Current World Salsa Champions 2007-2008 UK & European Tour....

Ola Latina are proud to announce the forthcoming UK and European Summer Tour for the Current World Salsa Dance Champions, Jhon Vasquez & Judy Aguilar (from Cali, Colombia).  Jhon and Judy will be visiting the UK and Europe from the 20th June to 10^th August this year.

Formerly part of the triple World Salsa Dance troupe Swing Latino, Jhon and Judy have an extensive record of achievements in their own right; they have been twice Colombian National Champions in 2005 and 2006, Cali World Salsa Festival Champions in 2006, World runners up in the World Salsa Championships in 2006, twice World Salsa Team Champions with Swing Latino and now current World Salsa Dance Champions 2007-2008 in the cabaret category open to all styles.

Salsa dancers from Cali, Colombia have continued to establish their pedigree around the world, last December in the third World Salsa Championships in Orlando, Florida they finished first and second in the Cabaret division, while in the Teams competition, Cali Salsa teams finished first, second and third, with groups as large as 20 members.

The world has finally taken note of Cali's particular Salsa style, 'The piston-footed, below-the-waist style of dancing salsa developed during the last 40 years in Cali, Colombia’s Southwestern city, has been dropping jaws since 2005, from Wellington, New Zealand, to Salt Lake City...'Dancers worldwide are taking note', says Albert Torres, a member of the Salsa Seven and the driving force behind the World Championships...The success caleños have seen, combined with the growth of the championships, is leading thousands in Cali to dream of hopping and stepping out of misery... the dancers from Cali, says Torres, .. are “the future of Salsa.” Timothy Pratt, 'Salsa Dancers from Cali, Colombia' in ReVista, Harvard Review of Latin America, Volume VII, No. 1, Fall 2007, p. 39 (Harvard University).

Salsa in Cali is a way of life, it is the identity and heartbeat of the city and Salsa dancing has become an art, the city has more than 50 professional schools with over 8,000 dancers from as young as 5 years old. Their own Cali World Salsa Festival in September is the city's biggest showcase for hundreds of the best dancers from these schools, with the winners gaining the right to represent Cali in the World Salsa Championships in the US in December.

Don’t miss their performances at the Carnaval Latino del Norte .

Venezuelan Salsa Legend comes to 'Londres'....


The legendary Latin Music artist Luis Felipe Gonzalez visits London in June and will be performing as the main attraction at the Carnaval Latino del Norte. Luis was particularly popular in the 70's and 80's in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, the US and Central America.  click here to view his World Salsa Hit 'Londres'.





Salsa Republic's Annual Weekender is back ....

This special Weekender on 27th & 28th June will including the Carnaval de Cuba after party an event not to be missed, dance classes and a specialist salsa class 'Cali Style' with the Jhon Vasquez  & Judy Aguilar (Current World Salsa Champions)  5 rooms including music from Matices Latinos, a small group with a big sound playing Latin American folk and popular music in the chill out room, and special dance performances from Jhon & Judy. An event not to be missed. Click here for more details.

Coming Soon.......

Salsa Republic's 2nd Open Dance Championship in August....details on registration to be posted soon.

Want to Salsa in Colombia?.......

How would you like to 'Salsa in Colombia'? Coming Soon.. Salsa Holidays to Colombia including the colonial city Cartagena, Bogata and the Salsa capital, Cali. The tour will include attending Cali’s World Salsa Festival (10-14^th September) featuring some of the best Salsa dance couples and Salsa schools in the world, including 5  times World Champions Swing Latino, current World Champions Jhon Vasquez & Judy Aguilar, 2005 World Champions Ricardo Murillo & Viviana Vargas, Rueda de Casino 2006 World Champions RUCAFE, World runners up Pioneros del Ritmo, Ases del Ritmo, World runners up Nilson & Deisy, plus many more Salsa schools from Cali and international guests from the US and Puerto Rico. 

This will be an amazing and exciting Salsa experience in the heart of one of the most beautiful, vibrant, welcoming, modern and undiscovered countries in Latin America.  Colombia's progress on all fronts in the last few years is undeniable and the country is fast becoming a hot spot for tourists.  This event is sponsored and supported by the Colombian government organization PROEXPORT, Colombian international airline Avianca, Cali’s Culture & Tourist Board and Cali’s World Salsa Festival. More Details to Follow Soon!!

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