🇵🇷We welcome you to our next book signing with the amazing Rodney Eric López [@rodneyericlopez] on Saturday, October 10th, 2026 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm in store!🇵🇷💃🏾
📚I Don’t Speak Spanish, But I Understand Everything When I’m Dancing! by Rodney Eric López - In this powerful social memoir, López chronicles his journey from the isolation of language shame to finding his voice as a professional Salsa dancer and teacher. He interweaves his story with linguistics and cultural analysis to reveal that true belonging is not about grammar; it is about embodiment. Salsa became the non-verbal conversation that unlocked a joyful, powerful connection to his Afro Latinidad. I Don’t Speak Spanish, But I Understand Everything When I’m Dancing! is a declaration that your culture is yours, and that the only language you need to speak is the language of resilient joy. 📚
🌺Rodney Eric López is a dynamic leader and educator with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of arts, communications, and nonprofit management. A Bronx native of Puerto Rican descent, Rodney has navigated high-level roles-from corporate communications at BSMG Worldwide to serving as Executive Director of Dancing Classrooms. An NYU graduate and Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar, Rodney also holds a certificate in Spiritual Entrepreneurship from Columbia Business School. He gained international recognition as a featured teaching artist in the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom and served as Director of the Latin Dance Program at Dance Manhattan for 16 years. As CEO of REL Enterprises, Rodney is a sought-after speaker and consultant. Through this memoir, he blends his professional expertise with his journey as a Salsa dancer to show how identity is reclaimed through movement and resilient joy.
🌺Learn more about Rodney Eric López on October 10th from 2:00 - 4:00pm during his book signing and Q/A session. We also already have copies in store.
