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Interview with Emily Alabi
Bio Name: Emily Alabi Age: 24 Style of Dance: On1 Salsa Based in: Los Angeles
Me: How did you get into salsa? How old were you when you started? Emily: The reason I started dancing and I got into salsa was because my Dad was a dancer with The Latin Symbolics and he wanted my brother and I to get involved. He started taking us to the salsa classes twice a week with dance champion Ava Apple. The funny thing is that at first we didn’t like salsa at all! We were so involved in sports that we never realized how much fun salsa dancing brought to our lives. We always complained that we didn’t want to go to the classes, but now dance is our life! Our eyes were opened to salsa when for the first time we went to the L.A. salsa congress. After seeing all of the amazing dancers, and seeing how much fun it was, we were determined to learn and be great. I was about 9 or 10 when I first started taking classes. Me: How does it feel to have accomplished so much as such an early age? What are some additional goals you plan to accomplish within and outside of Salsa? Emily: It feels really good to realize how much I’ve done with my life, and to do something that I