Tagged With: salsa
#FriFotos: Steps
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo ** This week’s #FriFotos theme is “Steps,” and at first, I thought of buildings and structures reached by impressive or treacherous steps. And then, I started thinking of a whole other kind of step. Francisco took this photo in 2009 while we were working on Fodor’s Puerto Rico. … Continue reading
Snapshots: Summer Tango in New York City
Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo ** I have always loved summer in New York City, above all because Lincoln Center, the Hudson River, and other organizations and venues host music and dance events that bring amateurs and pros out to the dance floor by the hundreds. I’d rather be on the dance floor than behind … Continue reading
Congreso de Salsa Puertorriqueno/Puerto Rican Salsa Congress 2009
Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] ** Girls get together in groups to practice their routines, to adjust their costumes and get made up for this night. Their dresses and the men’s suits evoke another era: tiny buttons, Spanish-style dresses, cowboy boots and hats, and … Continue reading
Dance Fever…Mexican Style
English version; Please scroll down for Spanish version and video. by Francisco Collazo; Translated by Julie Schwietert Collazo Walking in Mexico City, we come upon a group of dancers in a park near Circular de Morelia Street. The group, we learn, is named Binniruyaa, and is comprised of a group of students from different disciplines: … Continue reading
