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| FEBRUARY, #0208 |
Giju's Blazing Salsa
Social
Beyond Dreamz
Fires It Up!!
The first Beyond Dreamz Salsa Social was
an amazing event and huge success! A special thanks to Patty
and Jimyl, new owners of a much improved Alberto's Nightclub
in Mountain View, where the event was held. The club was
PACKED with old and new Salsa friends from near and far...
burning up the dance floor and creating a truly celebratory
mood.
The evening started with a lively Salsa lesson
by Giju, who kicked-off a night of blazing hot performances
featuring World Congress competition routines by PB&G,
Salsamania and Isidro & Sheila.
We had DJ Fab and
Chino - two of the Bay Area's hottest DJ's dropping Salsa hits
all night which provided ample social dancing, while helping
to keep the overall flow.
Community businesses came
out to show their support for Giju's Salsa social debut, as
well. Thank you to Andale's Mexican Restaurant, Starbuck's of
Mountain View, Rasputin's Music, Peninsula Beauty Supply and
Salsa Fresh, who enhanced our showcase of world-class talent
with their gracious support and generous raffle donations.
Another high-point of the evening began with Giju's
music video "Rang Rangeeli" - a first-time viewing for many in
attendance. The reel led the crowd into another first... the
performance and introduction of Giju dancing with the Beyond
Dreamz Dance Production Team - who fired up the dance floor
and stage to his debut album Salsa single hit, "Rang
Rangeeli". Professional Salsa partner, Kristen Nolan
surprisingly sauntered from the crowded room onto the dance
floor to join Giju - leading the team in a steamy Cha-Cha
number to his song “Dhundoon Tujhe” (another hit from his
debut album).
A special thanks to EVERYONE who
attended and who helped to make the event not just memorable,
but mark the beginning of a very exciting new year in Salsa!
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Meet The New "Dreamz
Team"
Giju John and the
Beyond Dreamz Entertainment crew wish to welcome the newest
additions to the company's dance production team!!
Congratulations to Tatiana Lim, Elena Gil, Alicia
Cacace, Latefa Redjouh, Angie Daiko, Ana Harris, Erik-William
Avitia, Corey Raynor, Miguel Escobar and John Entwistle who
successfully passed the February round of auditions.
The production dance team will be directed by Giju and
new co-director Kristen Nolan, his professional Salsa dance
partner and current member of the SF Bay Area "Salsamania"
dance company.
Currently preparing for their first
round of 2008 performances, the team has an exciting year
ahead!
Check back next month to learn about upcoming
"Dreamz Team" events.
A special thanks to "all" the
very talented dancers who took the time to come out for the
February workshop series, and to everyone who chose to
audition.
If you are an intermediate/advanced or
advanced level Salsa dancer with interest in participating in
the Beyond Dreamz Entertainment Dance Production Company,
please be in touch to learn more.
Contact:
giju_john@yahoo.com or gunter.marie@gmail.com
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SPECIAL EVENT: Giju
& Pantea Salsa BootCamp 3/29
DON'T MISS IT -
Mark Your
Calendars for Saturday, MARCH 29th!!
Giju and Pantea
join forces to bring you a Sizzling On2 Salsa BootCamp -
covering shines, styling, partnering and more...
Date:
Saturday - 3/29/08
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Where:
Susan's Dance Studio
2146 Ringwood Ave
San Jose, CA
95131
(408) 435-1889
Watch this space for more
details...
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2008 World
Performance Tour Update
Word from India
has it that Giju is taking the country by storm!! Having
officially kicked-off his 2008 World Performance Tour to
promote his album and lay the groundwork for his upcoming new
music video, we're excited to report that slowly but
certainly, Giju is not just making a mark - but leaving a deep
and lasting impression.
Kristen Nolan, his
professional dance partner and new co-director of the Beyond
Dreamz Entertainment Performance Team joined Giju in early
February to assist in his outreach and effort to build
awareness around his mission for Beyond Dreamz.
Giju
and Kristen have been traveling across six major regions to
fulfill workshop and performance and media obligations.
See Giju's Travelogue below and the MARCH Newsletter
for more updates, pics and video reel.
Are you a Salsa
dancer living in a region where Giju will be touring? See
locations in the "TOUR DATES" section of this newsletter.
If you are interested in participating with the Beyond
Dreamz Entertainment Dance Production Company, you can contact
Giju at: giju_john@yahoo.com | |
| TOUR DATES |
| DATE |
CITY |
TIME |
VENUE |
TYPE |
| 2/08 |
Kerala/India |
Workshop/Performance
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2008 World Tour
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| 2/08 |
Bombay/India |
Workshop/Performance
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2008 World Tour
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| 2/08 |
Delhi/India |
Workshop/Performance
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2008 World Tour
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| 2/08 |
Calcutta/India |
Workshop/Performance
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2008 World Tour
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| 3/08 |
Bangalore/India |
Workshop/Performance
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2008 World Tour
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| 3/08 |
Chennai/India |
Workshop/Performance
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2008 World Tour
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New Music Video
Project in 2008!!
Check-Out
Behind The Scenes Montage:
"Rang Rangeeli" Music Video
After the successful release of his first Music video,
shot to the title song of his album – Rang Rangeeli Yeh Duniya
– Giju is already in discussions once more with Bay Area film
Director, Celso Bulgatti - with plans to start working on his
next video to his song track “Dhundoon Tujhe”.
After
taking his audiences through the unique milieu of Salsa and
Indian Pop in his first video; he is now ready to introduce
them to the high energy music style of Cha-Cha-Cha!!!
This project will be a cross-over music video
featuring Latin dancers from India and the U.S. As we begin
the pre-production phase, this video project already looks
very promising. The highly energetic music, electrifying
choreography, dance talent and beautiful locales all combine
to take Giju's vision to a whole new level.
All of his
fans and supporters are eagerly waiting for this next offer
from Giju. =D
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Giju's
Travelogue
The past
two years, all my visits to Kerala – my home-state, were
really hectic due to the activities related to the album
production and release. This trip I had one solid week to
spend time with my family and good friends... prior to
starting my tour.
Got to see the brand-new addition to
my family! My second nephew, Ryan. He is so adorable! He was
baptized the day after I reached Kerala.
I was also
very delighted to bring Kristen to India for the first time.
She hit it off right away with my family. My parents don't
speak English that well. It was cute to see them trying their
best in their broken English to interact with Kristen. We also
got to hang out with my close friends, and also visit the
nearby beach, Kovalam. It is a very popular beach among
tourists coming from all over the world.
As per the
India-based marketing team, my hoardings should've been up by
the time I reached Kerala. On my way from the airport to home,
I was looking for them. I was bit disappointed that they
weren't up by then. But in a couple of days, the hoardings
were in place at some of the prime locations in the city. I
didn't tell Kristen that she was going to be on the hoarding
as well. So it came in as a pleasant surprise to her when we
showed it to her.
I was interviewed by one of the
regional T.V. channels – Jai Hind – for a morning show. After
the interview, I also did a Salsa demo with Kristen. This
marked Kristen's first official appearance in Indian media.
After a week in Kerala, we left for Bombay to start
our official tour. So far we have confirmed workshops and
shows in Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Bangalore and Chennai. I
also want to spend some good amount of time in Bombay meeting
up with key contacts from Indian music and movie industry.
We were offered a reality dance show, as a couple, in
one of India's leading entertainment channels.
About
that and more details about our workshops, shows and our trip
to Taj Mahal and Jaipur, in the next edition."
Until
then,
Peace
Giju
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