Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Salsa @ Xenbar

If you could recall, i wrote about libing going overseas for a salsa competition some time back. finally, we get to see him dance, cos he's staging a performance with the rest of the dance team at his "school"
A nice cozy place situated at pagoda street in chinatown, xenbar offers dance classes or you can just buy and drink and sit at the bar while you watch the people dance salsa.

Libing was involved in a few dances that they were going to perform. i was expected a short performance cos how many dances can a few people remember? but i was surprised and thrilled when they staged more than 10 dances!! a feast for my camera.

Here are some of the shots i got of libing in action, he seems pretty cool for a person who only picked up dancing half a year ago, i'm really tempted to learn too, if clumsy libing can do it, it shouldn't be there difficult right?
Now for the rest of the performers.. among them all, one of the dancers was really captivating, apart from the powerful dance steps and beautiful posture she has, the expressions on her face really shows that she's enjoying every single bit of the dance, and eye contact with the audience was always there. to a photographer, you really want to capture the many faces of this dancer.
The dances were really entertaining, never knew salsa was this fun. here are a few of the other dancers, there were too many of them, i couldn't get photos of every single one, these are a few of the shots that i like.
It has been a busy weekend, so i need more time to prepare the photos from the second performance.. salsa anyone???

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

libing? salsa? i can almost imagine the over exaggerated movments and the 'act seh' face. :D

Anonymous said...

Hihi... You did a pretty good write up on xen... N a good job on the photos in Tampines as well... the guys in xen are elated over it and even wish to use your photos... we celebrated libing birthday on monday, itz a pity tat your camera wasnt around... ^_^

jx said...

haha.. cos birthday boy never invite me mah... glad that you guys like the photos!! you peopel hav been wonderful models for my camera!! all the photos are with lb already.. but some of them on my blog have been digitally enhanced, let me know if you want specific ones i have here, lb has my email address..

Anonymous said...

such a small world ... one of the gers in ur photo is my cousin .. haha .. the girl that u said was captivating =p

jx said...

wah .. really small world.. luckily all the things i gotta say about her are all good.. your cousin is really a wonderful dancer and she'l be liked by photographers. she looked different in every shot i have of her. that's why she appeared most in my batch of photos.. btw do i know you personally?

Anonymous said...

oh no you don't ... haha ... happen to chance upon ur blog fm cruz's blog and have been following it since it's rather interesting =)

Anonymous said...

there's one rip shirt dance that you guys do. Question. do you rip 1 every different performance or do you bring it home, wash and reuse?

Anonymous said...

if i remember correctly... they dun reuse... however, for those who reuse... i dun remember them washing either...

well... if he nvr invite you to xenbar... i invite you then... come xenbar as often as you lik.. u are alwayz welcome... (haha... make it sound as if i am the boss lik tat..)

haha... jz to let u see hw libin behave in xenbar oso...

jx said...

hi jl ... i read the comment for a while and was a little blurred .. cos i tot it was another jl.. and yar .. i'll most prob drop by with libin when he's back sing

Anonymous said...

Haha... itz ok... guess JL is quite a common initial...

Me is a fren of libin at xenbar... guess nt the JL that you noe..