2012 ended on a high note. On November 6th, I ended a major chapter of my life as part of the election and re-election effort of Barack Obama. I was a volunteer in 2007 and that changed my life for the better. I realized how passion and committing yourself to a purpose can move mountains. In the past 5 years …

I feel humbled by a colleague’s observation this morning. He said, “Dance is a conduit for the universe.” I paused. A conduit of the universe. That is some powerful stuff. It definitely is a perspective shifter. Usually, people think of performances (and some performers think this as well) as artistic expressions with entertaining as an objective. Now, I see it …

BAM! Here it is! 2012 WLDC will be in Miami. I will compete in 2 categories: Salsa 0n-1 and Cha Cha Cha #beFierce

This is my first bachata festival. We are celebrating the 2nd Hawaii Bachata Festival in Waikiki (Marriott Waikiki Resort). There are amazing performers and guest instructors from San Diego, Japan and Australia. My salsa partner and I are performing tonight  (Sunday, October 30th, 2011) and I will be spending lots of time behind the camera taking pictures and videos. My …

Performance is your reality, forget everything else. – Harold Geneen It’s been almost 1.5 months since I performed in Busan, South Korea. It was in the middle of winter in a beautiful city and I danced with sweet salseros. My choice of music was Aguanta la lengua by Joey Bataan. It had a very nice, relaxed feel to it and …

I’m excited about 2011 ! I’ve spent the past several weeks travelling to Italy and South Korea. I have a beginner styling salsa workshop tonight and a cha cha performance tonight at Busan, South Korea. I’m really happy about how my performances are coming along. I admit, I am still a bit nervous and insecure about performing. I toss around …

I would fain grow old learning many things. -Plato I’m trying to record and edit some styling and shines/footwork in the studio. I have no knowledge of videography/editing.  And I’m  making a lot of mistakes.  I’d like to blame it on the long hours during the day since I go to the studio around the late evening hours after work.  …

“You know you’re dancing when tears of pain and happiness blend in  with your sweat” ~anonymous I got my heart somewhat nudged on a couple days ago (not because of a boy…sort of). I was saddened by some news but also ecstatic by the same news. Basically, I will not be able to compete in the next three months. But after …

Here is a snippet of my performance with Carlos Chang. Carlos Chang is the creator, director and producer of Emotions: Power of Dance. I danced the Cha-Cha to the Pussycat Dolls’ Hush Hush song Enjoy!

I want to share this 2009 salsa performance with you.  My friend Cerell recorded this video and I’m grateful that she still had it on her computer. This was a very special time for me because it was my first performance. Also, it was around this time I decided to commit to the arts of ballroom, salsa and social latin …

“I love the confidence make-up gives me.” – Tyra Banks In ballroom dancing you have to play with the eyes. You have to entertain your audience with your movement, grace and eyes. Your pain, happiness, joy and convinctions need to be evident in your stare. You can’t shout that your dance is sorrowful, so you better convey it with your …

“Dancing is a relatively safe form of intoxication.” – Copeland & Cohen Confidance Studio traveled to Scottsdale in May. I was part of the entourage and all of us did well! This is my second mainland competition and I wasn’t AS nervous as the first. It’s so much fun to travel with a group of fun ladies AND Carlos! We …

Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. The best way is to forget doubts and set about the task in hand… If you are doing your best, you will not have time to worry about failure. – Robet Silliman There’s a little bit of grey, purple and fuschia in life. And I want to paint all …

1) Ramp up my cardio workout and lose weight–boycotting Hokulani cupcakes is such a pain…need to burn baby burn! 2) Get a new dress for competitions…pronto. Bye bye belly. Either way, I did well and people liked the performance. Here is a blog entry re: the showcase. This entry was taken from Dance News of the Pacific (http://dnotp.blogspot.com) EMOTIONS – …