LUIS AND MELISSA

(Los Angeles)

www.massalsabrava.com

Luis Vazquez, a pioneer in LA style salsa began dancing in 1992. He co-created Salsa Brava Productions, the first ever dance company in Los Angeles and one of the most well known dance companies in the world.

Together as Artistic Directors Luis and Melissa present to you....

Mas Salsa Brava Productions. Bringing to you more energy, more passion, more flavor. Combining the traditional with the innovative. Bringing revival, revitalizing the Salsa Revolution.

JOHNNY VAZQUEZ

(Los Angeles)

YouTube!

Läs mer om Johnny:

www.johnnyvazquez.com

FRANKLIN DIAZ

(New York)

Franklin Diaz born in his native Dominican Republic is considered one of the most gifted dancers of his generation.

Known for his original and innovative movement, he formed part of the Eddie Torres LatinDance Company 1998-2000 and has been solo ever since. As a company member, he performed at Madison Square Garden’s “Festival de La Salsa”, Town Hall, Roseland Ballroom, The Rainbow Room, the daytime television series “All My Children”, and the Tito Puente video “Mambo Bird land” alongside musical luminaries such as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Fania All-Stars, and Eddie Palmieri.

As a solo artist, he has done the Miami, UK, Rome, Madrid, Boston, nd Copacabana congresses and was original cast member of the Off-Broadway production “Latin Madness”. A dancer who starts without any formal training, his desire to continue moving and learning has moved him to begin studying more formal dance, in particular, flamenco which is a very present element in his dancing and choreography today.

www.franklindiaz.org

MARCO B & THE FLAMBOYAN DANCERS

(Italien/Milano)

Marco B and his Flamboyan dancers from Milan are recognized as one of the best international dance companies, thanks to their innovative and breathtaking choreography based on musical interpretations.

LEON ROSE & NOEMIE MILLON

(London)

YouTube!

Read about Leon Rose:

www.leonrose.com

JHESUS APONTE

(Puerto Rico)

YouTube!

Jhesus Aponte has been surrounded by dance his entire life and has taken the talent he was born with to the greatest heights with every intention of continuing his ascension to even taller peaks. An internationally renowned dancer and choreographer who is taking the world by storm with every rhythmic move he makes, Aponte is two times winner of World Salsa Championships, prestigious titles to add to his already abundant list of accomplishments.

Born and raised in the town of Santurce in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, Jhesus Aponte comes from a family of musicians. His father is a bass player and all of his paternal relatives are musically inclined, most playing a minimum of two instruments. Music was constantly played in the home and Salsa, the cultural music and dance of the island, became embedded in Aponte's subconscious in the same way learning to speak does. It's not something you think about, it's something you simply know.

Läs mer om Jhesus Aponte:

www.jhesusaponte.com

MAMBO CACHÉ DANCE COMPANY

(Gothenburg)

Mambo Caché Dance Company was created on 2007. The company dances On 1 and On 2 and performs on private parties, cultural events and Salsa Congresses, such as: Hot Salsa Weekend 2009 & Scandinavian Salsa Congress (several years).

Adriana Mendes & Patrik Ollas are the company´s artistic directors and choreographs. Adriana Mendes is the organizer of the Scandinavian Salsa Congress in Gothenburg and a driving force in Sweden´s salsa community. For further information about Adriana, visit her website: www.adrianasdansskola.com. Patrik Ollas has been dancing salsa since 2001 and is one of the best dancers in Gothenburg. He has inspired several male dancers when teaching at Adriana´s Dance academy: Adrianas Dansskola.

The dancers in Mambo Caché Dance Company are Adriana Mendes, Patrik Ollas, Catarina Jagerstål, Matts Falck, Simon Utas, Emma Turesson, Frida Grinne

www.adrianasdansskola.com

PABLO & DANA

(Buenos Aires/Argentina)

Pablo Villarraza & Dana Frígoli are no less than superstars of tango. They have spent a large part of their lifes touring the world, teaching and performing at the most prestiguous tango festivals in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Wherever they go, crowds gather around them, not only because of their skills and fame, but also because of their charismatic, endearing, and inspiring personalities. Pablo & Dana are considered to be among the very best tango dancers, they are most likely the most popular tango couple in the world today.

Earlier in their career, Pablo & Dana contributed and choreographed a number of various tango shows. 2002 they started their dance school DNI Tango, today by far the most popular tango school in Buenos Aires. The couple has contributed to rejuvenate tango by developing a highly successful technique and pedagogical teaching style that attracts and inspires dancers all over the world. Recently, Frígoli and Villarraza starred in the movie “The Motorcycle Diaries”.

Pablo & Dana are visiting Stockholm together with their dance company for the European premiere of their new dance show "aRealidades", which will be performed during three nights at Oscarsteatern 19, 20 & 21 October. However, the very first glimpse from the show will be given at Hot Salsa Weekend, because Pablo, Dana & DNI have promised to make a guest performance with a sneak preview from the show for our salsa audience on the night of Saturday 17 October! Pablo & Dana are also going to perform an improvised dance as a couple.

Info about aRealidades and tickets:www.arealidades.com

Check out the trailer!

MAYKEL FONTS & KIRENIA

(Cuba)

YouTube!

Cuban Maykel Fonts, living in Italy since 2000, began his dancing education at Tropicana, the most prestigious dance school on Cuba, where he studied contemporary, modern, afro and rumba. In 2006 he participated in the Salsa World Congress and was awarded prices for best choreography and best solo dancer.

Maykel is recognized as one of the best Cuban style dancers in the world. He has a broad repertoire, and in his recently opened school in Milano, Maykel Fonts Academy, he teaches, afro, rumba, jazz, classic, contemporary, flamenco, hip-hop, tango, bachata, son, cha-cha, salsa and also percussion.

Read more about Maykel:

www.maykelfonts.com

TAMAMBO & ANIA

(London)

www.tamambo.com

Watch Ania and Tamambo performing a beautiful choreography - YouTube!

Tamambo’s dancing originates from the African/American Rn’B/Hip Hop scene of the 80s. By incorporating his own flavour into the Puerto Rican style Salsa, he promotes what is now recognized throughout the world as “London Style” Salsa.

His influences lie in Flamenco and Contemporary dance, in which his interpretation of the dance has taken a theatrical form, while maintaining the funky street flavour.

ANIA & TAMAMBO

(Polen)

Watch Ania teaching lady styling class - YouTube!

Ania Chagowska originates from Warsaw, Poland and is one of the few New Generation all-round female “Instructor, Performer and Choreographer” icons in the Salsa scene today.
Having started dancing from the early age of six, she rapidly gained a solid grounding in ballet and modern jazz. She performed in many Contemporary and Classical Ballet shows in her early years prior to starting to Salsa. This enabled her to express her femininity in a dramatic and playful manner on the dance floor and in a dramatic and emotive one on stage.

In 2005, Ania exploded on to the scene with the formation of her partnership with Neeraj Maskara, debuting great performances such as Caboe and later La Peleona.
Her other achievements include the formation of her dance studio and dance company Salsalibre, with which she has enabled her two teams to grow from its humble beginnings to a reputable dance company that brings diversity, style and elegance to the stage.

Ania specialises in Contemporary influenced Ladies Styling footwork and body movement. She is as well one of the few female instructors that can actually teach “executable” Ladies Styling in partnerwork. Her classes can get technical at times and she will work the ladies hard. She has always believed that on the dance floor the man should be the leader and the female should be the follower... and not the slave. Hence her application of technique encourages the ladies to understand their own bodies and be in control of it, even when the man is leading. This methodical approach to Salsa has fast made Ania Chagowska the new “Must Have” name in Salsa today.

Now, teaching and performing in her partnership with the world acclaimed Tamambo, this duo is getting rave reviews with their two brand new contemporary influenced choreographies Violin Solitude and Señales de Humo (2008).

This couple has achieved unity in front of their audience, making every single ingredient excel into an explosive mixture of attitude, power, showmanship, passion, flavour and style.

SALSA AKADEMIEN

(Stockholm)

Read more about Salsa Akademien:

www.salsaakademien.se

MOUAZE

(France)

Read more about Mouaze:

www.mouaze.com

Mouaze from Paris, is a very well known salsadancer and showman. He has been travelling to countries like China, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Morrocco, Spain and he is famous for his pedagogical skills and unique body moves. Watchout for his workshop and his show at Hot Salsa Weekend!

MARK ANTHONY

(Toronto/Stockholm)

www.masmambo.com

Mark-Anthony was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to Toronto Canada 1988. He was first introduced to salsa in 1999 and became a salsa addict soon after that. He co-founded Mambo Tribe Salsa Dance Company in 2003 with his first dance partner.

Mark-Anthony has since branched off on his own to form his new dance company called MAS Mambo Latin Dance Company, and has since become one of the premiere performers, instructors and most innovative choreographer coming out of Toronto, Canada. He has achieved great success with his various dance partners from Canada and Europe as he travels the world.

OSIEL IBAÑEZ

(Stockholm)

www.salsabase.se

STOCKHOLM SALSA DANCE

(Stockholm)

www.stockholmsalsadance.com

Harvey and Miriam started teaching 1994 together. They have won a lot of salsa competitions, including winning the Swedish Championship three times.

They are two of the co-founders of Club Latino Dance Company. Together with Club Latino they have performed and taught around the world, including representing Sweden at the world Bacardi salsa congress in Puerto Rico 2000, 2001 and 2003.

The last years of dancing Miriam and Harvey have trained with a lot of well known instructors/dancers, such as: Joby and Luis Vasquez, Johnny Vasquez and Fransisco Vasquez from Los Angeles, Jason Molina from Puerto Rico, Felipe Polanco from Puerto Rico, Santo Rico from New York, Leon Rose from London, Salsabor from France, Tropical Gem from Milano to mention a few.

ALBERTO & MARTINA

(Stockholm)

Alberto Anturi was born in Bogota, Colombia, and from an early age he has been involved in different kinds of dances with his twin sister Pilar. He has won many titles in the salsa scene and has been travelling around the world with his dance. Alberto owns a lot of carisma and expresses a tremendous amount of happiness through the dance and on stage. He is definitely one of the rising stars in the world of salsa.

www.stockholmsalsadance.com

ALBERTO & SUSSIE

(Stockholm)

Alberto & Sussie at YouTube!

Alberto Anturi was born in Bogota, Colombia, and from an early age he has been involved in different kinds of dances with his twin sister Pilar. He has won many titles in the salsa scene and has been travelling around the world with his dance. Alberto owns a lot of carisma and expresses a tremendous amount of happiness through the dance and on stage. He is definitely one of the rising stars in the world of salsa.

www.stockholmsalsadance.com

SPINDERELLAS

(Stockholm)

Spinderellas consists of seven ladies with a broad dance background from jazz, swing and ballet to tango and rock´n roll. What unites them all is off course their passion for salsa. Artistic leader of the dance company is Miriam Ponce de Leon, co-founder of Stockholm Salsa Dance. These good looking salsa chicks have performed on congresses all over the world.

Read more about Spinderellas:

www.spinderellas.se

STEPHANE BLANDEAU

(Paris/Stockholm)

Stéphane is originated from Paris and lives in Stockholm since 2002. He is broadly recognized for his dancing and pedagogical skills and started teaching Mambo in early 2002. Stéphane gets his influence and inspiration all the way from African, Cuban, to PuertoRican rythms.

ADRIANA MENDES

(Gothenburg)

Read more about Adriana:

www.adrianasdansskola.com

SALSERAS DANCE COMPANY

(Gothenburg)

Read more about Salseras:

www.salserasdancecompany.com

NINA AND FABIAN

(Gothenburg)

In the spring of 2007, Fabian Vallejos was hastily paired up with Nina Kollbrunner for a qualification competition for the Swedish Championships. A week later they came second in the main event in Stockholm, Sweden(SM). The successful partnership continued for for the qualification competition for the World Salsa Championships. After qualifying in September 2007, they finished twelth in Orlando in the on 1 division. They are now coming to the Hot Salsa weekend Congreess to let us all enjoy their world-class choreography.

Read more about Nina and Fabian:

www.dansasalsa.com or www.twistedfeet.com

JULIO ESPINAL "BAILA.SE"

(Sundsvall)

Read more about Julio Espinal:

www.baila.se

MAMBO SISTERS

(Stockholm)

www.mambosisters.com

Mambo Sisters is one of Sweden’s most famous salsa dance groups and it has made a name for itself on the international salsa scene. This female constellation was founded in 2003 by Laia Kinnunen, winner of the Swedish Salsa Championships among other things.

The Mambo Sisters have a sexy and cool on2-style inspired by the New York salsa scene. Their ambition is to create shows that are unique both in terms of choreography and outfit.

These lovely ladies have performed at various clubs and international congresses in Sweden, around Europe as well as at the New York Salsa Festival.

STREYAS

(Stockholm)

Info about these lovely ladies Streyas will be here shortly!

SALSA SABROSA

(Lund)

www.salsa-sabrosa.com

At Salsa Sabrosa Dance School (started the year 2000) you will find pedagogical and inspiring teaching of the Latin-American dances in the Lund/Malmö region. We offer the dances salsa, samba, latin streetdance, reggaeton, merengue and African dance among others.

JAZZY

(Oslo)

www.salsakompaniet.no

Jazzy has been dancing since he was 5 years old. He has mastered many dancestyles including jazz, ballett, lyricaljazz, hip-hop, breakdance, funk, cha-cha, afro-cuban, ballroom-latin standard, latin jazz, flamenco, step-dans, musical and tango.


Jazzy is also the official coreograf of the hit Tv show: So, you think you can dance in Norway " DANSEFEBER".

TROPICANA STOCKHOLM

(Stockholm)

www.tropicana-stockholm.se

TROPICANA Stockholm is the only dance company of its art in North Europe. This Cuban Cabaret Ensabmle consists of 8 professional dancers with training in ballet, contemporary, jazz, latin, Cuban popular dances & folklore.
They perform a powerful show presenting chosen rythms of Cuba's wide music-spectra in original Cabaret style! You will hear, see and feel the Caribbean rythms like Salsa, Son, Samba, Mambo, Merengue, Cha-cha, Rumba & Afro-Cuban. Since their creation in 2005, the show has been a great success @ the CUBAMEMUCHO Salsa Congress 2006, the Norwegian Salsa Congress 2007, the Hot Salsa Weekend in Stockholm 2007, the CUBA & CARIBE Production @ the Warszawa Conciert Hall in 2007, the Baila Baila Salsa Festival in Finland 2008 and many more. Here @ the Hot Salsa Weekend, they will present a foretaste of what we can expect from the autumn's repertoire.

Our dancers are: Yahima Diez, Wynn Johansson, Yunier Oviedo, Orialis Corlin, Diasmani Silva, Katarina Lewandowski-Aguilar, Yanet Lopez & Alberto Navarrete.

MAMBATA

(UK)

Mambata are known for their musicality and creative interpretation through their dance choreographies and workshops. The Mambata dance team consists of Yuko Kamiya a 9 times UK dance champion, Natalia Morozova a trained ballet dancer who now dances salsa, Guy Lawrence and Tony Tee, both ex-professional athletes who have transferred their sporting abilities to salsa dancing.

BAILA BAILA

(Helsinki/Finland)

Look at Baila Baila performing - YouTube!

www.bailabaila.fi

LATIN POWER DANCE COMPANY

(Italy)

"Luca y Luca" is a new Latin Power project. Two dancers with different experiences. The first was born from Hip hop, than afro and salsa and the second was born from salsa, than modern jazz and again salsa. Both of them love mambo and New York salsa, but in the show you will see at Hot Salsa Weekend they return to the past with a tribute to cuba, dancing son, rumba and timba!

www.latinpower.it

JULIO ESPINAL

(Cuba)

www.baila.se

DANCE ACADEMY LATINA

(Kalmar/Lund)

www.danceacademy.se

VLADI & LAIA

(Stockholm)

Read about Vladi & Laia:

www.laiadanceproduction.com

DIDI & PILAR

(Stockholm)

Read about Didi & Pilar:

www.stockholmsalsadance.com

ESTEBAN CORTEZ & EVELYN RIVERA

(Uruguay)

Look at Esteban and Evelyn - YouTube!

Esteban Cortez and Evelyn Rivera are well known tango dancers and teachers, from Montevideo, Uruguay. In the latest years they have been invited to many international Tango Events in Europe and Latin America. Besides, they are choreographers and dancers on the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra and also in the show "Flor de Tango".

Esteban & Evelyn dance Tango in modern fashion with astonishing musicality !!! They master all the elements that the new way of dancing Tango offers. Using those elements with the music allows them to put accent on both intense as well as playful moments of the dancing yet keeping great connection with each other.

www.tangobuenamadera.com

KATI & TIHA

(Stockholm)

Katalin Czidor and Tihamer Bogdan alias Kati & Tiha have danced tango for 7 years. During those years they have travelled together dancing at the biggest tango festivals in Europe, from Amsterdam to Moscow.
In Stockholm Kati & Tiha teach within "Emigrantes". Kati & Tiha dance tango argentino without any style limit, but with focus on the music. Their greatest inspiration are the maestros who belong to the modern tango that is called Tango Nuevo.

www.emigrantes.se

PRECIOSO & MARTINA

(Stockholm)

Precioso and Martina are a new dance couple on the salsa scene. They have danced together since 2008. The couple dances both on 1 and on 2 but they are espacially fond of New York Style on 2 and have put together two different choreographies within this dance style.

Precioso and Martina teach and perform regularly at different clubs and events. Precioso also teaches at the Club Salsa dance school in Stockholm and is also teaching a coreography with a group of students together with Martina.

Adena & Martina

(Stockholm)

Adena Asovic and Martina Nylund at Clarion Hotel on Thursday!