Oakland, California, USA
Over the weekend of 12-14 July, 2013, professional Salsa dancers and Latinissimo representatives;
Giancarlo & Masha who also reached the semifinals on TVONE's New Zealand's Got Talent, took it upon themselves to be first ever New Zealand representatives at one of the largest Salsa dance competitions in the World. The Annual US Salsa Open Championships held in Oakland, California, right on the outskirts of San Francisco.
Giancarlo & Masha entered the much anticipated Professional Salsa Showcase category placing 2nd among dancers from across the USA, Canada and Colombia. Giancarlo & Masha became a hot topic among professional Salsa dancers and judges who attended the competition.
Top 3 Giancarlo & Masha posing with the top contestants from Vancouver, Canada and New Jersey, USA.
The Judges comments
With Giancarlo & Masha's speed, technique and "clever choreogrphy arrangement" as head judge Billy Fajardo put it, they can go a long way in the strict competitive US Salsa scene. Multiple World Salsa and US Latin Champion Anya Katsevman said,
Giancarlo & Masha US Salsa Open
Giancarlo & Masha take the floor at the Marriot Hotel in Oakland, California at the US Salsa Open placing 2nd in the Salsa "on1" Professional Showcase category.