Romeo's 30th Birthday Party

We all threw my husband a SURPRISE 30th birthday party.  It was a total success, he had no idea and was totally surprised.  The night was full of fun, dancing, talking, drinking, playing with the dogs lol and just an all around great time.  Much thanks to everyone who came out, we had a blast! :)

Happy Birthday Romeo!! :)

Pulse Underground: Spaghetteria

So Pulse Underground's stint at Spaghetteria has finally come to an end, and it's been a fun 2+ months! I have some favorite shots from all those nights, and here they are :)

Ana Masacote and Ally

Tomeka Spence, Zory and Jason Aguirre, Rudy Sawi, Mike

Jason Aguirre and Rudilynn Sawi

Ally and Ryan

Erika Briones and Max Elloin

Erika Dierkes and Brian

Jasmine Mirafuente and Malik Vallar

DJ Rome

Jillian

Vera and David Muricio

Erica and Juan Hernandez

Patrick Hernandez and Serena Cuevas

Tasha Tia

Robert Roy

Event: Ana Masacote Workshop

This past weekend has been a big one in the San Diego Salsa Scene, highlighted by an amazing workshop by Boston's own Ana Masacote of Masacote Entertainment, a company based out of Boston specializing in music production, dance performance, and dance instruction. Ana's class, for San Diego salsa dancers, is unlike anything being offered in the area. It was a joy to have her and I know many of us hope to have her back soon... !!

Event: Spoiled!

A photo teaser of the SPOILED event hosted by Deseo Dance Company and V2 Nail Bar Salon. To see the rest of the photos from this amazing event, check in with hosts Melanie Riveira and Serena Cuevas!

Pulse Underground: The U.S. Grant

San Diego's newest salsa promo team, Pulse Entertainment, took San Diego's salsa scene to the U.S. Grant for a free night of fun and amazingness. After looking over the film when processing the photos from the night, I couldn't help but notice how much fun - and I mean, really more than usual - everybody looked like they were having. The music was bomb, the floor was nice, and the environment was up there on the trendy scale. It was a great place to dance and shoot for one night only. These are some of my favorite shots from the evening...

Pulse Underground: Sé Hotel

Some weeks ago, Pulse Underground held their thursday night social at the Ube Lounge at Sé Hotel in downtown San Diego. This hotel is gorgeous, the decor is seriously something out of a modern interior design magazine or something. The salsa dancers came out in force for this one night only/free night of dancing. Here are some of my favorites from the night...

Meet: Pulse Entertainment

A few months ago, three salsa dancers got together and created Pulse Underground Entertainment to host a weekly traveling salsa venue in San Diego. Those three people - Ana Jacala, Malik Vallar, and Roel Gonzales - are really putting in the work and making thursday nights a haven for the serious dancer. I have been shooting their events pretty regularly and for their website, they requested some shots of themselves. They're a pretty shy group that loves to laugh together, something that I think the photos convey. If you're ever in SD and looking for somewhere with a no-bull, all-dance attitude, these are your people.

Design: DJ Rome Design Concept

DJ Rome of San Diego commissioned me to create the look for his website, logo, and business card. He works primarily in salsa, but can go into other genre as well. He also happens to be a pretty amazing writer, painter, illustrator, and husband too:) That's right, this is the design concept I created for my husband. His website www.thedjrome.com