Never stop being a student. This has been Bryant Ayala's philosophy as he continues his dance journey from childhood to champion level dancer. Bryant Ayala grew up in a dance family and now teaches, performs, directs and judges. His specialty Salsa style is Mambo On2. He will be in Oklahoma City for the OKC Salsa Bachata Weekender July 21-22 2023. Find out more about it here: www.salsabachataworkshop.com
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Dancers mentioned in this podcast:
Marco Ferrigno
Eddie Torres
Adolfo Indacochea
Edie, The Salsa Freak!!
Lawrence Garcia
Musicians mentioned in this podcast:
Cuban musician Perez Prado
Latin Jazz musician Machito ____________________________ Timestamps:
00:24 Wedding ceremony
01:30 OKC Weekender July 21
02:05 Introductions
04:01 growing up in a dance family
05:41 areas of dance
09:26 Never stop being a student
11:12 Training in Italy with Marco Ferrigno
12:26 Mambo On2 style
12:54 Learning On2 with Adolfo IndacocheaForget the numbers
16:34 What is Mambo?
18:05 OKC workshop focus
19:41 Sponsor Annabel Valencia Photography
20:25 Advice for young dancers
22:34 Directing 80 dancer performance
24:07 Challenge of creating
25:54 Being a good choreographer
28:15 Lines Dance Academy teams
30:15 Being a humble dancer
33:52 OKC Salsa Bachata Weekender details
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*Ray Ray Salsa teaches Salsa at International Dance Studio in Oklahoma City https://www.idancestudio.com/ *Ray Ray Salsa teaches Salsa using the Black Belt Salsa curriculum. Find out more about Black Belt Salsa at https://www.blackbeltsalsa.com and https://www.blackbeltdanceonline.com/ Get in touch: Send us your questions, comments or podcast suggestions! Ray Ray Salsa 405-320-9333 rayray@rayraysalsa.com Annabel Valencia 405-985-6805 inquiry@annabelvalencia.com Find Ray Ray Salsa on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram ____________________________