THE REVIEWS

What The Artists Said...

   Neeraj Maskara

This is the first event of its kind I've done in the UK, although I have worked at congresses here. The organisers have taken a lot of care and made it a very comfortable experience for the participants.

There has been a very good energy from the students and a lot of enthusiasm. Everyone wanted to learn and were good at giving feedback; often salsa teachers are in a monologue, but this was a nice interactive class.

The atmosphere back stage, the professionalism of the MC's and the welcome we got on stage was great – I really enjoyed doing the show

   Ania Chagowska (who runs her own congress in Warsaw, Poland )

The people are very friendly and its nice to hang out with the students and the audience – you don't always get that. People have come to have fun and want to have fun so the students are very chilled out, and I really felt the connection with the audience during the performance.

What's nice about salsa in the UK is that is of mixed nationalities, races and ages

The show Neeraj and I performed here was our first show – our breakout show which we have performed all over Europe. We are launching our new show in Prague in April.

   Shelley & Lee

Planet Salsa was one of the best events we've been to, thank you for inviting us to be part of such a great occasion. I think the balance was just right - a good choice of classes during the day with a great range of teachers, half an hour or so of shows to kick off the evening and then hitting the dance floor to great music after that. It was like a mini congress, with a really friendly atmosphere. Working with you guys is always an absolute pleasure.

Highlights for me included the DVD that was available to take away on the day (really impressive!) and Moe Flex's regaetton fun at the end of the night. The only downside was finishing at 12pm but I think its worth the compromise for the quality of the venue and given that the shows finished by around 9, there was plenty of time for dancing. Thank you again, we really hope to be invited back for the next one!

Shelley and Lee x      

   Miguel De Puerto Rico & Natalia

Dear Terry and Yolande & Steve & Jayne, thank you so much for letting us to be part of your fantastic and so successful event. We enjoyed it so much, and you really made us feel welcome we felt like home.

The atmosphere throughout the day was simply contagious. Your organization skill are amazing, event run like a clock, people were so happy and smiley everywhere. The venue is simply the best, great floor to dance on, stage is pleasure to perform on, and on top of all this we even got DVD, its like icing on the cake for us teachers and performers,

So we would like to say just simply - YOU ARE THE BEST GUYS!!!!!!

Snippets from back stage ...

   Frank Santos:

I enjoyed the way the people were so keen to learn in the class – everyone did a lot of hard work. The atmosphere was fantastic and everyone was very friendly.
Natalie and I performed our show, “White Mambo” here for the first time, so we were quite nervous-the first time you never know what reaction you are going to get to it. But it was great!

   Natalie Baltao

I thought the way the classes were laid out during the day was good and there was an excellent mix.
I thought all the shows were very dynamic and it was an excellent mix – it's more exciting to dance with other performers in a show than when you are one act on your own – you get more of an adrenalin kick!

    Miguel de Puerto Rico & Natalia

We taught Musical Interpretation and the class appreciated learning something new; it's great when the students get the class, when you see them achieve what you've been teaching them.
This is one of the best events we've been to – we like the organisation and the friendliness – it has a real homely atmosphere.

   Moe Flex

I had a great time – it's a fantastic venue, with a great floor and a great stage.

   Angelique

I have had a fantastic time – the dance floor is wonderful and the stage is great to dance on; a stage of this quality is very unusual – it's a lovely venue.
The shows are amazing – it's lovely to see some of the best performers in the UK and it's great to be on stage with them and be around them.

   Jason and Amanda

It's an excellent venue with a great stage and we've been looked after very well. It's a nice event for people who don't want to travel far and who just want to do a day – a nice taster and a good regional event.
Performing on a stage enabled the audience to appreciate our dancing and choreography more, we feel, as our choreography designed for a stage. You don't always get to dance with an audience in front of you; sometimes they are around you and you have to adapt the performance to suit the circumstances.

   Tamambo

The event was very well organised and well attended, and the fact that this was a comparatively small event created a more intimate atmosphere which I love. It's been a very relaxing event and the crowd were as pleasing as always.
As for performing – when it's a sit-down audience, it takes away a lot of the artist to audience contact - dancing on a stage is more of a theatrical performance – people are less likely to applaud in the middle, and tend to wait to the end, because there is a distance, whereas if you are sitting on a floor, there is more of a continuous contact. I enjoy them both for different reasons because they have different feels.

   Miriam Oppel

I've really enjoyed the day - it's been very well organised and we've been well looked after.
The number of workshops was just right so people didn't feel overwhelmed and there has been a really nice atmosphere. It's been like a mini-congress.

From The Dancers That Came...

   Hollie Hiles

First of all, well done on a fantastic event yesterday. The workshops were really helpful, especially Lee & Shelley's one! The evening had the feeling of an 'event', even down to the presence of the performers dancing towards the end of the evening (although I don't think I'll ever have the courage to ask one of them to dance as the women they dance with are always stunning and amazing dancers!!). The whole thing was really well received and appeared to be enjoyed by all!

   Phil Hall

Corina & I would like to thank Terry, Yolande, Steve and Jayne for an extremely enjoyable day.
Best Wishes

   Nikki & Mark Parker

Thanks for a great day. I hope it all went well and exceeded all of your expectations.

   Pam and Gareth Prior

Thanks for the wonderful event, we had a great time.

   Vanessa & Lee Hardy

Hi guys,
Just a quick note to say well done on a fabulous night of entertainment, it was apparent everyone was having a ball, you must of had plenty of good feedback.
The day was a blast by what I hear also!!
If only the general public realised how much work goes into putting an event on like that!!!!!!!!!!!

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