Sonrisa Dance Podcast
A latin dancer trying to improve his community with positivity and a honest conversation.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Restarting From The Ground Up with Shiloh
Bringing back the podcast by sitting down to speak with Shiloh Cardenas about starting her new monthly Bachata/Kiz social in SoCal called The Rendezvous Social and the unseen work around managing a s…
00:35:55 |
Sat 26 Aug 2023
Racial Bias In Our Community
I was so incredibly proud to have Saroya and Jené join me to have an important conversation about the racial bias that exists in our community. This has been a learning/eye-opening experience to many…
00:51:41 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
Have A Better Relationship With Your Body
I got to have an important discussion with fellow dancer, Karina Rodriguez, on taking care of one's body. Of course going to a medical professional is important, there are definitely things we can do…
00:52:18 |
Thu 09 Jul 2020
More on Dating and A Safe Return
I got to continue the conversation on dating in dance scene with my friends Brandon and Eileen. After adding more to that conversation, we discussed our thoughts on returning to dancing post-quaranti…
01:09:46 |
Mon 08 Jun 2020
Dating is Difficult
I have to thank my good friend Brandon Ortega for agreeing to start this conversation with me. Dating is always difficult and our dance community can bring up it own unique set of circumstances. This…
01:07:36 |
Tue 02 Jun 2020
Elements To Focus On
I had an awesome time interviewing the wonderfully talented and friendly Co-Director of WE Dance Academy: William Carpenter. We discussed about how it's important for students to learn as many dance …
01:17:54 |
Mon 25 May 2020
Growing The Local Bachata Community
I had the wonderful privilege to interview one of the biggest local bachata DJ and promoter: Demetrio Rosario AKA DjSooNaasty. We discussed how he helped the explosive growth of bachata in LA, his gr…
00:49:15 |
Mon 18 May 2020
Lessons From a Student And a Teacher
I got a chance to interview my fellow dancing friend, Cedric Papa. He's a kind guy who is has thoughtful perspectives on dance and life. He also has a unique view at how we teach and learn in dance a…
00:58:05 |
Sat 02 May 2020
The Great Influence Dance Directors Can Share
It was a pleasure to have a wonderful discussion with the director of RF Dance Company, Mike Zuniga. It was recorded live so sorry about to louder audio. I'll be sure to adjust for that in the next e…
01:13:39 |
Tue 21 Apr 2020
How Quarantine is Affecting our Dance Community
I finally managed to get a livestream going for the podcast. I'm trying to be creative on how to keep the episodes coming while we're all stuck at home. I was also experimenting to see if we can get …
00:48:08 |
Thu 16 Apr 2020
Let's Not Forget Where We Learned From | Episode 15
Had fun talking to the current president of the CSULB Salsa Club, Phoung Nguyen. It was interesting to learn how she got her start in latin dancing back in her home country. We also discussed the thi…
01:01:47 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
Are you Moving to the Music?
Had a nice chat with one of my newest friends and amazing supporter, Mark. We bring up the differences in learning and social dancing in LA vs San Diego. We also mentioned how often we are disappoint…
00:36:23 |
Mon 16 Mar 2020
And Another Topic....
Had a fun conversation with one of my greatest teacher and close friends, Jenny Mee. It was interesting to get her perspective on our dance community because of how much experience she has in various…
01:06:40 |
Fri 06 Mar 2020
Focusing on Foundations, Consistency, and Progress
Had an insightful conversation with Erika Menjivar about working to improve the dancers in our community. Student's growth is definitely kept in mind as she owns and operates the Level Up Dance Studi…
01:14:42 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Enjoy the Fun and Freedom of Dancing
Martin Manelit is such a nice and wonderful guy I've gotten to meet in the dance community. He has such a unique and fun style of dancing that makes you want to stop and watch. He is also a loving hu…
00:31:51 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Thank you and let's keep going!
I just wanted to thank you guys for listening and keeping up with this experiment to grow our community. I wanted to update you on the status and goals of this show. I also share about topics I would…
00:17:29 |
Sun 26 Jan 2020
Let's support who's playing the beats
It was great to have Luis Aragon for an insightful conversation about his role as a DJ and event promoter. We talk about his growth in the community and what we could do to support DJs and promotors.…
00:39:45 |
Sun 19 Jan 2020
Wearing many hats in the dance scene
Had a great talk with John Manego and how he's grown into the many roles he plays. He runs the monthly Zoukchata event in Anaheim, DJs, teaches, and runs a dance team. I ask him to share how he's got…
01:21:46 |
Sat 04 Jan 2020
Learning from our beginnings
Incredibly fun conversation with Juan Martin Torres about our journey as social dancers and performers. Follow him on The Late Bloomer Podcast.
01:17:47 |
Wed 11 Dec 2019
Respecting other styles and a teacher's grind
Had a wonderful conversation with the amazing Marissa Rivera. We had a discussion on her growth as a dancer and how that led to her becoming a zouk instructor. We also shared our thoughts on improvin…
01:05:02 |
Wed 04 Dec 2019
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