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Once you enter the ballroom area, the size of the dance floor and circular, two-story room makes you pause for a moment to look up and around. If you’ve never been there before, 99% of all dancers literally whisper to themselves, "Wow…", …then they all contemplate for a brief moment, and test the floor with their shoes, sporting big smiles. The gigantic circular wooden dance floor has an area of over 4,000 square feet. It is perfect for dancers - not too slippery, not too sticky…. Just right. The stage is raised about four feet high, and adorned with a thick grey velvet curtains, and has a wood-floor as well. The stage itself runs across the back of the enormous room extending across the diameter of the entire dance floor. This is where the Johnny Polanco band played. The competitors competed down on the dance floor.

There are three levels of seating inside, with upper balconies on each side of the stage, extending across the diameter of the dance floor in its entirety. At the floor level, there is inner and upper-level back seating. This allows for great viewing from people sitting in the back section. By the end of the night, people filled up both sides of the auditorium, and the entire right balcony section! The lighting inside was perfect because of the sunshine coming in through the small window openings in the ceiling. They had most of the lights on during the entire event. We also had colored lights, and dimly lit lights for ambiance between competitor and show performances. The lighting was purposely turned up during the competitor’s performances.

The lights, the Johnny Polanco band getting ready, the competitors decked in their fancy costumes, the celebrities, the television cameras, the sound guys, the microphones... I started getting chills when I realized just how huge this event had become.   I had no idea it would be this good. 

The sound system there was incredible.  DJ Jesus El Colombiano was incredible. The Johnny Polanco Band was incredible, the dancers were incredible - EVERYTHING was incredible!   The DJ played soft modern jazz music while the people were being let in.  It reminded me of a rock concert in the beginning.   The excitement, energy, and tension was building up just watching the competitors warm up.

After some formal announcements and introductions, the competitors were called in the back and were explained the rules and methodology of the contest. They were each given their certificates at that time, as official "winners" from their club.

About 10 minutes later, each competitor was announced, one at a time, and given a five-second opportunity to show off a "cool move" to the audience upon their announcement. There were so many competitors, that a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final round had to be established and decided upon a week before.

After each couple was introduced, they were all invited to assemble on the dance floor and dance to three, two-minute songs. I hand-picked each song with DJ Jesus El Colombiano just the day before. I wanted the judges to see, not only how each competitor matched the style of the music to a slow, medium, and then super-fast-paced Salsa, but I wanted to test their stamina as well. The slow song was very sexy, and it had a lot of pauses and breaks in it. You cold REALLY play with that song. The medium paced Salsa was upbeat, and normal paced. I wanted the judges to see how the competitors would use the music at this "medium, normal" pace. We then CRANKED it, and put on a SLAMMING super-fast tune by Celia Cruz that lit the crowd, and competitors on fire. Shouts, cheers, and yells from the audience jetted across the dancefloor when we played this song. It was the last of the three, and it burned the house down!

Afterward, the panting competitors were thanked and asked to leave the dance floor and wait for the judge’s tabulations. Scoring took about 30 minutes. During that time, the Johnny Polanco band played while the audience got to dance. During this time, Joe Cassini was given the prestigious Rudolph Valentino Award for his phenomenal contributions to the dance and entertainment industry. The award was given to him by the famous producer, Mr. Marty Krofft, who after the event said, "This is a spectacular event. I’m very impressed with you guys. Well done." After the show, Joe himself said, "Congratulations to all of you. The performances, dancing, and organization of this competition was fantastic." Thanks for the kudos Marty! And thank YOU Joe!

Presented on Sunday, at the Hollywood Palladium:  The Rudolph Valentino Award, 1998 Winner: Mr. Joe Casinni - Award presented by the famous Producer Mr. Marty Krofft.

It took the judges about 30 minutes to tabulate their scores. Only 12 couples were selected to dance as semi-finalists. This time, the couples were asked to dance to a three-minute Salsa tune that was of normal speed. Each judge was asked to watch closely, their assigned jobs on what to look for, depending on whether they were a street, celebrity, or professional judge.

When the song was complete, the judges were then asked to choose the top six finalists from the last group of 12. The band played again for the waiting crowd. 30 minutes later, one by one, each of the six competitors were called back to the stage, and to the DJ booth. Each couple was asked to give their CD to the DJ, and pull the number in which they were to perform out of the DJ’s bag.

It really moved me, and almost brought a tear to my eye when I saw one of the couples who made it to the top six hug each other so very hard with their eyes closed, and whispered to each other, "I can’t believe we made it this far! We actually made it, I don’t believe it!" At that moment in time, I felt so satisfied that I had actually helped make a difference in someone’s life. I looked down and away, and smiled to myself, quietly. We had actually created a beautiful and emotional memory for them, and they had just created a wonderfully warm memory for me, just at that moment. I’ll never forget their elated faces, and feeling their joy.

Fifteen minutes later, the DJ played the first couple’s song. This time, the audience was much closer to the dancefloor, and were standing up. In the prior preliminary rounds, the audience was sitting. This was the moment. This was when the audience got to see six different routines to pre-selected music the competitors chose and had choreographed and practiced to.

All six of the couples were fantastic. I’m so glad I wasn’t a judge. I’m sure that this was a very very tough decision for each one of them. When it came down to the wire, I couldn’t choose who would take second place and on. In my own opinion, the couple that stood out among all the competitors were definitely Frank and Alma. They moved the crowd so solidly, and really, really worked that tune hard. They left such a lasting impression; it was hard not to choose them as the winners before the judges did. They were that far, above, and beyond the rest. Second to none. It was an outstanding performance by the both of them indeed.

When the finals were over, the judges scores were again tabulated. During this time, we watched performances by Los Rumberos Dance Company, The LA Salsa Kids, The Salsa Brava Dance Company, the Mambo Men, and a dance group who flew in from directly from Venezuela specifically for this event. Thomas Montero, the LA Salsa Kids coach, arranged for the Venezuelan dance team to stay with members of the LA Salsa Kids during their brief visit to Los Angeles. The team was HOT! I remember seeing them perform at the 1^st Annual World Salsa Congress last year in Puerto Rico. Each dance team exhibited energy and passion in their performances. Each had their own flavor and attitudes. These performances were definitely a crowd-pleasure as the grand finale.

Finally, the judge’s scores were tabulated one last time, and the winners announced. When Frank and Alma’s names were called, Frank’s buddies picked him up and carried him to his trophy. They did the same with Alma. I looked around the room, and noticed virtually everyone in the audience with a smile on their face, and either whistling, yelling, or clapping. They all knew they deserved to win. The judging was very fair, and thorough. 1^st through third place winners received a Salsaweb Salsa-Holics Anonymous plaque, and of course Frank and Alma received the grand prize of an all-expense-paid trip for two to the 2^nd Annual World Salsa Congress that will be held July 23-26^th of this year. Frank and Alma represented the Mayan Club from Los Angeles. Because they won this competition, the Mayan club receives $1,500 and the 3-foot trophy for a solid year, until next year’s event.

And the 1998 Winners are...