SALSA FESTIVAL ARCHIVES

Festival 2002

 

2001 SALSA FESTIVAL

The Dublin International Salsa Festival was the biggest yet with about five hundred and ten people in attendance, a combination of two venues, sixty hours of dancing and eight teachers in total. The 2001 Festival became the first festival that is now available on video. The Irish Salsa Champions won £300, the coverted Afrimania Salsa Plaque and dinner at the Havana Tapas Bar.

The Festival was sponsored by Nokia Ireland. The Merengue Competition was won by Karim and Tamara. Second place went to Antonio and Carmen and third place went to Fernando and Lisa.

The Salsa Championship was won by Donald and Sharon. Second place went to Conor and Linda and third place to Fabio and Kellyann.
As usual the festival atmosphere was electric.

The next Dublin International Festival will be May 10th,11th,12th 2002. See you then.


From left to right: Tamara, Dr. Rumba, Claire, Linda and Mark at the Festival Party
The Teachers and The Champions. Teachers on the left are Deanne and Sai and on the right Carmel and Sheryl
Cross-section of the Irish Salsa Festival Dance Competition

Bill and Ann
Conor and Linda
Donal and Sharon, Current Irish Salsa Champions
Dublin Salsa Festival Weekend 2000


The Dublin Salsa festival has come and gone. But it will never be forgotten until next year when we hope to be even better. The whole weekend was fantastic. The welcome party on Friday Night had Salsaros from Bristol, Bath, London, Cardiff, Derry, Cork, Boston and of course our loving Dubliners. Saturday started off with different Salsa Classes with an array of Teacher Talent, Carmel (Ireland, Salsa Villa), Ivan (Salsa Villa), Robert (London), Fire (London), BeeDee (Bruxells) and our Main Man Dr. Rumba. Special bands of the festival were Latino House (originally Colombia but now based in Cork) and Latin Soul (Dublin).

 

Flashback Festival 2000



Melissa Cooney, Latin Spirit in Everyone.



Fernando and Eva, Winners of the Irish Salsa Dance
Open Championships with Dr. Rumba

Audrey, Manuel, Emma and Francisco
proudly soaked in the Festival atmosphere.





Dublin Salsa Festival Weekend '99

Ireland's first ever Salsa Festival was held at the Ormond Quay's Hotel on Saturday the first weekend of June and culminated with a performance by Cuban band Palenque at Salsa Villa in the Temple Bar Music Centre. Palenque are "one of the best Cuban bands around", according to Dr. Rumba. "They play good music, but also music you can dance to. They are also great entertainers. When they go on stage they want to make sure everyone enjoys themselves." Other activities included:
DJ Delroy DJ Eddy (Power FM)
DJ Rice (Jazz FM)
DJ Femo (Salsa Villa London)
and you may have noticed this name before - DJ Dr. Rumba
Classes and workshops in salsa, cha cha and merengue hosted by ten Afrimania teachers.
Choreographed performances by Dr. Rumba and his Afrocubana dance troupe.
Percussionist display on Grafton Street and Henry Street.
The First Irish Salsa Dance Open Championships were also held at the festival. Supercool and swivel-hipped Joe Benson and Kelly Anne Mooney swept to victory and second place went to Fernando Gutierrez and Suzanne Casey, while Christopher and Lea picked up third spot. Donal and Karen came fourth. There was also a merengue competition and the same dancers figured highly again. Kelly Ann and Fernando collected silverware with top spot followed by Christopher and Melissa and Donal and Karen.








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