Mambo, rumba, salsa, cha-cha-cha - Rotorua came alive to the sights and sounds of Cuba last week with the New Zealand Cuban Festival held in the city.
Yesterday was the final day of the festival with dance lessons held at the Millennium Hotel, the base for the week-long festival.
New
Zealand Cuban Festival Trust chairman Petera Hudson said it was the first time the festival had been held in Rotorua and it was a resounding success.
"We were on Eat Streat last Saturday at the same time as the Lakeside concert so there were thousands of people walking the streets, it was the best publicity we could have asked for.
"Then on Thursday we were performing at the Night Market until 9.30pm and we followed that with some demonstrations in the City Focus."
