Xiomar Rivas – Cali/Colombia

Xiomar y Kike: Champions at the World Salsa Summit: 2018, World Champions: World Salsa Festival 2016 – Category: Couples Elite Cabaret, Champion at the World Latin Dance Cup, Ultimate Champion 2012

Artistic profile:

Xiomar Andrea Rivas Barrera and Luis Enrique Solano Landazuri, are best known artistically as “KIKE Y XIOMY”. They are recognized for being a competitive couple, with spirit, charisma and acrobatic abilities. With 3 years of work they have made their talent and desire to progress known in the field, demonstrating it in the “WORLD SALSA CALI FESTIVAL 2014”, occupying 1st place in couples cabaret style.

Artistic experience

Constelación latina

Belong to the World Champions of Salsa at the World Latin Dance Cup in Miami 2012. World Champions in category Cabaret in groups 2013. World Champions Ensemble in Groups 2011. They have participated in the Salsodromo which is the opening of the Feria in Cali, and as a couple they have represented the school in different International Congresses, being invited to give workshops and exhibitions such as:

Internationals:

• World Latin Dance Cup 2012 in Miami
• Comadreja Salsa Congress 2013 in (Córdoba Argentina)
• La Fiesta del sol y la Luna Lima-Perú 2014: Invited by the Municipal Secretary of Culture in Cali
• Isla Guyana Francesa at the Congress Salsa Picante 2014
• Suiza en surish A Salsa Festival Switzerland 2014

Delirio:

They belong to the DELIRIO foundation for the past 10 years, in which they have participated in 12 performances, such as: 33 to 45, pasos de libertad, orula, verbena, bombo , maría, nadie es igual, la pinta, ecuación, descarga y mulier in which Xiomar is one of the principal dancers. They participated in the movie ”Ciudad delirio” and collectively with Delirio, they have traveled to:

Internacional:

• Xiomar: Euro Asia tour: Countries: China, Russia, Kazajistán, Azerbaiyán & Mongolia
• Luis: Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Both: México

Titles Obtained As A Couple:

• Champions at the World Salsa Summit: 2018 Champion at the World Latin Dance Cup, Ultimate Champion 2012
• Champion National Zapato Dorado 2013 Armenia
• 2 Champion Festival World of Salsa: Cali 2014. Cabaret Couple: 2014
• World Champions in the World Festival of Salsa 2016: Category: Cabaret Couple Elite
• Sub Champions: World Salsa Open 2018
• 3^rd Place World Euroson Latino 2018
• As a soloist Xiomar is a National Champion in Colombia Dance Prize & Cali Salsa Open & Sub Champion in the World Salsa Open 2018

WSS18 – Luis Solano & Xiomar Rivas, World Champions

Solano & Rivas – Salsa-Show auf dem Euro Dance Festival 2017

Xiomar Rivas y Luis Enrique Solano