Baila Room

Today I had the chance to speak with an amazing dancer and teacher. Most of all, You will hear a very driven businesswoman. This conversation made me feel energized and motivated.  Hopefully it will have the same effect on you;) I bring you Corinne Tardieu. 

Today I had the chance to speak with a multitalented individual that dropped a lucrative job and decided to follow the creative path of writing.  We talked about social media inner workings, the art of content writing and of course salsa dancing. To properly introduce my next guest I will use a quote pulled out an article that he wrote for our Salsa dance school:  One of my great regrets is that i...

My next guest is a multitalented dancer choreographer. But most of all she’s what I call a true artist.  I’m a huge fan of her work.  We talked about the creative usage of Virtual reality and  new technologies applied to the dance world, my one night in jail situation, how she deals with criticism and much more.  As you will hear I had loads of fun chatting with her. Without further due I bring yo...

Today  I had the chance to talk to a fellow dance school owner from Vancouver. He’s 3X Professional Canadian Salsa Champion, US Open Salsa Champion and he got the 2nd Place World Salsa Summit but most of all he’s extremely humble, great motivator for the development of a competitor mindset but also fosters a don’t leave anyone behind attitude.  Without further due I bring you Patrick Moriarty 

Être sur son X c’est bien ce qui caractérise ma prochaine invitée. Elle a un parcours fascinant et non conventionnel. Son Parcours à débuter par l’industrie de la mode ensuite elle tomba dans l’aérobie pour enfin terminer sa course avec le Yoga. Elle est la fondatrice du studio de Yoga et Pilates: Centre Yoga Santé Laval et de la plateforme en ligne Virtuel Yoga Santé. Une entrepreneure que j’admi...

Today I had the chance to speak to an amazing individual.  Someone who will, by his strength of character, inspire you to become a more grateful and positive person. Even thought we touched a very difficult subject in this podcast I think ultimately this conversation will inspire and uplift you. 

Today I had the chance to speak to Nataša Pevićević an amazing choreographer and teacher from Croatia. She completed a university degree to become an english teacher and then stopped everything to follow her life long dream to become a dancer. It was a very uplifting and inspiring conversation that i'm happy to share with you guys;)

Rania Greiche is a choreographer, dancer, teacher and a very well established promoteur in the Montreal Salsa scene. On top of that she runs an event planning company that specializes  in weddings.  She’s a multi-talented business woman with a very positive mindset.

Ortos J. Gutiérrez Ortiz , better known as Tito Ortos , was born in Santurce on December 26, 1974. After finishing a Bachelor's Degree in Natural Science from the University of Puerto Rico and studying music, vocals, bass and clarinet, Tito started his career as a Salsa Dancer by his parent's initiative, both musicians. Also he develops as a dancer of other genres such as: Jazz, Merengue...

Today I had the chance to speak with one of the best salsa dancers in the world. Born in Veracruz, Mexico, he is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, has a talent for singing, has contagious energy and a broad knowledge of the history of Mambo / Salsa.  Let me just say that if I could choose only one person to represent what Salsa means to me I would pick him every single time… without further d...

Cadleen Désir est PDG et fondatrice de Déclic, un réseau de professionnels au service des enfants à besoins particuliers du Grand Montréal, et présidente du Groupement des chefs d’entreprises du Québec. Impliquée dans la gouvernance de plusieurs organisations, elle y insuffle sa vision d’un leadership humain et inclusif, nourri par l’intelligence collective, la diversité et la participation des fe...

J’ai eu la chance de parler avec une très grande artiste. Je dis très grande sans exagérer, car, vous allez vous en rendre compte durant la conversation, que ça démarche artistique est très claire et surtout puissante. Elle est la lauréate du Grand Prix de la Danse de la Ville de Montréal. Et ici Je cite le jury qui l’a selectionner « Cette artiste aux multiples facettes, communicatrice avisée, ac...

If there's one thing positive about this Covid situation is that I got even closer to my son ;)

Elle a étudié en architecture en France puis arrivée à Montréal elle consacre les 20 dernières années à maitriser et surtout enseigner la Salsa... De la Bachata au Fox Trot en passant par le Ballet, le Baladi et le Rock'n'Roll, On dit d'elle qu'elle savait danser avant de savoir marcher. 

Today I got the chance to chat with a very special business woman. She studied dance all her young life in China, came to Montreal Canada completed an MBA and created a multi-studio concept called Espace Des Arts that became a Mecca for many dance styles and dancers.   I started this conversation with no expectations  and I discovered a smart, thoughtful, extremely motivated and powerful woman. Wi...

My name is Ilias and I have owned a Latin dance school in Laval for 16 years now (another one in the West Island and Ile-Perrot ). We manage to operate with restrictions, at 20% of our pre-Covid sales. For the moment, I have no salary and my business is struggling to survive because of the measures put in place.  I am now afraid of losing my well-established business for which I have given everyth...

An experienced dancer, tango teacher, performer and dj.  We made a deep dive in the Tango world… So much to learn about that world… especially how to  ask someone to dance only by using this Tango eye technique: The Cabaceo ;)  Please welcome Carol Horowitz.

1. Intense Dance Training in Cuba 2. Striking a balance between communism and capitalism 3. No one from the outside should criticize the ways of a nation 4. Cuba USA rocky relationship 5. Don't come to my house and tell me what to do 6. Her Amazing Cuban Immersion  7. A bit of Cuban Embargo History  8. Covid in Cuba  9. Afro Something 

Some Covid Thoughts

1. Comment elle a réglé ses douleurs chroniques 2. Comment apaiser l'autocritique et développer de la bienveillance envers soi 3. La méditation en mouvement 4. Les défis du "marketing" de son approche : La Danse Pleine Conscience 5. L'importance de la respiration en danse 

How he got in the Salsa World Coaching techniques and approach His experience in the Philippines with his husband Dealing with hard family issues

Today I had a chance to talk to one of the best jazz-blues guitarist in Canada.  He holds a Jazz Performance degree from McGill University and has accompanied many renown artists. In this podcast You’ll learn about what it takes to be a full time professional musician! 

In this podcast I go down memory lane with an accomplished musician and teacher. My next guest and I have something in common: We both love playing guitar and we both spent time working in Taiwan.  He recently came back from Taiwan so I was eager to talk to him about his journey abroad. Here are some subjects discussed: Challenges of Working Abroad  A Canadian's perspective on learning Chines...

A lovely conversation with Belinda Roche. High school teacher, amazing salsa dancer and very very good friend. Dealing with Isolation Sending Our Kids to School During Covid Salsa Dancing Post Covid-19 Stigma of Masks Salsa dancing do's and don'ts

Initiated to the universe of dance at age 4, Sonia graduated in Classical Dance at the Grands Ballets Canadiens in 1989. She is also certified in superior studies in the management of cultural projects, with a specialization in inner city youth outreach and intervention, obtained in Lyon (France) in 1994. We discussed her Grands Ballets Canadiens Training,  What kind of person becomes a pro dancer...