Never stop being a student. This has been Bryant Ayala's philosophy as he continues his dance journey from childhood to champion level dancer. Bryant Ayala grew up in a dance family and now teaches, performs, directs and judges. His specialty Salsa style is Mambo On2. He will be in Oklahoma City for the OKC Salsa Bachata Weekender July 21-22 2023. Find out more about it here: www.salsabachataworkshop.com

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Dancers mentioned in this podcast:

Marco Ferrigno

Eddie Torres

Adolfo Indacochea

Edie, The Salsa Freak!!

Lawrence Garcia

Musicians mentioned in this podcast:

Cuban musician Perez Prado

Latin Jazz musician Machito____________________________Timestamps:

00:24 Wedding ceremony

01:30 OKC Weekender July 21 

02:05 Introductions 

04:01 growing up in a dance family

05:41 areas of dance

09:26 Never stop being a student

11:12 Training in Italy with Marco Ferrigno

12:26 Mambo On2 style

12:54 Learning On2 with Adolfo IndacocheaForget the numbers

16:34 What is Mambo?

18:05 OKC workshop focus 

19:41 Sponsor Annabel Valencia Photography

20:25 Advice for young dancers

22:34 Directing 80 dancer performance

24:07 Challenge of creating

25:54 Being a good choreographer

28:15 Lines Dance Academy teams

30:15 Being a humble dancer

33:52 OKC Salsa Bachata Weekender details

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*Ray Ray Salsa teaches Salsa at International Dance Studio in Oklahoma City ⁠https://www.idancestudio.com/⁠

*Ray Ray Salsa teaches Salsa using the Black Belt Salsa curriculum. Find out more about Black Belt Salsa at ⁠https://www.blackbeltsalsa.com⁠ and ⁠https://www.blackbeltdanceonline.com/⁠

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