Author Archives: Khang Duong

SLO Salsa Exchange

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Khang Duong

CPSalsa is host­ing the first, annual SLO Salsa Exchange from March 30 — April 1. We’re invit­ing col­lege salsa clubs from all over Cal­i­for­nia to come dance here in SLO. You’ll meet dancers from the Bay Area, Los Ange­les, Santa Bar­bara, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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For your listening pleasure

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Khang Duong

Here’s a bachata by Xavier called Eres Mi Angel. Enjoy!

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Favorite Songs

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Khang Duong

There are many ways to become a bet­ter salsa dancer. One of the best ways, is get­ting to know the music. Here’s a list of some of my cur­rent favorite songs to get you all started: La Salsa Nunca Se … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Cuban Pete

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Khang Duong

  Si uno no baila en clave — metido en el ritmo de la musica, esta bai­lando con­tra la musica. –Pedro Aguilar “Cuban Pete” Cuban Pete was one of the cel­e­brated dancers of the Pal­la­dium era of mambo/salsa in the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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I need more moves!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Khang Duong

For all the leads out there strug­gling with the ‘I need more moves’ conun­drum, I give you this sage bit of advice from Oliver Pineda: In a nut­shell, what’s more impor­tant to the fol­lows isn’t the num­ber of com­bi­na­tions you … Con­tinue read­ing →

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A Little History

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Khang Duong

Eleven years ago… CPSalsa was lit­tle more than an idea, a smat­ter­ing of elec­tri­cal pulses jump­ing between neu­rons inside the heads of a cou­ple of guys. Back then, they may not have known that CPSalsa would still be here now, but … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Welcome to the new CPSalsa

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Khang Duong

What hap­pened? So you’ve man­age to make it back to our site only to find that every­thing is com­pletely dif­fer­ent. Don’t fret, we haven’t been taken over by mon­key pirates or any­thing unsa­vory like that. We just felt it was … Con­tinue read­ing →

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