On the 25th of November 2017, there was the Gran Fiesta de Fin de Año of Arrebato Caleño, a dance school I volunteered at for 1,5 months in Cali, Colombia. Here’s a video of this party, organized by the owner of the school each year. The video is not the best quality ever, but it’s a nice memory of my first time of dancing for an audience after 20 years.

If someone can be called a master of Cali style salsa steps, it’s Andrés Molina (Andrés Felipe Molina Gomez). Looking at him, it seems as though his feet were moving on their own. And if you’d ever want to learn how to move your feet in Cali, here’s the person to turn to!

Me and a teacher of Arrebato Caleño, Andrés Molina, gave a class of Cali style salsa in La Topa Tolondra, on the 4th of December 2017. The aim of the class was to teach the basic hip movement of Cali style salsa and some of its fundamental steps. Here you go with a very short video, including a Miguel Ferrerossa and some social dance from the place which can no doubt be called my favorite salsa club in the world.

Miguel Angel Ferrerossa is only 21 years old, yet he is definitely one of the best dancers I have ever seen. Professionally he has been dancing for four years, but deep within he has been a dancer all through his life. In Arrebato Caleño he has been teaching for two years.

Born and raised in Cali, Norbey “Kanelo” Gil Mosquera (46) is the main teacher of Arrebato Caleño. He’s also the man who this year won the 1st prize for non-professional solo dancers at the World Salsa Festival (Festival Mundial de la Salsa). He has been dancing for 36 years and is a true icon of old school Cali style salsa.

Arrebato Caleño, the dance school where I live at the moment, is a true encounter of cultures. It’s not just a typical dance school but also a home for people from all over the world. At the moment there are residents from Guatemala, Canada, The Netherlands, Moldova, France and Colombia, and also the students come from all around the globe. Today, I interviewed the French-Colombian couple Pierre and Patricia.