3 years ago

Salsa bachata zouk brazilianzouk kizomba podcast

On Today’s Episode we have the amazingly talented Jazzy Ruiz who is an award winning Latin dancer, instructor and choreographer.
Jazzy has been teaching for over 20 years.
He was born and raised in Guatemala
He opened the dance school Danseklubben Salsakompaniet in 1999. It is the largest salsa and Latin dance organization in Norway.

In this episode we talk about:

Intro – 1:15
Music in his Childhood – 5:15
Beginner Stage as a child – 07:58
Beginner Advice – 10:14
Moving to Norway / discrimination and obstacles – 15:20
People who are hesitant to take that risk – 23:06
At what point, did things start to look up for you in Norway? 28:12
His first Performance in Berlin (small segue) – 31:40
How to Build a Dance Community – 37:20
Should you care about Culture and History? - 42:30
Lessons Learned (dancing is a metaphor for life) – 46:25
Effects of Social Media - 50:03
Life of professional Dancer – 55:24
Advice on Running a Dance School – 1:01:15
Watch who you let into your circle – 1:11:58
One Tip / General Dance Advice – 1:17:15
Outro – 1:24:15

**Social Media Links**
https://www.instagram.com/jazzy.ruiz_dance/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/salsakompaniet/
https://salsakompaniet.no/
https://www.facebook.com/salsakompaniet.no/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/myrenskjokken/

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