Category: 2018 Instructors

  • Junior Alabi – San Francisco

    Junior Alabi – San Francisco

    Junior and Emily are a brother and sister team originally from San Francisco and now living in Los Angeles, California. Junior and Emily have performed, taught, and competed all over the world. They are one of the hottest Pro-couples on the International circuit bringing them to be one of the best in the world. Their…

  • Emily Alabi – San Francisco

    Emily Alabi – San Francisco

    Junior and Emily are a brother and sister team originally from San Francisco and now living in Los Angeles, California. Junior and Emily have performed, taught, and competed all over the world. They are one of the hottest Pro-couples on the International circuit bringing them to be one of the best in the world. Their…

  • Edwin Rivera – New York/L.A.

    Edwin Rivera – New York/L.A.

    Edwin is one of the most influential salsa dancer, choreographer, instructor and musician of our generation. With a career spanning almost two decades, he has made quite the impact on the dance and music community. From the east to the west coast as well as internationally, he brings his Puerto Rican culture, with an innovative…

  • Christian Franco – Texas

    Christian Franco – Texas

    Christian Franco is a charismatic USA based Kizomba instructor with over a decade of teaching and dancing experience. Since 2011 he has fallen in love with Kizomba and he has made it his mission to diffuse and share the sensuality, elegance, and addictive feeling of this beautiful African music and dance. He travels often to…

  • Rubia Garcia – New Orleans

    Rubia Garcia – New Orleans

    Rubia Garcia is a born and bred New Orleans Lady. Trained to play Classical and Jazz music since the age of seven, she quickly fell in love with the rhythm of Latin music in her early teens. In 2001, she began training with Cuban-born Salsero Aurelio Gonzales; performing Casino Style Salsa, or “Rueda” at various…

  • De’Jon Polanski – New Orleans

    De’Jon Polanski – New Orleans

    De’Jon Polanski is a high energy diverse Afro Latin Dance Instructor/Performer/Artist/Social Dancer from a Dominican Cultural Background originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. He discovered Latin Dance at the age of 15 years old and began to social dance Salsa and Bachata  untrained until later discovering Cuban Master Aurelio Gonzalez where he trained in Cuban Salsa,…

  • Karla Blanco – Venezuela/Texas

    Karla Blanco – Venezuela/Texas

    She has presented herself in over 200 festivals throughout Venezuela and in many different countries/territories which include: Norway, Angola, Curacao, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Spain and in USA states such as: California, Boston, Saint Louis, Florida, New York and Texas. Her background is with world class experience. The implementation of Ballroom dancing and in other areas…

  • Gio Ochoa – Mexico

    Gio Ochoa – Mexico

    This young brother and sister duo has recently attracted attention as guest dancers in Los Angeles BKS, Houston Congress, Washington Bachata Congress and more. Gio & Gaby provide powerful and consecutive acrobatics, high-speed rotations and give dynamic performances. Gio & Gaby Ochoa – Couple  1st Place: Panamá Salsa Fest 2016: Salsa Professional Couples 3rd Place:…

  • Gaby Ochoa – Mexico

    Gaby Ochoa – Mexico

    This young brother and sister duo has recently attracted attention as guest dancers in Los Angeles BKS, Houston Congress, Washington Bachata Congress and more. Gio & Gaby provide powerful and consecutive acrobatics, high-speed rotations and give dynamic performances. Gio & Gaby Ochoa – Couple  1st Place: Panamá Salsa Fest 2016: Salsa Professional Couples 3rd Place:…

  • Carla Capo – USA/Spain

    Carla Capo – USA/Spain

    The only Sensual Bachata Instructors, in the USA, who lived and trained in Spain, where Sensual Bachata was created. They are currently doing a Europe tour after teaching all over Italy, Hungary, Rumania, Mexico, Spain and all over the United States of America. Carla practically was born dancing, as her mother is a professional dancer.…

  • Vladi Aragon – USA/Spain

    Vladi Aragon – USA/Spain

    The only Sensual Bachata Instructors, in the USA, who lived and trained in Spain, where Sensual Bachata was created. They are currently doing a Europe tour after teaching all over Italy, Hungary, Rumania, Mexico, Spain and all over the United States of America. Carla practically was born dancing, as her mother is a professional dancer.…

  • Maria Ramos – New York

    Maria Ramos – New York

    In June 2014, Maria Ramos founded D’COR Dance Company to realize her artistic vision of blending Latin, Hip Hop and Contemporary dance. D’COR, “The Core”, boldly expresses the emotional rawness of human relationships through explosive movement. Maria’s choreography incorporates dynamic partnering, dramatic storytelling, and gravity-defying lifts to make impactful statements about the world in which…

  • Felix Santiago – Puerto Rico

    Felix Santiago – Puerto Rico

    Trained in rhythms such as salsa, hip hop, jazz, street jazz and commercial dances, Félix Santiago has stood out as a professional dancer since 2001. He has had the opportunity to work as a dancer for great artists such as Jerry Rivera, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ruben Blades, Roberto Roena, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico,…

  • Diangelis Rosa – Puerto Rico

    Diangelis Rosa – Puerto Rico

    Trained in rhythms such as ballet, jazz, salsa, hip hop, and commercial dances, Diangelís Rosa has worked as a competitor, coach and salsa coach in different categories. She has had the opportunity to be a dancer and choreographer for artists such as Obie Bermudez, NG2, Limi-T 21, Tito the Bambino, Jerry Rivera, Luisito Carrion, Plenealo,…

  • Victoria Calamusa – North Carolina

    Victoria Calamusa – North Carolina

    Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Music & Dance has always been a part of Victoria Calamusa’s life from early on – that included her preschool, Kindermusik (a music based school) and expands to the start of her passion for dance at the age of five. Throughout her Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle school years,…

  • Luis Loredo – Texas

    Luis Loredo – Texas

    Born in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, Luis Angel Loredo came to the states when he was 9 years old. Although his family is filled with musicians, it wasn’t until his freshman year in high school that Luis Loredo began to tune into the sounds of music. But once he did, music took over his life…

  • Wendy Jimenez – North Carolina

    Wendy Jimenez – North Carolina

    Rodrigo & Wendy (RW Latin Dance) are renowned instructors and performers based in Charlotte, NC who have graced numerous stages locally and abroad. Trained extensively with World Master Instructors (Salsa, Bachata & Argentine Tango). RW has been featured in several public broadcast television shows in the U.S. and Asia. They have conducted workshops and performed…

  • Rodrigo Jimenez – North Carolina

    Rodrigo Jimenez – North Carolina

    Rodrigo & Wendy (RW Latin Dance) are renowned instructors and performers based in Charlotte, NC who have graced numerous stages locally and abroad. Trained extensively with World Master Instructors (Salsa, Bachata & Argentine Tango). RW has been featured in several public broadcast television shows in the U.S. and Asia. They have conducted workshops and performed…

  • Daniel & Daisy – Texas

    Daniel & Daisy – Texas

    Daniel and Daisy are Houston-based performers specializing in the fusion of bachata and contemporary dance. Having danced together for many years as members of Amaya Dance, they founded #TeamDoubleDs in 2014. Immediately becoming a state-wide sensation, performing and teaching in all the major metropolitan areas in Texas, and now also represent Houston talent internationally. In…