Category Archive: Latin American traditional dances

Salsa dancers at The Biltmore Hotel, Miami

Structuring Salsa Silhouettes

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All images: Salsa dancers at the Biltmore Hotel, Miami I’ve started processing some of the images from my recent trip to Miami. I took these before interviewing the people concerned, and will share… Continue reading →

Kim and David Benitez dancing tango at Sadler's Wells Dance Club, 2008

Kim and David Benitez

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Kim and David Benitez performing tango for Sadler’s Wells Dance Club in 2008 I wanted to hear what Kim had to say of her memories of Gene Kelly because they have something interesting… Continue reading →

Two Sides Of Tom – at Tango Al Fresco

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It’s lovely to be working in a place where people know me. I get more dances, which is natural, but I also get a lot more spontaneous stuff. Here is one, taken at… Continue reading →

Playing with the Fuji X100

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A Place to Live When We Are Old Described as ‘a participatory public art project exploring attitudes towards old age through danzón’,  I thought this was a delightful way to meet different people… Continue reading →

London Goes Latin: two of the kids from the Salsa Naturally performance

London Went Latin

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Yesterday I interviewed Leigh, who was responsible for the whole huge London Goes Latin event which was held on the last day of Big Dance. Part of this was a huge attempt to… Continue reading →

The teacher demonstrates how to lead and follow at Tango Walk on the South Bank

Tango Walk – the lesson

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I was commissioned to do a photo feature on Tanja Raaste’s Tango Walk, one of the Big Dance events held on the South Bank. This shot, from last Saturday, of Alfredo Martin Espindola… Continue reading →

peruvian dancers in london

peruvian dancers in covent garden and a chance to win a trip to peru with kuoni

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Part of a promotion arranged by Peru Tourism today, these two are dancing Festejos. This is an Afro-Peruvian dance from the coast and in it dancers are allowed quite a lot of leeway… Continue reading →