– The Perfectionist, the "Stylist".

Attitude, Grace, and Absolute Control on the Dance Floor.

This man’s got it down… leading, OR following!

Interview By Edie, The Salsa FREAK

Seaon (pronounced 'seee - on') was pointed out to me at the 1^st Annual International Salsaweb Convention in Washington DC in 1999. He was dancing up a storm with world-famous instructor Nelson Flores of New York.  Nelson had told me about him a few months earlier, so I was fascinated to find out who this man was, and especially, watch him dance. 

The first thing you notice about Seaon
is his sharpness and refined style.

The second thing you notice, is that his partner is a man.

Seaon is one of a kind. He’s one of the smoothest and sharpest followers in the world. His acute awareness and sensitivity to every lead stems from his professional dance training from New York. Formerly with the Razz M Tazz and Eddie Torres Dance Companies, Seaon has now moved to Los Angeles to start his career teaching Mambo "On Two" and starting his own SeanStylist Dance Company (www.seanstylist.com).  As an instructor, he is excellent - very thorough and patient.  The added benefit of taking a class with him is you get to learn both female and male styling!

After winning second place with his partner Jay in front of thousands of screaming Salsa fans at the 1999 Hollywood Bowl Professional Salsa Competition, Seaon has definitely made a mark in Tinsel Town.

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Here's how  people are responding to "La Clave 101":

Mr. Rivera, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this series that you are doing as an introduction to Salsa.

Why?

Let me explain it this way:
One day I heard a song called "Patria" by Ruben Blades. Now, I don't speak a word of Spanish, but I swear to you that I "understood" what Mr. Blades was saying. When the song was over, I was shocked to find wetness on my face. Yes, I was crying.....a cynical, professional, world weary, African-American woman of the nineties like me was crying like a baby!

I was now confused and angry........confused because I've heard music like this before and it never affected me like that and angry because now there was a void in my life that demanded to be filled. It refused to be ignored.

Now I know why I was feeling like I had "come home". This music IS a part of me. And contrary to what the media would like the public to think, it does not belong to one group. The beauty and the passion of  this music can be shared by all......we just need to listen with our
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Thank you.
- Tracey Moore

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Yours truly,
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