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New York Salsa
Delille Thomas' Summer Salsa Bash
August 27, 1999


The Summer 1999 Mambo Bash was on the night after the August full moon..

Delille Thomas, mambo dancer, teacher, and choreographer, has given a salsa party each season (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter) since December of 1997. This Summer's party was filled with about 300 of New York's mambo and salsa dancers. The music was great. The dancers were inspired. And, Delille and his partner Glenda gave a demonstration of Pachanga and Mambo that was awesome.

Delille's Mambo Bash was the best Mambo event of the season, turning out New York's finest (dancers - not the Cops). The wooden dance floor is spacious and of good quality. There was relatively little smoking. With most of the restaurant's tables pushed more closely together to make room for additional dance space combined with an excellent sound system the place had the feel of a quality dance club. There was a high percentage of New York style "On 2" dancers. All of these above mentioned it was premiere dance event of the 1999 Summer season. If you can, don't miss Delille's dance events in the future.

A very touching moment of the evening was the announcement of the engagement of Addie Diaz and Manny Siverio. It also was the opportunity to celebrate Addie's birthday (although this fact was not announced). Addie Diaz, the creator and living incarnation of "Addie-Tude", received her traditional "birthday dance" and took on the best of New York's Mambo dancers (including Manny). She has the finest women's Mambo styling on the New York dance circuit and to use an old "Palladium" term nobody can "cut" her on the dance floor. Unfortunately photographs will never do her "moves" and "interjections" justice.

The Summer Salsa Bash was presented by Delille Thomas and New York Accents Ltd. Productions. DJ Jeff played non-stop Mambo and Cha-Cha-Cha.

The photographs on this page were taken at the party. They are given here in reduced size (by popular demand) to speed up the internet download time of the page. If you want full resolution copies or if you want to use these photographs please e-mail fotos@justsalsa.com for permission. .

Photographs by: J. Fernando Lamadrid, Copyright © 1999
Please send us feedback on the photographs, e-mail address, web site address and we will include them at the appropriate places in the captions.


I don't know her name but I enjoy the way she dances. She dances with "Curvas Peligrosas" of New York City. - photo1


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Abbey Plotkin, Director of the "Mambo Mamas" of New York sampling the free buffet. She is a wonderful person and a fine dancer. Her e-mail is mambomama@justsalsa.com.. Check out her web page at: www.justsalsa.com/mambomama - photo5


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Lambreto from Italy "In The House". His e-mail is elledi@aol.com - photo10


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Mambo D (Delille Thomas) and Glenda dancing the Pachanga. You remember the Pachanga, don't you? - photo13


Mambo D (Delille Thomas) and Glenda. - photo14


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Mambo D(Delille Thomas) and Glenda. - Photo16


Mambo D(Delille Thomas) and Glenda. - photo17


Mambo D(Delille Thomas) and Glenda. - photo18


Mambo D(Delille Thomas) and Glenda. - photo19


Mambo D(Delille Thomas) and Glenda. - photo20


Mambo D(Delille Thomas) and Glenda. - photo21


Mambo D(Delille Thomas) and Glenda. - photo22


Mambo D(Delille Thomas) and Addie Diaz. - photo23


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Addie Diaz just keeps on dancing while Cliford Jasmin pays homage after taking his turn with Addie on the floor. Cliford is the best "Puerto Rican Style" "On 2" dancer in Paris France. His telephone number in Paris is 331 42 54 42 31. His cell phone number is 336 03 81 06 00. He teaches an "On 2" classes at Casa 128 on the rue Lafayette in Paris on Thursdays. The beginners class is at 9 PM and the intermediate class is at 10 PM. - photo27


Manny Siverio and Addie Diaz. - photo28


Manny Siverio and Addie Diaz. - photo29


Manny Siverio and Addie Diaz. - photo30


Manny Siverio and Addie Diaz. - photo31


Manny Siverio and Addie Diaz. - photo32


Addie Diaz takes on New York's bravest Mambo men. - photo33


Addie Diaz Mambos around the world. - - photo34


Addie Diaz "Shines" with "Addie-Tude". - photo35


Addie Diaz "Shines" with "Addie-Tude". - photo36


Addie Diaz takes on New York's bravest Mambo men. - photo38


Manny Siverio and Addie Diaz. - photo39


Dale otro que todavia le queda cuerda! - photo40


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Cliford Jasmin an "On 2" dance teacher from Paris France and Abbey Plotkin of the "Mambo Mamas"- photo42


Cliford Jasmin and the lovely Valerig. Cliford is the best "Puerto Rican Style" "On 2" dancer in Paris France. His telephone number in Paris is 331 42 54 42 31. His cell phone number is 336 03 81 06 00. He and Valerig teach "On 2" classes at Casa 128 on the rue Lafayette in Paris on Thursdays. The beginner's class is at 9 PM and the intermediate class is at 10 PM. - photo43


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Photographer and Mambo Queen Hazel Hankin and Mambo D himself Delille Thomas. Her e-mail is hhankin@banet.net. His e-mail is MamboB@Erols.com . photo52


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Addie Diaz "gets down" with a little "Addie-Tude". - photo54

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