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Takeshi Young

Founder of Salsa Vida · Salsa instructor & choreographer

Takeshi Young is a dancer, coach, and competitor with more than 20 years in salsa. He writes about the music, people, and experiences that bring the dance community together.

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A Caricature A Day – Day 6

December 11, 2011

Day 6 of our Caricature A Day feature! Just one more day until our big ...

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A Caricature A Day – Day 5

December 10, 2011

Day 5 of Salsa By The Bay’s Caricature A Day. Just two more days until ...

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A Caricature A Day – Day 4

December 9, 2011

Day 4 of “A Caricature A Day” here at Salsa By The Bay, just 3 ...

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A Caricature A Day – Day 3

December 8, 2011

Day 3 of our caricature a day feature, leading up to our big announcement next ...

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A Caricature A Day – Day 2

December 7, 2011

Our caricature a day feature continues, leading up to our big announcement next Monday. Today’s ...

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A Caricature A Day – Day 1

December 6, 2011

We have a very exciting announcement coming up next Monday! We can’t reveal what it ...

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2 Special Anniversary Events This Month!

December 2, 2011

There are two special anniversary salsa events this month, which should be a lot of ...

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SF Salsa Congress Program

November 27, 2011

Did you enjoy the programs that we put together for the San Francisco Salsa Congress ...

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PB&G Pre-Thanksgiving Party Today!

November 23, 2011

If you didn’t get enough dancing and workshops this past weekend at the SF Salsa ...

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SF Salsa Congress & World Salsa Challenge 2011 Results

November 22, 2011

This year at the 2011 SF Salsa Congress was the debut of the World Salsa ...

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Videos from Cocomo’s Pre-Congress Party

November 18, 2011

Did you catch all the amazing performances last night at the pre-party for the SF ...

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SF Salsa Congress This Weekend!

November 16, 2011

Are you ready for the largest salsa event of the year? Because the SF Salsa ...

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Couture Dance Alliance White Party Videos

October 24, 2011

The Couture Dance Alliance 2nd Year Anniversary Party at Cafe Cocomo was a blast, and ...

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Hot Salsa Friday Moving To A New Location!

October 18, 2011

Hot Salsa Friday, one of the most popular salsa events in the Bay Area, is ...

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Halloween Salsa Parties 2011

October 10, 2011

UPDATE: See our guide to Halloween Salsa Parties for 2013. Halloween is one of my ...

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Salsa Events for October 2011

October 10, 2011

October has finally rolled around, and there are a ton of special salsa events going ...

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Caricature Contest Winner!

September 23, 2011

Thanks to everyone who entered our Salsa Caricature Contest! The contest officially ended on Wednesday, ...

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World Salsa Challenge Announced!

September 16, 2011

PB&G Dance Productions has announced the qualifiers for the World Salsa Challenge, a salsa competition ...

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Salsa News for the Week

September 14, 2011

Lots going on this week in the Bay Area Salsa Scene! First of all, tonight ...

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Salsa Caricature Contest

September 13, 2011

Have you seen our Salsa Instructor Caricatures? Interested in getting a salsa caricature of your ...

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Last Day to Get Discounted Price on Latin Symbolics Student Team

September 7, 2011

If you live in the San Francisco area and are looking to join a beginning ...