My rumba routine - Roy Orbison's California Blue

[MikeRose]

From Kaluby's Dance Club's 2008 Winter Blitz dance benefit, Jacksonville, FL, December 14, 2008. Pardon the video glitch at the beginning...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-degqsemvY

I have a bunch more performances from that show posted here, along a lot more from previous shows:

http://www.squidoo.com/comedancing

Enjoy! And happy holidays to everyone.

[latingal]

Hi MikeRose! Thanks for sharing your dancing!

[Terpsichorean Clod]

Mmmm...everything is soooo blue... :)

Thank you for sharing your video, MikeRose!

[MikeRose]

You're welcome, and thank YOU.

I regret to announce that it will be my last routine with Selena. She's just left Jacksonville for NYC.

[elisedance]

Its a lovely routine MR, you both are so relaxed, very moving. Sorry about your loss of your partner (coach?) she is truly gorgeous with an action that just floats with effortless movements. While that is not the usual latin action who can question its beauty? I'm guessing that she is trained in classical ballet... ?

Florida's loss is NY's gain. Did she move to a new partner?

[Terpsichorean Clod]

You're welcome, and thank YOU.

I regret to announce that it will be my last routine with Selena. She's just left Jacksonville for NYC.
I'm sorry to hear that. :hug: Too bad you can't save time in a bottle. ;) I'm sure you'll create more wonderful dancing with your new teacher and partner and look forward to watching those videos. :)

[MikeRose]

I'm sorry to hear that. :hug: Too bad you can't save time in a bottle. ;)

Yes, at least we can be together in our dreams. And we'll always have Paris. Oh, no, wait... that was Amanda, not Selena.

I'm sure you'll create more wonderful dancing with your new teacher and partner and look forward to watching those videos. :)

Thank you. Yes, I'm sure Rachel and I will have a great time together, and I look forward to showing you that next video in July.

[MikeRose]

Its a lovely routine MR, you both are so relaxed, very moving. Sorry about your loss of your partner (coach?) she is truly gorgeous with an action that just floats with effortless movements. While that is not the usual latin action who can question its beauty? I'm guessing that she is trained in classical ballet... ?

Thank you! And she's every bit as lovely a person as she is a dancer. Yes, she's trained in ballet, as well as modern and jazz.

Florida's loss is NY's gain. Did she move to a new partner?

Following a current boyfriend.

[Terpsichorean Clod]

yes, at least we can be together in our dreams. And we'll always have paris. Oh, no, wait... That was amanda, not selena.lol
thank you. Yes, i'm sure rachel and i will have a great time together, and i look forward to showing you that next video in july.
:rocker:

[MikeRose]

I'm sorry to hear that. :hug: Too bad you can't save time in a bottle. ;) I'm sure you'll create more wonderful dancing with your new teacher and partner and look forward to watching those videos. :)

Just want to let you know that things are going great with my current teacher, Rachel. We're working on a routine now for the end of June, one that's a radical departure from my previous ones, and I hope this one will knock your socks off.

[Terpsichorean Clod]

Just want to let you know that things are going great with my current teacher, Rachel. We're working on a routine now for the end of June, one that's a radical departure from my previous ones, and I hope this one will knock your socks off.
Thanks for the update! I'll try to find some heavy wool socks. ;)

[MikeRose]

Thanks for the update! I'll try to find some heavy wool socks. ;)

LOL! I'm glad to give you all this time to prepare.

And in the meantime, here's Rachel performing in that same event from December:

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[Terpsichorean Clod]

"But ohhhhh, whaddya [twirl] dooooo to me!" :bouncy:

Thanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to watching the two of you! :)

[etp777]

Selena looks familiar. mike, do you happen to know if she used to teach in Nashville area?

[MikeRose]

Selena looks familiar. mike, do you happen to know if she used to teach in Nashville area?

Yes! :o She moved to Jacksonville directly from Nashville, where she taught dance for several years and partnered professionally with a guy named David Moore.

[etp777]

Interesting. Thought that might be her. I've never met her, but I knew someone she used to dance with in Nashville and seen a lot of pictures of the two of them.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the videos. Lovely. :)

[MikeRose]

"But ohhhhh, whaddya [twirl] dooooo to me!" :bouncy:

Thanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to watching the two of you! :)

I'll be doing my first lift! And I'm delighted to say that, with still nearly three months until the event, I can already do that lift.

[MikeRose]

Interesting. Thought that might be her. I've never met her, but I knew someone she used to dance with in Nashville and seen a lot of pictures of the two of them.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the videos. Lovely. :)

It's a small world, isn't it? And thank you very much for the compliment!

[etp777]

The small worl but is definitely one of the things I like about the ballroom world

[Terpsichorean Clod]

I'll be doing my first lift! And I'm delighted to say that, with still nearly three months until the event, I can already do that lift.
Nice to have it already nailed! :applause: