Magna Gopal & Marco Ferrigno @ ASF 2010

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February 7, 2010 - Amsterdam Salsa Festival (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
I think I will consider this and every other dance of that night a birthday dance. lol A lot of fun trying to follow the crazy stuff that Marco does. Marco Ferrigno (Italy) is an incredible dancer and performer. Grazie Marco
Song: Charlie Palmieri - El Baron
www.MagnaGopal.com

[@cveta9]

Now THIS is what social salsa dancing is all about!!! Not learned routines and shows, this IS dancing...And this girl is by far the best!!! R E S P E C T!

[@rumbaenmadrid3796]

Not learned routines??? He’s Italian where do you think he learned in his sleep?

[@magnagopal]

Thank you! He's a fun partner and this dance always brings a smile to my face!

[@magnagopal]

If only we could all learn in our sleep! Lol However, to speak to Tsveta's comment, this is far from a learned routine. There are many moments of surprise & creativity that are only possible in free flow and improvisation, as this dance is. For sure, Marco is phenomenal dancer and highly trained but this dance is far from rehearsed and I'm certain far from anything he's "learned." in fact, most of my dances force the lead to break the routine and adapt what they know to the present moment. Basically, you both are right. He didn't learn in his sleep and this is not a learned routine. 😊

[@tsvetahristova1006]

@@rumbaenmadrid3796 I think Magna answered very nicely below! ;)

[@mikeymadrazo3]

Magna, by farrr one of the greatest dancers. I love the fact you feel every single beat and feel the music. Tremendo :)

[@magnagopal]

Thank you Mikey! 🙏💙

[@cveta9]

Just to say too that as a person who has watched most of what there is here on youtube as a social dancing video, you are the best female dancer by far! Respect!

[@latinems]

Magna you are trully one of if not the best female dancer out there.

[@anilsinghkec]

One of the best I have seen so far.

[@mundiaful]

This is the best of Magna for me. Well done,

[@JohnBlaiyz]

My first time seeing Marco dance... very creative! Basically every second of this video showcases Magna's genius. My favorite parts are her dancing to the guitar. Some of the steps she creates are totally mind-boggling

[@lukjr07]

Ahh Marco, always such a good dancer!!! And Magna, amazing and beautiful as always!

[@happyyumi]

Magna! Bravo!!!!!

[@clavedostres]

awesome social dance! I love it when they break away from the time to just have fun and really listen to the music. When they go back on the 2 timing they just do an amazing job. Two of my favorites! Thanks for posting this video:)

[@magnagopal]

Thank you kindly Rafael :)

[@bolexico]

This is such a good social dance. Miss dancing with you.

[@dondelero]

awesome musicality and dance. this is definitely a great Strength of yours Magna and your lead was awesome

[@elacomedido]

hehe i never get tired of watching this

[@entumasprofundapiel]

Magna estàs PRECIOSA como siempre!!!! Un abrazo desde Alemania!

[@TheMorenolaz25]

Gracias magna...!! Es un placer poder conversar contigo.. Para mi eres la MEJOR.......

[@bochu1974]

siempre sera un placer visual ver a magna bailar!

[@magnagopal]

🙏🙏Gracias! 😊💙

[@vanessabeltran8268]

That's why u r and always will be the bomb!!! .....Speachless/Inspirational!

[@salserodecalle426]

Love it ...looks like they r having fun , enjoy it good show peeps ! GB both

[@revailing]

I think he danced great aswell!! that pachanga was awesome and for me its great to see how you challenge eachother. It makes it allot more exciting , too bad people pick it up wrong :( Great dance both of you , really enjoyed watching keep it up!!

[@carviji]

Magna... cariñoo bailas estupendamente...me gusta tu estilo eres una de las mejores del mundo...

[@magnagopal]

Gracias!! 🙏🙏💙😊

[@javiercacao7475]

Hello Magna l always enjoy watching your dance. I keep coming back to this vid. I like the playfulness and spontaneity. I see Ferrigno's salsa and l can see some ballet/jazz influence there. It gives him a great posture and control. Moreover, he reminds me of Chayanne in the film "Dance with me" with the guaguanco steps and the fun he puts to the dance. I always enjoy your footwork, Magna. I moved to ATL so hopefully you'll come this way one day.

[@magnagopal]

+Javier Cacao thank you. It was a fun dance indeed and Marco has a lot of training in many disciplines so I'm not surprised you noticed his posture and varied movements. 😊

[@javiercacao7475]

Well, needless to say you are a supreme master/guru of salsa. I hope my wife and I could take classes from you one day. Would you in the future mix up Indian style of dancing into Salsa? I think that would be awesome as well. I really like Indian culture and music as well. It's a fascinating culture as well.

[@tanniaortiz-lopes6071]

That girl is an awesome dancer!

[@Kokigigiflaka]

Me encanta como baila Magna..lo siente lo Goza lo hace socialmente;)

[@rcarrillo121]

You both are very good dancers but you definitely surpass any dancer I seen before when it comes to following your dance partner in any kind of style and how quick you can adapt to whatever they throw at you in regards to steps/shines, I'm very impress with your dance work, amazing talent, very rare.

[@magnagopal]

Thank you Rafael! I think that skill can be attributed to my focus on connection before anything else. That focus alone makes anyone who has solid fundamentals more adaptable, fun and creative. 😊

[@leonkiat]

2:50 is crazzzzyyy ❤️❤️❤️

[@magnagopal]

Lol he had some fun moves that night!! I can't recall but it might have been one of our first dances too. Lol

[@magnagopal]

@lavohe Gracias :) Que hermoso el cumplido! :) Voy a volver a Espana un dia seguro pero probablamente no en 2011.

[@joachin16]

me gusta mucho como baila magna y se ve que es una buena persona

[@magnagopal]

@TheMorenolaz25 Gracias por tu commentario. :) Soy de India originalmente pero greci en Canada. Ahora estoy en New York.

[@Kokigigiflaka]

She's very good

[@ManasturNights]

Song name: Charlie Palmieri - El Barón

[@bochu1974]

magna es una diosa

[@magnagopal]

@AZANDAE Marco is an amazing dancer and we are friends as well. I think he's always challenging himself on the dance floor so the fun in our dances is usually in how I match him, etc. :)

[@Maikel84917]

yes I agree

[@magnagopal]

@pirrus0071 El nombre esta en los detalles Charlie Palmieri - El Baron

[@magnagopal]

@latinsauce Gracias por tu comentario Sonia. Un abrazito :)

[@magnagopal]

@sndramafnatic23 I got them at Capezio in NY. I'm sure you can find them on their online store as well. :)

[@kdhawkins]

Now see that's fun... the way it's supposed to be...

[@sndramafnatic23]

@magnagopal Thanks!

[@magnagopal]

@martinsillo2011 Gracias Martin! :)

[@sndramafnatic23]

Magna luv your shoes. Where did you get them?

[@Lometar]

It doesn't look very pretty, but it sure looks fun. In the end, I think that's the most important thing about dancing =)

[@magnagopal]

For sure it gets messy here and there but the fun, the connection, the musicality, the smiles, laughter and hug at the end are the real beauty of any social dance. Perfectly executed, yet lacking all the rest, might be "pretty", but only superficially. At least to me. 😊

[@magnagopal]

@SONO12345678 El nombre de la cancion esta en los detalles.

[@magnagopal]

@lolahlr9 Gracias :)

[@Gabo22222]

Que control de verdad

[@magnagopal]

🙏💙

[@CarlosRamirez009]

3:11 cool guaguanco steps from the dude

[@TheMorenolaz25]

Magna, me ENCANTA como tu BAILAS....!! Una pregunta de donde es magna, es decir de k pais???

[@SONO12345678]

COMO SE LLAMA LA CANCION

[@maserin1]

Magna, what is the name of the step that you start doing at 2:25? I want to learn how to do this... thanks! And AHmazing styling here as usual :)

[@aeshini]

Magna, you're the only one I know who dances to every beat! Awesome footwork. Not sure what your partner was doing though..?

[@magnagopal]

Thank you, Aeshini!! I do my best. As for my partner, he was vibing, adapting and playing with me. My movements found a lot of inspiration in what he did. I just adapted them to what I heard differently than him. 😊

[@solstoned]

los dos son estupendoss!!! nombre del tema por favor?!! :)

[@magnagopal]

Gracias! 🙏

[@raymondcordero4876]

llevala suave que SE PIERDE SE CONFUNDE NO ERES EL UNICO ES ELLA ES EL SABOR QUE LE FALTA ESO NO SE APRENDE ESO SE NACE,

[@HeikkiLeskinen]

You are missing a lot from the performance if you think Marco (product of the world-renown Eddie Torres) is dancing by himself. Macro is matching the music perfectly, mixing Wawanco and Rumba to his dancing. These are dance styles were connection with your partner is created by passing the spotlight like an torch as opposed to salsa, where the leader (not always the guy) is upholding the connection.

[@leonkiat]

1:38 💪💪💪💪

[@magnagopal]

Love this time stamp reference. I can know exactly what you are talking about. 😊

[@leonkiat]

@@magnagopal And how you responded to him is even more brilliant. (edited)

[@magnagopal]

I think your message got cut off. 🤔

[@leonkiat]

@@magnagopal Yes, for some reasons. I don't know. I get so excited every single time putting in my comment.

[@JoJo-uv7gf]

@maserin1 pachanga

[@skatonio]

yeah. it's weird. like a battle.........he's trying to show her up...that's not the point of partner dancing. BUT it was interesting

[@magnagopal]

Lol I kind of enjoyed that. He's definitely far more experienced and technically trained than I am. I liked the challenge of incorporating and adapting his moves into my own expression and also playfully highlighting when I couldn't do the same. At the end of the day, it's all fun for me. 😊

[@ivodance883]

Personalmente el baile del personaje,(chico)no me parece muy muy latino,tantos rollos con los brazos,pero nada de movimientos que identifican el baile que esta interpretando, por cachondeo esta bien, para mi punto de vista,solo hace algo latino cuando trata de bailar rumba cubana y cuando representa a shango, que lo hac fatal)))))) magna, me encanta tu alegria, aunque no tengamos el gusto,pero eres genial...

[@KRIPTOM]

Marco muy bueno... tienes mas amagues que Messi o Ronaldinho jajajaja

[@javiervillegas6503]

Lo que.e gusta de Oliver Pineda, es que nunca a bailado con tanta faramalla 🙄

[@magnagopal]

Lol We're having fun and joking around. You always have a choice to watch and enjoy... Or not. 🤷🏽‍♀️😊

[@seanwauchope]

Is she single?

[@AZANDAE]

Magna , your partner didn't understand that he was dancing with the best dancer out there. I pity him.

[@ThePatoman10]

I CANT BELIEVE IM SAYING THIS BUT MAGNA LACKS FLAVOR.

[@QNH1013]

what a busy guy ! may b now he should focus more on musicality instead on getting so buys with his hands.

[@nodaysoff2005]

Great performance but he danced with himself more than he danced with her

[@marquiskuhkieslaughter6481]

Magna of course I'd brilliant as always but im honestly not a fan of the guy... His signals looked confusing and he was rough at times. Idk maybe it's just me it just was a little frantic to me

[@magnagopal]

Hi again! 😊 Thanks for the support. As for the lead, I think this might have been one of our first dances ever. We were both figuring each other out. Sometimes the lead might have been confusing and sometimes I might have missed the cue. He's actually quite a smooth lead :)

[@fernandopatlan5735]

Error No. 1 de Marco: Baila con su pareja pero no para ella :/

[@ivodance883]

el chico baila fatal)))))

[@lesox10]

please do not accelerate stream when doing turns... por favor, no acelerar el video cuando hagan giros...

[@bulentgercek]

Omg are you blind! He is better than Ferrari!

[@mrdave22]

both great dancers but they didn't mesh well. his fault, not hers, not a clear or agreeable lead.

[@Caimille]

Magna, you're amazing!!