Sylvain Durand

A year ago, my friend Juan Garcia brought me to the Cozy to introduce me to Salsa dancing. He tried for months but I always said no. I had absolutely no knowledge about Salsa, I never listened to Salsa music and had never seen anybody dancing it. Actually, I had no dancing skills. When I first heard the music I loved it. I was amazed by what they could do on the dance floor and how sensual the dance looked. That day, Joy gave me my first Salsa lesson and I decided to take Latin dance classes.

I was told that my life would change when I learned Salsa. I did not believe it, but it could not be more true. Since that day, I have tried to attend every class possible and to go to all the Latin nightclubs in town. I also put away my old CDs and I replaced them with Salsa music. When I travel, I plan to go to new Salsa clubs and dance with the local Salseras. I have made more friends in my first year of dancing than in any other year in my life. No other passion or hobby in my life has brought me more happiness than Salsa, my personal time is now centered on Salsa dancing.

My goal now is to improve my dancing skills because the greatest thing about Salsa is that learning is life-long. There is always a new pattern to learn and room for improvement. I also want to attend more congresos and experience new nightclubs.