform at the 1st West Coast Salsa Congress back in 1999. I swear I'd never seen anyone move that quick.
These are some of my personal favorite videoclips of all time. In this section, I will periodically update it with old clips that I think you will enjoy. David
Stein - a.k.a. "White Boy Wonder".
This is one of my favorite salsa dancers. I watched him social
dance a few years back at Cafe Sevilla and he blew me away with
his unique style. David is proud owner of his dance company,
Majesty In Motion,
which is the largest and most popular in San Diego, Ca. Jesus Morales - This is one of my favorite dancers to watch socially. He's so entertaining! Jesus Morales is one of the most recognizable salseros in the LA scene. His style is unique because unlike everyone else who emulates a pachuco or something, this guy's a bullfighter!! He has a website with a few videoclips called Smoothdancer.Com. Here is Jesus Morales dancing with TWO really hot women!! If you watch this one, make sure you're not at work or something. I don't want to get anyone in trouble! Rony Medrano and Dinora Barragan - Rony and Dinora are known for their flashy LA style and choreography. They have competed and won numerous salsa dance competitions throughout LA and against the best of the best. I had the pleasure of watching them live when they came to Texas for the 2004 Dallas Salsa Convention. Here they are performing one of their signature routines. I am always amazed how they can move that fast and still hit every accent. Victor Burgos and Gaby Bernal - Mexico City's finest. Victor and Gaby, other wise known as Salsa Con Clave, became famous in the salsa world for blending the traditional Mexican dance, Quebradita, and LA style salsa! Victor and Gaby won the 2004 Texas salsa championship and have performed in congresses all over the world. Orville Small - This is one of Toronto, Canada's most recognizable salsa professionals. He became famous in the salsa world for his routine, Blade, which won him numerous dance competitions and opportunities to perform all around the world. I had the pleasure of watching him dance live when he visited Texas for the 2004 Dallas Salsa Convention. Other Dancers from around the world.. You can learn more about Jimmy by visiting his website, JimmyRumba.com!
Frankie
Martinez - This is one of the most popular On2 dancers.
Frankie is well known in the salsa world for his role on spreading
the On2 frenzy all over the world and for his influence on numerous
dancers. His unique style and lightning fast footwork is almost
unmatched. Here he performs and brings the house down... all
by himself!!! Super
Mario - Here's a few video clips of Super Mario. He is based
out of England and is known as the "Million Moves Man"
because he has a seemingly endless array of salsa combinations.
I love watching him because he proves that size doesn't matter
when it comes to salsa and all his stuff is original. I had
the pleasure of meeting Super Mario in person at the 2004 West
Coast Salsa Congress. He's easily one of the most humble and
nicest guys around. Milton
Cobo - One half of the famous Cobo brothers of North Carolina.
These two brothers are one of the best On2 dancers I have ever
seen and have a style all to their own. Milton is my favorite
to watch because he's so smooth. Iran Castillo
- One of San Diego's best On2 salsa dancers! Iran is the founder
and director of the Son y Pasos, one of the premier New York
style salsa dance companies! Salsa Video Clips
by Harry Lee: Other websites
I'd recommend: Salsa
Atlanta - One of the best portal sites for events and other
happenings in the Atlanta salsa scene. There are great video
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Christian
Villalobos and Crystal Verver
Club
Mayan
Alex
DaSilva - Alex da Silva is the salsa instructor for
Fox's hit television show: SO
YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. Born in the city of
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Alex began his dancing career in San
Francisco where his unique style made him quite the legend there.
He later moved to Los Angeles where he quickly became famous
for his flashy moves and captivating tricks. 
Francisco
Vasquez - This guy will go down in history as the man
credited for inventing "LA style" salsa. When you
watch him dance, you'll see why. He's the one that taught Salsa
Memphis' instructor, Edgar Mendez, how to dance
and is proud owner of the 
Alex's
Choice
Jimmy
Rumba