Jack and Jill Dance Competition Week 1

IndySalsa, with the support of the Salsa Purdue Club, kicked off the Jack and Jill dance competition last Friday at Havana Night. I ran the contest while AlexAlex emceed from the DJ booth. At first the dancers were reluctant, but when the first 2 brave dancers stepped on the dance floor, 5 more couples followed! The couples were randomly paired and danced to the salsa beats of Maraca for about 1 minute. Some highlights were Ron Leong’s eye-catching patterns and Donna Nkonga's sexy T-stance moves. Everyone that evening gave a great performance and deserves a pat on the back; it is not easy dancing in front of an audience. Ron Leong and Sonja Kuhnau took first place that evening, and were each awarded $25, a free month membership at IndySalsa dance studio, and free passes to Havana Night. Future dates of the Jack and Jill competition are 11/18 (this Friday!), 12/2 and 12/9 (finals). See you there!

Special thanks to Mariya Omelicheva, the President of the Salsa Purdue Club, for suggesting the competition, promoting the event to her club, and making the drive from West Lafayette to support the kickoff.

We also celebrated Wyndi’s birthday, cake anyone?


‘Til next time, keep dancing.