Lambada-Zouk & Bachata Night @ Shivz
Just recently Shivz opened it's doors to the salsa community on Thursdays for a weekly session of Lambada-Zouk and Bachata just for the crowd that's into those genre of dance instead of the more common Salsa, Bachata or Merenggue. I don't dance Lambada-Zouk, tried to pick it up but crashed and burnt, but seeing how there's a strong following by →
I wanna Watch Step-Up 3D!
Ain't no hip hop dancer and won't claim that I'm a bloody good dancer too but one thing for sure is I love Dance related movies, yup, any movies related to dance, I've watched them at least 3 - 4 times over. Step Up and Step Up 2, I've lost count the number of times I've watched those. Now with →
mikeyip.com aka Noob Dancer Bachata with Ms. Nisya
Another video from Pat's birthday party at The Palace. This is a bachata dance with Nisya. Sorry for the bad audio, i guess my compact camera can't support loud music blasting into it's microphone from close range.
mikeyip.com aka Noob Dancer dance with Ms. Jacy Part 2
More dancing video captured of mikeyip.com dancing. This one was shot at Pat's Birthday Celebration at The Palace by non other than our SIFU. The Pro Dancer here is Jacy dancing with me, the noob.
Maestro Caliente Pat Calzadilla Birthday Celebration @ The Palace
Pat of Ritmo Latino celebrated her Birthday in Style at The Palace on Tuesday (3rd Aug) with her students and friends in the way we knows it. The Caliente Salsa way! After she got herself settled down, camwhore a bit and all, the celebration got under way the salsa way. Pat was escorted to the middle of the dance floor where →
Cowboys Hitting The Dance floor
While majority of the KLites are either at MTV World Stage 2010 at Sunway Lagoon or at the Heineken Green Room, there are also some of us who prefer to just hang out with a bunch of friends at Modesto's in CapSquare for our regular Salsa Night. As there are some of you who asked me why I don't post →
mikeyip.com aka Noob Dancer dance with Mz. Jacy
Recorded by Richard da Chef at Paradiso quite a few weeks back and found on facebook, decide to download it, embed it in here to share with everyone. Go ahead, laugh at the goofy way I dance salsa.
mikeyip.com dancing the Salsa captured on video
If you were wondering how sucky I dances Salsa, well wonder no more as I stumbled upon this video captured by my friend using his Canon compact camera recently at our usual Salsa Social at Paradiso@The Lodge. Hope you enjoy the video and had a good laugh at the way I dances.
The 5th Annual Malaysian Salsa Festival 2010 – Event Line-Up
The 5th Annual Malaysian Salsa Festival 2010 is just around the corner and even though I'm not going for it, I get asked whether I know what's the latest event Itinerary. FYI, I'm not in the committee organizing it and also not planning to attend it. This year features a lot of the top instructors and performers from around the →
Salsa Social @ Penang
Since I started getting active dancing Salsa about 3 months back, I've been getting a constant flow of messages from random people asking me about where to go for salsa when they are in this particular area or in that particular area. Well, for those of you heading up to Penang, hope this helps. I was in Penang during the 2nd →
Alex Wong & Twitch Boss Does The Nappy Tabs
Would you believe anyone who tells you a Ballet Dancer can give Hip Hop dancers a run for their money in Hip Hop? No Right? Alex Wong just brought the house down with his Hop Hop Routine on So You Think You Can Dance when he partnered with Twitch Boss dancing to Nappy Tabs choreographed by Napoleon Buddy D'umo and →
Brian Gaynor and Remote Kontrol
For the So You Think You Can Dance fans, I'm sure you remember who Brian Gaynor is, he was back in Season 7 and was invited to perform with his crew REMOTE CONTROL in Episode 9. The performance was SICK! Check out the video below! Music title is Agnus Dei Agnus Dei is a Latin term meaning Lamb of God More of their →
Un Beso
It's one of my favorite songs by Aventura. A Beautiful Bachata number with an interesting lyric. If you don't understand Spanish, you can read the English Translation of the Lyrics can be read after the jump. One Kiss by Aventura Spanish Lyrics: Ay una mujer, que domina mi sentido con solo tocar mi piel Y como a mi tambien, a otro hombres esto le →
Of Friends & Gatherings & Dancing
Sometimes, the simplest things in life makes our days just nice and bright. It's been a long week for me with plans and other things to sort out and complete that I thought would just continue til the weekend. Then a message on Facebook and a call came that brings a smile to my face. A friend decide to just →
Salsa Social @ ShivZ Grill
Another place has open up it's floors to Salsa dancing on Sunday, for those of you wondering where to go on a Sunday to dance. Check out Shiv's Grill located in Bangsar. It faces the main road, just a few doors away from Maybank. Crowd starts trickling in at 10pm and the dance floor will start to fill up by →
Salsa Social @ Paradize Bar & Lounge
Friday night, decide to check out Paradize Bar & Lounge @ The Lodge after I drop her off for work. With a bit of time to waste until she's done with work. What better place to go than to go dance salsa for a few hours, giving myself a good sweat along the way right? This is the first time I →
Jaycee’s Birthday Celebration @ The Palace
Birthday celebrations occurs on a regular basis, everyone has a birthday and everyone will have their own ways of celebrating. Among the salsa dancers in Malaysia though, especially among the group I hangs out with. We have a tradition, a practice of sort that we do every time someone has a birthday. The standard birthday cake and birthday song will be →
Salsa Night at Modesto’s @ CapSquare
It was a Saturday night and it was an night for some dance. After the closure of Salsa Havana, it's Modesto's @ CapSquare the place to be at. Hitched a ride with Shahril as he stays near my place and reached the venue at 11pm and the dance was just getting started. Many faces that I've not met with for a long →
Wednesday Night Salsa @ Aliyaa
It has been awhile, almost 2 years since I last step into a dance hall to dance. The last time I stepped into a dance club would be about a year and half back and that was also for a meeting and not really for dancing. And so, last night, I decided to head over to Aliyaa to dance a →
Dancing with God
When I meditated on the word Guidance I kept seeing 'dance' at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky. When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin →
Salsa Night
It's been awhile since I last step into a Salsa Club and it sure felt good going to Salsa Havana last Saturday. Many familiar faces and familiar songs that rocked the night away. One of the reason I went was to catch up on things on the Salsa Congress side. All is looking good. The event planning side is coming →
Malaysia World Salsa Congress 2009 Update
The Malaysia World Salsa Congress 2009 is all set to take off come May 2009. If you're interested in Salsa and would love to take part in the festivities, drop me an email at zique76 [at] hotmail [dot] com and I'll provide you with the necessary form and price listing. The event is confirmed to be held at Sunway Pyramid and the →
The Passing of Pedro “Cuban Pete” Aguilar
Was informed by a fellow Salsa dancing friend about the passing of Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar, one of the leading mambo dancers of the 1950s, He was 81. The mambo legend passed away Tuesday at the Sinai Plaza Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Miami, said Barbara Craddock, his longtime dance partner. Craddock described his cause of death as heart failure but →
Happy New Year!!!
AT this moment, I'm on my way to Port Dickson to celebrate the New Year. While I'm doing that, this is something that I got off youtube, was bored and decide to check out some dance videos online and decided I rather just look at some dances that will make us all laugh instead. Happy New Year !! May your →
