Tag: La Fuerza
Mapes24 Spotlight: Performance Costumes (Updated 7/7/15)
This will be an ongoing photo series that focuses on one pivotal aspect of a performance that can help elevate a creative vision into the realization of something truly memorable. From first hand experience, the costumes can be one of the biggest headaches to a performer as they require significant investments of time, creativity and finance. ...
Photos and Performance Videos from La Fuerza & D’Cor’s Utopia Latin Dance Social (NYC)
After our last anniversary event, I quickly came to the realization that I had taken on about two jobs too many as I was running around like a headless chicken for most of the night (I had to perform in two numbers, and was in charge of all the media for the event). Live and learn, right? ...
Please Come Join Us for an Incredible Night of Bachata and Salsa Dancing at Utopia 2 by La Fuerza and D’Cor Dance Companies (NYC)
On behalf of La Fuerza Dance Co & D’COR Dance Co, I’d like to invite everyone to an awesome night of dancing at UTOPIA (in NYC), which will be held on Friday, June 12th from 9pm to 4am. Utopia is a fundraiser that Fausto Felix and Maria Ramos have collaborated on for their company dancers. “Each company ...
Photos and Performance Videos from La Fuerza Dance Co’s 1st Year Anniversary Party
Although this post is a bit late, I still wanted to have an entry regarding this event, as this blog serves as a record of the significant moments that have colored my New York experience. A huge shout out goes to Fausto Felix, who continues to make his artistic mark in the scene, and to ...
Performance Videos and Photos from La Fuerza’s Ugly Sweater Holiday Party
Thx to all who came out to celebrate with the La Fuerza fam! 🙂 Fausto & Isabel La Fuerza Ladies Gifted Souls NYC MDN Dancers Formula F Descarga Latina Santo Rico Tumbao Alma NYC La Fuerza Brava To see all the pictures from the event, check out: facebook.com/mapes24photography
Performing at Island Touch’s 6th Year Anniversary Party (Las Chicas Locas, NYC)
Maybe it’s because I now have a set timeline that’s leading towards the end of my stay in New York, but I find that I’m becoming more reflective regarding all the amazing experiences I’ve had while living in the City. In as much as I’ll eternally be grateful to those that I’ve shared the stage with over the ...
My Experience Performing with Luis Vargas at Madison Square Garden
It’s been a few months now since the event, and just the memory of it still feels unreal…good thing I like to take pics. 🙂 Given the historic relevance of the Garden, I’m sure you can understand, why this Korean-Canadian-Californian living as a New York transplant was having a hard time registering the fact that he’d be performing ...
La Fuerza’s Performance at Pura Vida’s 3rd Year Anniversary Party (NYC)
It’s been over 3 years now since I started performing for a dance company, and have been blessed to have met some really awesome individuals within the NY dance community. One of the first group of contemporaries in the bachata world that I had the pleasure of getting to know was Pura Vida Dance Company. F&F and Pura Vida Dance Companies, backstage at the ...
An Introductory Look at What Goes Down at a Latin Dance (Bachata, Salsa) Festival: with La Fuerza Dance Company
Have y’all seen those “What they think I do vs what I actually do” memes? Well, I thought I’d give my readers, and my friends who aren’t a part of the latin dance scene, a behind the scenes look at a weekend in the life of a traveling dance company. Here’s a quick look at La Fuerza Dance Company’s recent trip to the 3rd Annual Upstate ...
BTS Videos from the D’Cor and La Fuerza Collaboration at Utopia
Here’s a quick excerpt from the BTS video, showing all the hard work the D’Cor and La Fuerza dancers went through to make the collaboration piece a reality! 🙂 For those who want to see the full video (which includes the final full run-through of the piece) please click on the following vid: And for ...
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