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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

KENYANS BRING HOME SALSA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CUP


Allan Korir and Diana Mburu of Kenya do their thing during the Salsa Couple dance competition in Istanbul. The couple won 6th position out of 22 couples from Germany, Italy, USA, Belgium, Russia, Turkey, Poland and Finland, among others.


Allan Korir and Diana Mburu dance their Bachata finals routine during the IDO World Salsa championships held on June 27th in Istanbul. The couple won 4th position overall out of 25 competing couples from Germany, Italy, USA, Belgium, Russia, Turkey, Poland and Finland, among others.


The Kenyan Rueda de Casino dance discipline 1st position winners receive their trophy flanked by IDO officials and judges at the IDO World Salsa championships held on June 27th in Istanbul. They beat teams from Turkey and Poland. The dancers are Allan Korir, Diana Mburu, Yassin Mutati, Mabel Achiya, Karen Mathenge and Justin Nthiga.


The Kenyan Rueda dancers doing their thing in Kenyan style! The dancers are Allan Korir, Diana Mburu, Yassin Mutati, Mabel Achiya, Karen Mathenge and Justin Nthiga.


The Kenyan Rueda dancers finishing off their Rueda dance formation in style! The dancers are Allan Korir, Diana Mburu, Yassin Mutati, Mabel Achiya, Karen Mathenge and Justin Nthiga.


In the just concluded World Salsa Champions in Istanbul, Turkey on June 27, a team of six Kenyans rocked the world of dance by winning the Rueda de Casino dance.
The Rueda is a Salsa-based, vigorous dance involving several couples who make different formations in a circle.
The six dancers, Diana Mburu, Karen Mathenge, Mabel Achiya, Allan Korir, Justin Nthiga, and Yassin Mutati, jetted in on Monday 13 with their trophies and medals.
The International Dance Organization (IDO) World Championships has a membership of over 90 Nations, representing more than 250,000 dancers, from six continents.
Destiny Dance Studio, a Nairobi-based dance company, sponsored the Kenyan dancers. The professional dance-training centre is located in the Kilimani area annually offers part time and full time sponsorships to top dancers to attend the IDO competitions.

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