David Lartist
Salsa Paris Style
Originally from the Antilles Islands, David was born on April 25th 1972 in Paris. A professional dancer since the age of 20, his roots are in Hip-Hop, Jazzrock, Funk, Soul, and Afro.. to name a few. It is thanks to these basics that he has created his own technique and mastered a style all his own!
It was ten years ago when David's best friend (Amir M.) first showed him the film ‘Salsa', a film which demonstrated the Portorican style of salsa. David immediately became enthralled and began to dance at the MonteCristo on the Champs-Elysees where he learned the Cuban style at which he excelled.
After having traveled several times to Puerto Rico and participating in numerous international Salsa Congress' David began to teach PortoRican salsa and has continued his passion for the last 9 years notably in Paris and Provence.
Why do we call him l'Artist?
To some this could seem pretentious, but there is actually a true story behind it. The name comes from David's childhood as a young soccer player when his coach would constantly say to him “ Hey l'Artist ! Stop dancing on the field and play soccer!”. Ever since then the name has
stuck.
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