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BEIJING www.cotation.org , July 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Thirty Chinese salsa dance enthusiasts will fly to Cuba in September for an intensive certification process but they may find time for some sun and fun on the beach as well.
The trip will last 10 days and will be the third time Beijing-based instructor Geovany Gonzalez has sent Chinese dancers to experience salsa in Cuba over the past year.
"They will learn from Cubans who perform and teach the dance the way that made it famous 50 years ago," said Gonzalez, bouncing in his chair and slapping his arms to demonstrate the rhythm.
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These qualities, according to Gonzalez, form the soul of salsa.
Gonzalez is a Cuban who has been promoting his country's culture in Beijing for almost 10 years.
Early in 2008 he hosted free salsa classes for 40 people at his Guantanamera nightspot.
"The Chinese love to learn salsa because it's very different from their traditions Air Jordan Retro Pas Cher ," he said. "They have opened their minds and souls to things from Cuba."
The Cuban form of salsa is a bit different from what most people see on the international stage.
"It's a little looser," said Gonzalez. "Many people mistake salsa for New York salsa, thinking the dance was born in the United States. But salsa has its roots firmly based in the Afro-Spanish musical traditions of Cuba. I want more Chinese to experience the 'mother' of the style from Cuba."
Gonzalez first visited China in 2004 for a holiday when he was a member of a pop band called David Blanco. He played bass and also worked as the group's agent.
"Musicians are emotional and I am no exception," the 40-year-old said. "I wanted to make some life changes."
He married in China and settled in Beijing. He found it hard to obtain a job so he became his own boss.
Huo Yaohui Air Jordan Pas Cher , one of Gonzalez's first Chinese friends, has worked with him for years. Huo said Gonzalez is smart and creative, and full of fresh ideas.
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Huo is the only Asian to have won a gold medal for salsa at the International Festival of Popular Dance of Cuba and is credited with bringing Cuban salsa dancing to Beijing.
By 2006, Gonzalez owned two companies - an advertising agency for Chinese companies opening businesses in Latin America and a restaurant offering Cuban food, art and live music.
"I love Cuba and its culture," Gonzalez said. "I believe opportunities occur when more people get to know it."
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Gonzalez has booked the Ballet Nacional de Cuba to perform in China.
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The company will embark on a tour of 15 Chinese cities in December.
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JOHANNESBURG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to South Africa is expected to further bolster cooperation on economic, political, social and international areas between the two countries, the Presidency said on Thursday.
Modi will start his two-day visit on Friday as part of considerable interaction between South Africa and India in the multilateral context, which includes regular meetings on IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa), BRICS (Brazil, Ruassia, India, China and South Africa), and India-Africa Forum Summit.
In particular, South Africa is keen to strengthen trade between the two countries, the Presidency said.
To date, India is South Africa's largest trade partner with trade in 2015 being at almost 95 billion rand (about 6.6 billion U.S. dollars). Trade with India represented 4.9 percent of SA imports and 4.1 percent of exports last year.
While the trade surplus is in favour of India, efforts are underway to promote South African exports of especially value added products, presidential spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga said.
South African president Jacob Zuma and Modi will hold official talks at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday and the two Leaders will later address a meeting of the South Africa-India Business Forum.
Modi will also undertake engagements in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces as part of his visit.
A number of bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding (MOUs) are currently under consideration, some of which will be concluded during the visit of Modi and while others will be finalized in the next few months.
The areas of cooperation covered by the instruments include information communication technology, tourism, sport, culture, grassroots innovation, renewable energy, and visa simplification procedures, according to Ngqulunga.
On international cooperation, South Africa wants to see a meaningful reform of the global governance system to make the system more responsive to the needs of the developing world especially Africa and this matter will feature in the discussions, he said.
The visit will also serve to further strengthen the excellent people-to-people contact that exists between the two countries, Ngqulunga added.
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