I like the elegance of this routine. It shows a side of Santo Rico I have not seen yet; a softer dance side. I applaud you guys for stepping out and trying something a bit different. I really liked it. As for my experience with Santo Rico; I had a great one. I have met them many times at congress and even been to take classes at their studio over 2 summers. They are very great and kind people in my book. SR represents class and professionalism very well. Take it from one who knows them: me.
I don't think any other group can match the number of excellent routines from SR. I'm talkin all the way back to Carnival. Thanks SR for the continued inspiration!!
I dont think the people making these comments have been around as long as we have for 15 odd years or so to really witness the progression in the scene especially the NY scene as well as the branching out across the US and worldwide and how SR has played an integral part in that progression, so I am happy to share this awareness and insight for those who perhaps havent been around that long and to also share my own personal experience of SR. Best wishes and continued success your student Gina
I live in Portland, Oregon. I have been to Santo Rico's studio over 2 different summers (2006-2007). I have met several of the students who participate in the SR dance school. I have seen many of their performances. Most of all, I have not experienced any attitude except patience (except from 1 person, but no big deal) at their dance school. I am looking forward to seeing them soon on the west coast.
Lets talk facts here. Santo Rico has done what NO other school or company has done before. SR has created STRUCTURE, foundation of their own ORIGINAL style and technique and a real professionally run company and school for salsa dance, with no BS, a place where people at any level of dance from any dance background beginner to professional can go to be challenged to be the best dancer they can be.
Also I want to note that having a BFA in dance and coming from the mainstream dance world that SR was the only program that really challenged me (someone with professional dance education and background) and inspired me to search deeper not only as a dancer but as a person.
It was also one of the few schools that allowed women to study the lead, which was my original intension and goal for attending class in the first place.
I really love this performance... and I read some of the comments posted and I believe that whoever posted this video should delete some of those unecessary comments... Noone else should be forced to read them because there are too many people involved in this video who need our respect... There are too many wars out there today and salsa needs nothing but peace...
There are two main schools that have bred most of our present day salsa instructors here in New York, Eddie Torres and SR, neither of which taught me how to dance salsa by the way. I learned salsa from social dancing and my prior dance knowledge and training. Being that I decided to go into instruction it was necessary to learn to lead, which lead me to SR.
Hi Tomas its Gina Liccardo here. I know Ive written you on a personal note since venturing into the realm of instructor to tell you how much I got out of the instruction at SR in the past, but I want to say publicly as well and as a testament to the school, that I have been affected very deeply on many different levels from my time at SR.
I am eternally grateful for all your (not only kind words), but truthful. It's the best way I appreciate my dance company/school being described. Everything you said here is actually how I've dreamt for my dance company to be perceived. God bless! Hope to meet you personally and/or know who you are. I actually had not read any of these since the run-in with that Jerk (purpleinLa), but someone advised me to should sign in and read some of the support we got since all of that. Thanks again.
Yes salsa is a social dance first, however, lets acknowledge that it has graduated to the stage and has become a top performance art as well and I feel that that is where the conflict starts among us.
There is no other salsa class in the city or world that offers the intensity of instruction like SR with that hardcore New York flava. I wish that SR were around when I was younger and all I wanted was to just perform. At that time there were no companies that were really run professionally, hell they didnt even bow at the end of a performance theyd just walk off the floor and half the time a rehearsal was more like a social meeting than a dance rehearsal, some people would even show up high!
For those dancers out there who are ambitious and want to be challenged to be the best they can be SR is the place. If budget and time constraints werent present, I would still be studying there religiously.
Heres what I think as well, I think that not only does the work at SR prepare a dancer for work as a dancer but you actually learn survival skills there. Tomas expects nothing but a persons best and even when youve given your best he expects more, he doesnt play around, this is how greatness is born.
As far as announcing to my students what I am teaching and mentioning SR how would you know what I do since you have never stepped inside one of my classes? Right you dont.
Hello All: Unfortunately we've come across a hater (purpleinLA) who's hiding behind his e-mail saying derogatory things about us. Please disregard his/her childish and idiotic comments cause they are a disgrace to the business. I got into it with him out of frustration for his insensitivity to our viewers, and realized how out of character I was by competing with such a poor specimen. Thanks for your continued support. Que viva la Salsa! Santo Rico Dance Inc.
Do you have any idea what it takes to stay in this business and consistently produce high-quality work and to basically be a one-man show? Unless you have money and backing growing out of your a**hole which most artists dont, (and if youre an artist you know what Im talking about), its practically a ton of hard work and even more miracles to make it and maintain it.
One of the things I learned there was the lead for a prep and it is also a more difficult technique than entering a turn through transition, now why would I teach the men studying with me the lead for a prep that I diligently studied for months and not teach the ladies the response to that lead?
It really sucked for a person who came from a professional dance background and training who LOVED salsa and who just wanted to dance and perform. I can tell you from personal experience that if you walk into a SR rehearsal it is a serious rehearsal its fantastic its a real rehearsal!!!
Heres a fact about trained dancers, we dont have this kind of BS in mainstream dance because dancers are further educated and recognize (actually its common sense if you ask me) that if someone trains with a certain person they are going to inherit their techniques and expound upon those techniques or be inspired to create their own techniques over time.
In the clip what youll notice is that Im teaching head spotting for spins, a technique, which is taken from BALLET. I wonder if youd call SR and the entire salsa community thieves for stealing the most efficient technique ever invented to execute a turn. What is the entire salsa community a bunch of thieves for using a technique they didnt invent? Should I or they have posted in the bi line to their spinning excerpts btw head spotting was an invention from ballet? My bad!
How much do you want to bet that the SRs Spin Technique was developed over a period of time through consistent trial and experimentation and not in one night? Have you ever taught a real salsa class? Do you know the process and journey that a teacher takes? Let me take a good guess OBVIOUSLY NOT.
Guy seriously why do we pay any attn to this self proclaimed "salsacritic and this purple piece of shit in la"? This is what motivates them, getting a rise out of everybody! We just need to ignore them! I've meet and danced with the ladies of santo rico and have met Thomas and Danny and they have always been very welcoming to me. I havent had the pleasure of attending one of their classes but hopefully it will be soon! SANTO RICO keep throwing it down! Hope to see yall soon!
Since when has true art been a popularity contest? Was a top choreographer like Bob Fosse nice? Hell no, sometimes you cant always be nice to get the job done, its sad but its true.
Anyone who has visited my website and read my bio (have you?) you can see that there exists an ENTIRE PARAGRAPH on my bio about my teachers. So do yourself a favor number one, quit trying to be a wannabe and acting like someone who has a right to call themselves an aficionado on salsa dance because you dont have a clue what youre talking about and
As far as mentioning my teachers, those who have influenced my technique you keep talking a lot of crap about how I dont mention SR and my teachers just because basically you want to cause some kind of drama because you want to feel important and get attention, I dont know maybe someone abandoned you as a child or some craziness and/or forgot to enroll you in the school of common sense got me.
It was quite ironic that the day AFTER I posted my first set of comments on this video before your nasty comment that you posted a comment on my spinning instruction excerpt calling me a thief, not the first nasty comment on one of my videos. So lets publicly address this load of crap youre spewing all over the internet once and for all as it is unfortunately necessary as a business woman to address such matters of smearing someones good name.
I dont know that this logical explanation will make any sense to someone that doesnt seem to display much knowledge or natural intuitive intelligence in basic concepts of dance education, especially when it comes to how to teach someone basic salsa spin techniques and technique that is in accordance with the way people are PRESENTLY dancing socially.
For the Salsa Critic? - Id like to know one thing, what kind of dance education or background do you have that makes you call yourself a Critic? What kind of arrogance do you possess that you are a self-proclaimed critic? If youre going to call yourself a critic you should at least have some credentials or at the very least some BASIC knowledge of dance.
I dont think the people making these comments have been around as long as we have for 15 odd years or so to really witness the progression in the scene especially the NY scene as well as the branching out across the US and worldwide and how SR has played an integral part in that progression, so I am happy to share this awareness and insight for those who perhaps havent been around that long and to also share my own personal experience of SR. Best wishes and continued success your student Gina
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yup...definitely one of my favorites all time routines. What a privilege it was to have them in Ottawa. Looking forward to next year :-)
These guys will be my forever favorites. Way to go guys!!!! Santo Rico may 2009 bring you even more success!!
Of the ones I have seen, this is definitely my favorite performance by Santo Rico.
I like the elegance of this routine. It shows a side of Santo Rico I have not seen yet; a softer dance side. I applaud you guys for stepping out and trying something a bit different. I really liked it.
As for my experience with Santo Rico; I had a great one. I have met them many times at congress and even been to take classes at their studio over 2 summers. They are very great and kind people in my book. SR represents class and professionalism very well. Take it from one who knows them: me.
I don't think any other group can match the number of excellent routines from SR. I'm talkin all the way back to Carnival. Thanks SR for the continued inspiration!!
I dont think the people making these comments have been around as long as we have for 15 odd years or so to really witness the progression in the scene especially the NY scene as well as the branching out across the US and worldwide and how SR has played an integral part in that progression, so I am happy to share this awareness and insight for those who perhaps havent been around that long and to also share my own personal experience of SR. Best wishes and continued success your student Gina
I live in Portland, Oregon. I have been to Santo Rico's studio over 2 different summers (2006-2007). I have met several of the students who participate in the SR dance school. I have seen many of their performances. Most of all, I have not experienced any attitude except patience (except from 1 person, but no big deal) at their dance school. I am looking forward to seeing them soon on the west coast.
los mejoresssssssssssss. definitivamente.. saludos desde venezuela..... espero verlos de nuevo el año q viene en punta cana
Felicidades Santo Rico! You guys look amazing, beautiful choreography, flawless dancing!
Lets talk facts here. Santo Rico has done what NO other school or company has done before. SR has created STRUCTURE, foundation of their own ORIGINAL style and technique and a real professionally run company and school for salsa dance, with no BS, a place where people at any level of dance from any dance background beginner to professional can go to be challenged to be the best dancer they can be.
Also I want to note that having a BFA in dance and coming from the mainstream dance world that SR was the only program that really challenged me (someone with professional dance education and background) and inspired me to search deeper not only as a dancer but as a person.
It was also one of the few schools that allowed women to study the lead, which was my original intension and goal for attending class in the first place.
That's the Santo Rico i like...see you guys about this weekend in Holland
Thank you very much for your kind words. Thanks for the props. Looking forward to meeting personall if I haven't already.
I really love this performance... and I read some of the comments posted and I believe that whoever posted this video should delete some of those unecessary comments... Noone else should be forced to read them because there are too many people involved in this video who need our respect... There are too many wars out there today and salsa needs nothing but peace...
There are two main schools that have bred most of our present day salsa instructors here in New York, Eddie Torres and SR, neither of which taught me how to dance salsa by the way. I learned salsa from social dancing and my prior dance knowledge and training. Being that I decided to go into instruction it was necessary to learn to lead, which lead me to SR.
Hi Tomas its Gina Liccardo here. I know Ive written you on a personal note since venturing into the realm of instructor to tell you how much I got out of the instruction at SR in the past, but I want to say publicly as well and as a testament to the school, that I have been affected very deeply on many different levels from my time at SR.
great as always
I am eternally grateful for all your (not only kind words), but truthful. It's the best way I appreciate my dance company/school being described. Everything you said here is actually how I've dreamt for my dance company to be perceived. God bless! Hope to meet you personally and/or know who you are. I actually had not read any of these since the run-in with that Jerk (purpleinLa), but someone advised me to should sign in and read some of the support we got since all of that. Thanks again.
Yes salsa is a social dance first, however, lets acknowledge that it has graduated to the stage and has become a top performance art as well and I feel that that is where the conflict starts among us.
Beautiful!!
There is no other salsa class in the city or world that offers the intensity of instruction like SR with that hardcore New York flava. I wish that SR were around when I was younger and all I wanted was to just perform. At that time there were no companies that were really run professionally, hell they didnt even bow at the end of a performance theyd just walk off the floor and half the time a rehearsal was more like a social meeting than a dance rehearsal, some people would even show up high!
For those dancers out there who are ambitious and want to be challenged to be the best they can be SR is the place. If budget and time constraints werent present, I would still be studying there religiously.
espectacularrrr!!!
Just SPECTACULAR!
I love that tapping move at 4:03. Very cool.
La cancion se llama Via, de Al Delory
Heres what I think as well, I think that not only does the work at SR prepare a dancer for work as a dancer but you actually learn survival skills there. Tomas expects nothing but a persons best and even when youve given your best he expects more, he doesnt play around, this is how greatness is born.
As far as announcing to my students what I am teaching and mentioning SR how would you know what I do since you have never stepped inside one of my classes? Right you dont.
Hello All: Unfortunately we've come across a hater (purpleinLA) who's hiding behind his e-mail saying derogatory things about us. Please disregard his/her childish and idiotic comments cause they are a disgrace to the business. I got into it with him out of frustration for his insensitivity to our viewers, and realized how out of character I was by competing with such a poor specimen.
Thanks for your continued support.
Que viva la Salsa!
Santo Rico Dance Inc.
Do you have any idea what it takes to stay in this business and consistently produce high-quality work and to basically be a one-man show? Unless you have money and backing growing out of your a**hole which most artists dont, (and if youre an artist you know what Im talking about), its practically a ton of hard work and even more miracles to make it and maintain it.
One of the things I learned there was the lead for a prep and it is also a more difficult technique than entering a turn through transition, now why would I teach the men studying with me the lead for a prep that I diligently studied for months and not teach the ladies the response to that lead?
It really sucked for a person who came from a professional dance background and training who LOVED salsa and who just wanted to dance and perform. I can tell you from personal experience that if you walk into a SR rehearsal it is a serious rehearsal its fantastic its a real rehearsal!!!
Heres a fact about trained dancers, we dont have this kind of BS in mainstream dance because dancers are further educated and recognize (actually its common sense if you ask me) that if someone trains with a certain person they are going to inherit their techniques and expound upon those techniques or be inspired to create their own techniques over time.
Non avevo mai sentito questa versione di "via" di Baglioni. Qualcuno chi sa dirmi come si chiama e chi la suona?
In the clip what youll notice is that Im teaching head spotting for spins, a technique, which is taken from BALLET. I wonder if youd call SR and the entire salsa community thieves for stealing the most efficient technique ever invented to execute a turn. What is the entire salsa community a bunch of thieves for using a technique they didnt invent? Should I or they have posted in the bi line to their spinning excerpts btw head spotting was an invention from ballet? My bad!
How much do you want to bet that the SRs Spin Technique was developed over a period of time through consistent trial and experimentation and not in one night? Have you ever taught a real salsa class? Do you know the process and journey that a teacher takes? Let me take a good guess OBVIOUSLY NOT.
Guy seriously why do we pay any attn to this self proclaimed "salsacritic and this purple piece of shit in la"? This is what motivates them, getting a rise out of everybody! We just need to ignore them! I've meet and danced with the ladies of santo rico and have met Thomas and Danny and they have always been very welcoming to me. I havent had the pleasure of attending one of their classes but hopefully it will be soon! SANTO RICO keep throwing it down! Hope to see yall soon!
via by al delory - cd floreando
Since when has true art been a popularity contest? Was a top choreographer like Bob Fosse nice? Hell no, sometimes you cant always be nice to get the job done, its sad but its true.
Anyone who has visited my website and read my bio (have you?) you can see that there exists an ENTIRE PARAGRAPH on my bio about my teachers. So do yourself a favor number one, quit trying to be a wannabe and acting like someone who has a right to call themselves an aficionado on salsa dance because you dont have a clue what youre talking about and
As far as mentioning my teachers, those who have influenced my technique you keep talking a lot of crap about how I dont mention SR and my teachers just because basically you want to cause some kind of drama because you want to feel important and get attention, I dont know maybe someone abandoned you as a child or some craziness and/or forgot to enroll you in the school of common sense got me.
It was quite ironic that the day AFTER I posted my first set of comments on this video before your nasty comment that you posted a comment on my spinning instruction excerpt calling me a thief, not the first nasty comment on one of my videos. So lets publicly address this load of crap youre spewing all over the internet once and for all as it is unfortunately necessary as a business woman to address such matters of smearing someones good name.
I dont know that this logical explanation will make any sense to someone that doesnt seem to display much knowledge or natural intuitive intelligence in basic concepts of dance education, especially when it comes to how to teach someone basic salsa spin techniques and technique that is in accordance with the way people are PRESENTLY dancing socially.
For the Salsa Critic? - Id like to know one thing, what kind of dance education or background do you have that makes you call yourself a Critic? What kind of arrogance do you possess that you are a self-proclaimed critic? If youre going to call yourself a critic you should at least have some credentials or at the very least some BASIC knowledge of dance.
I dont think the people making these comments have been around as long as we have for 15 odd years or so to really witness the progression in the scene especially the NY scene as well as the branching out across the US and worldwide and how SR has played an integral part in that progression, so I am happy to share this awareness and insight for those who perhaps havent been around that long and to also share my own personal experience of SR. Best wishes and continued success your student Gina