The ESPN 2007 world salsa competitions, what an adventure we had as a team from Ritmo y Salsa represented by Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres, this year E... (more)

The ESPN 2007 world salsa competitions, what an adventure we had as a team from Ritmo y Salsa represented by Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres, this year ESPN committee changed the rules, they said they want to see more dancing and bring the root of Mambo back versus only tricks, they felt that we are loosing the mambo roots so now they allowed only 3 tricks, so since all the couples had at list 9 tricks in their new routines they got to change it and nuke the tricks out, but for some couples it was so difficult to do so because they were not inform in time and made it clear for them, Abel and Zulmara came to ESPN world championship with an excellent fabulous routine a wining combination, unbeatable routines & very fancy routines if ever some one saw it at the Rumba room or Sachi will tell you the impression that they left on the crowed that day with their original routines, but unfortunantly respecting ESPN Rules they had to change it in order to make it workable for the ESPN world competition New Rules, but you have any Idea how difficult is to do so in 2 days!!!????, almost impossible to put somthing so fast together new and reherce it!!!! only true champions and experienced dancers on the dance floor can do somthing like that..!!! trust my word as an experience salsa dancer "Vito El Salsero's word" , some of other couples had thier routine prepared for almost a year with may be only 2 tricks, and for sure they wanted to still the world title from them!!!, so our team need it to change the whole music and the routine in 2 days, Abel And Zulmara at the semi final competed with one day young routine and they came out the six't place, when as a team we saw that we knew there is a fast decision track changes need it to be made to protect the world title as Los Angeles Salseros. Some extreme speed and fast moves was need it to bring the cowed up from their chairs to show the L.A. DANCERS strengh of a true champions AND what they can do IN 2 DAYS!!!, the whole team of Ritmo y Salsa and friends worked with intelligence inputs managed by Abel and Zulmnara's ideas and surounding team coatch friends, we were coaching as a team with 100% open eyes looking for any mistakes on the dance floor to correct them all, so they did it, what a champions work!!!, and again here they are Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres proved to the whole world that they are true champions to adapt to the ESPN Salsa world new rules very fast and make a solid undefeated combination's to retain their world title again salsa world champions for the 3rd time in the row with strength and confidence in the dance floor, I had a talk with Abel Pena before the final and he said to me, I am going to give this time my absolute best and show them this time how we can dance comparing to the semi final one..!!, and who ever going to take the tile a way from me, he is not going to take it easy even if we are now at the six't place in the semi final!!!, it does not matter, we are starting from Zero again, and that person he need to defeat me first and he better be better than me as a dancer to get the title a way from me!!! if not I will keep the title again and show my professionalism on the dance floor and dance again as a champions, and they did it in front of ESPN international, ESPN 1 and ESPN2 televisions and in front of the whole world proving that they will remain undefeated champions for the 3rd times Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres....., Also Los Angeles brought to L.A. the 3rd place championship by David Nieto and Charlene Rose proving to the world we have great dancers in Los Angeles..By Vito El Salsero from Ritmo y Salsa team. (less)