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~RODCHATA~

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About Me


Welcome to myspace!
First of all, I love to blog. I blog just about everything and anything. My non-salsa profile is myspace/mentaltrainer, just in case you'd really want to get to know me beside being a salsero.
So how did I get my name? People started calling me RODCHATA the first time they saw me dance bachata. They have been calling me this name ever since!
Rodchata & Rebecca
I started learning International Latin Ballroom at the Metronome Dance Center in San Francisco. After three years, I began dancing and learning Salsa when I saw Alex Da Silva performed at the old Sol Y Luna (SF). I was inspired! That was almost 11 years ago. As far as bachata, the first time I've seen the dance in the East Coast, I fell in love with it and hasn't stopped dancing it since. I am a salsa instructor first and bachata second. I was the very first bachata instructor in San Francisco!
I do not believe a dancer should only embrace one style of dance. He who embraces only one dance is not a true dancer! A true dancer must be able to dance and adapt to any kind of dancing easily. My passion at the moment is TIMBA/Casino/Cuban DANCING!
In 1998, I founded a salsa community called Salsagang that became a big group not only in the Bay Area but all over. Nine years later, I created another website called www.Rodchata.com. It is designed as an info spot for all dancers.
Since then I've had the opportunity to teach Latin Dancing at big events such as San Francisco Intl Salsa Congress, North West Salsa Congress (Tacoma), Reno Dance Sensation, Chico Dance Sensation, Dallas Salsa Congress, Sacramento's Salsa Festival, Sonoma Salsa Festival, Salsa Extravanganza/Summer Salsa in Palm Springs and Hawaii Dance Sensation.
Watch for my new projects this year: Dance2Success.com, Date2Success.com, LaLunaclubs.com and iBachata.com
For more information about me or my bachata/salsa classes and workshops, check www.rodchata.com

My Interests

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If you'd like me to teach Bachata and salsa WORKSHOPS in your city, just contact me - [email protected]

Don't miss my BACHATA WORKSHOPS in San Francisco Intl Salsa Congress and in Texas at the Dallas Salsa Congress! November 1-4, and 9-11, 2007 - sfsalsacongress.com & www.dallassalsacongress.com

Music:

I prefer listening to stringed intruments. From Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, to Extreme, I love classic rock. But I also love symphony conserts and admire composers such as Beethhoven, Chopin and others. Of course, salsa, bachata, merengue and TIMBA!

Books:

I have it on myspace.com/mentaltrainer profile

My Blog

The Day I actually Went Shopping To Buy Jeans

I am what you call a traditional denim man. I love wearing jeans. This means that I hate slacks of any kind. But I am very particular about jeans. I wear jeans that compliment my "atheistic" butt. I h...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:37:00 PST

Feeling Like A Beginner Again

I have been promising Nick that I would take his basic Rueda classes one of these days. That was like 20 promises ago. Of course, I never showed up. As many of you know, Nick is a Salsa instructor tha...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:46:00 PST

~Salsa Band On Crack~

What's the name of that salsa band that played last night at the Glas Kat?   Who were they?   Good Lord!   If there were moments of frustration in my 10 years of dancing salsa, last n...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:46:00 PST

What Kind of Person Are You Attracted To?

If you were to pick someone, a date, if you will, to travel with you for a few days somewhere, by a train, car, and even plane, who would that person be? My pick? Well, let's see...   She would ...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:14:00 PST

THE CONFESSION OF A SALSA ADDICT

I awoke to the sound alarm of an old Samsung cell phone. The lights were off. And my place was cold and damp. A voice was nudging me saying, "Wake-up! Time to go Allegro . . . get out of bed!"   ...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:25:00 PST

Timba Dancing and EL PIKETE

If you are a Timba dancer, you must have been in some of the Timba Cuban bands somewhere in their concerts. There is nothing like dancing to a Timba beat with a live band. I'm not kidding! Timba music...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:41:00 PST

I Wont Go to GROUND ZERO

After having sex in the morning, I turned on the TV for traffic update... It was 9/11, the tragic one... Smoke all over, and death all over Manhattan. But that was years ago. I'd like to remember 9/11...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:29:00 PST

THANK YOU, Truckee/ Reno Salseros!

The question is was it good and packed?   The answer, yes and yes, ohhh yes!   I and my entourage = SGers with DJ BoriQua, had the best salsagang fieldtrip yet! Thanks for good times! We sh...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:48:00 PST

Goodbye Coke: The Inevitability Of Change

  Yesterday was one of those San Francisco days where the weather was overcast with a decent temperature. Waited patiently as my stomach kept growling since morning, it was finally lunchtime. &...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:32:00 PST

HAVANISIMO, Hot Latin Affair, my B-DAY and I almost DIED!

It has been a successful month. Could it be because I was born on the month of July?     This reminded me of what my mother said just two weeks ago, "Be extra careful, it's your birthday mo...
Posted by ~RODCHATA~ on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:10:00 PST