Well last night was another great night. Mariya and I took First Place in a local Salsa Competition held in Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City, MO. Above are pictures during our performance. More pictures to share.
What an exciting journey coming to close. We started out with one choreography and ended up coming up two additional choreography in less than two months. It took two people and a great coach to make something like this happen in our partnership.
Last night was filled with excitement, anxiety, friends, family supporting their favorite couple. The last five couples standing after a month long competition get to dance their last dance last night.
You know, finishing a triathlon, successful exhibitions, and other personal challenges, winning a dance competition is the next best thing. The process taught me alot. It required me to be patient, adapt, listening, helping ea. other through mentally drained moments during practices, overcoming personal pride, and while all those struggles arise out of nowhere, dealing with it as professional as possible while staying focus of winning the competition is a GREAT CHALLENGE! Friendships and partnerships are tested.
In the end, we were determined, we wanted to win and we earned it. Our coach Josh Hernandez is the one who believed it us and we made him proud.
Although being the best salsa dancer in the world isn't my priority, the desire is there. As long as i know that I always work hard, follow through and continue to be a winner in everything i do, I hope to inspire others to do the same.
Thank you all for your support and for being there to cheer us on. Thank you Thank you Thank you.
