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Darwin Latin Dance Festival 2011
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Darwin Latin Dance Festival 2011 - Instructors
This will be the Latin festival to rock Darwin!!!
Darwin will excel when International, National and Local dancers will hit the stage at Darwin Entertainment Centre on June 24 and 25 to showcase one of the best dance display darwin has ever seen.
Take a look at the line-up of professionals we have for you already confirmed
Masha (NZ)
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Masha was born and raised in the small country of Slovenia by the Adriatic Sea. Slovenia is well known for their excellent world class Latin dancers and elite gymnastics athletes. It was both of these activities that Masha took up at the young age of 4 and has never looked back. Starting with Rhythmic ballet which later lead to Masha representing her country as an elite rhythmic gymnast for just under 10 years across Europe. She is also a former New Zealand Latin-American Dancesport Champion and together with husband and dance partner Giancarlo they are Asia-Pacific Professional Salsa Champions and the Current Undefeated New Zealand Professional Salsa Champions.
http://www.salsadance.co.nz/about-us/latinissimo-crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDe7dcOekaY
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Jessica (Spain)
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Jessica Diaz , She started to dance at the age of 7 years doing aerobic gymnastics, fitness, jazz and hip hop. She won the international championship of fitness in 2001. Later she extends his knowledge of dance and acrobatics with diverse teachers in modalities like salsa, classic dance, acrobatic rock, parkour or aerial silks.
She works like acrobat and dancer in the most important Spanish TV programs, in musicals, tours and videos with singers, in advertisement, flms, like cheerleader of Real Madrid and in salsa congresses.
Jessica Diaz in a TV program, "Más que baile" in Spain. www.jessicadiaz.es
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiDT7-UN6vk |
Katrina (NSW)
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Katarina Quintal: Katrina is an established member of the Modus Vivendi team. Since joining Modus Vivendi in 2006, she has performed at many major international events in places like Puerto Rico, New Zealand , Malaysia, San Francisco, Sydney and all over Australia.
Katrina has won 5 National Salsa titles, including 4 with Modus Vivendi in the teams division and one with her partner at the 2007 Tropicana National Salsa Competition.
She was also a pivotal member of the Modus Vivendi team that went all the way to the finals of the 2006 and 2007 World Salsa Championships in Las Vegas and Orlando.
Titles: Australian Salsa Champion: 4 times Couples and Teams Australian Champion (2006, 2007 and 2008).
2 Times World Salsa Championships Finalist: 2006 – 10th, 2007 – 6th.
http://www.modusvivendisalsa.com.au/content/view/26/30/
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Audrey (WA)
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Audrey Isautier Audrey is a recognized Brazilian Zouk dancer living and working in Perth Western Australia. Born in Reunion Island, she began to dance at the age of 3, with a background in contemporary, ballet, jazz and Bharatanatyam (traditional Indian dance) and she has performed and danced with many different companies around Reunion.
Her arrival in Australia changed her dancing path as she began to train in Latin dance styles such as Salsa, Bachata, Tango, Brazilian Zouk and Samba de Gafieira. She has worked hard and is currently working as a dance Instructor and Coreographer at the Juan Rando Dance Academy located in Subiaco, Western Australia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFmuh6MXkBg
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Alexandra (VIC)
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Alexandra Tsoutouras: began her humble beginnings by studying gymnastics and Greek dancing as a child then later going on to study karate for 6 years. She responded keenly to the Kata routines & found herself enjoying it's precision & grace which is reflected in her dancing style. Although being primarily a street latin dancer for the last 7 years, Alexandra's love for Salsa came to fruition in London in 2005 and where it's been a fixture in her life ever since.
http://madc.weebly.com/alexandra.html
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Raquel (ACT)
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Raquel Paez: Founder, Director and Choreographer,
was born in Ecuador. Although she is an Aussie, her Latin American roots have always played an important role in her life, as does her family. She grew up speaking Spanish at home and always listening to traditional Andean and Latin American music. Until 2007, Raquel worked full time in the IT industry in Australia and then in London. In 2007, she taught salsa in London for the Latin Dance Collective Team, one of Europe's biggest salsa promotion companies.
Raquel's passion for salsa has also given her the inspiration to create beautiful salsa performance choreographies. This has led to Salsabor representing Australia at the 2010 New York Salsa Congress, and at the 2006 Los Angeles West Coast Salsa Congress, along with many national events to name a few.
Raquel began her official dance training in Los Angeles in 2003, and has since furthered her training in New York, South America, London and Europe. She believes that to maintain her teaching fresh and up to date, she must continue to learn and gain influence from around the world.
http://www.salsabor.com.au/About.aspx#RaquelPaez-Founder,DirectorandChoreographer
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Giancarlo (NZ)
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Giancarlo is a Swedish national with Peruvian background and is no stranger to Latin music and dance. He is an Australian IDO Salsa Champion, and together with wife and dance partner Masha, they are Asia-Pacific Professional Salsa Champions and the Current Undefeated New Zealand Professional Salsa Champions.
Giancarlo and Masha have also been featured as NZ's leading salsa dance professionals on TVNZ's Good Morning Show and were guest choreographer for the Salsa & Mambo on the New Zealand version of TV3's "So You Think You Can Dance".
http://www.salsadance.co.nz/about-us/latinissimo-crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb2m5-t3raw
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Gregory (Spain)
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Gregory Campillo, He initiates his studies of classic dance, Spanish dance, piano, solfeggio and singing, in the Conservatory of Dance and Music Oscar Esplá (Spain).
His love for the dance made him travel and investigate in other dances like the salsa, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, acrobatic rock... For all this, Gregory Campillo presents original and new dance mixes in his classes and shows.
With more than twelve years of professional experience he has worked at the best programs of spanish TV, in musicals, music videos with diverse artists, he is judge in international salsa and hip-hop competitions and he danced in the best stages of salsa and hip hop congress around the world. www.gregorycampillo.com
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Nestor (NSW)
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Nestor Manuelian: Born in Uruguay and raised in Australia, Nestor started dancing Salsa in December 2002. Since then he has taken the salsa world by storm and has become one of Australia’s hottest dancers. He is renowned for his world class teaching and choreographies.
Nestor made his performance debut in November 2003, where with less then a years training he placed 2nd in the annual Sydney Salsa Competition against some of Sydney’s highly decorated professionals.
Since then he has gone on to win 9 nationally recognised competitions including the Sydney Salsa Competition for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005 and 6 different Australian National titles, in Brisbane 2004, Sydney 2005, Perth and Adelaide 2006, and Sydney 2007.
Champion (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).
3 Times World Salsa Championships Finalist: 2005 – 4th, 2006 – 10th, 2007 – 6th 2007 Asian Salsa Open Champion.
http://www.modusvivendisalsa.com.au/content/view/13/30/
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Alisson (WA)
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Alisson Sandi Alisson hails from Brazil, São Paulo. His arrival into Perth in 2007, blew the top off the Latin dance world. He has made himself an integral part of the Juan Rando Dance Academy as the main Brazilian Dance Instructor where he teaches Brazilian Zouk, Samba de Gafieira, Argentine tango, Salsa, Forró and Axé. Alisson is also qualified in Salsa On1 and On2, Bolero, Tango, West Coast swing, and more. Having taught a variety of these styles in Brazil and around the world he is a great asset to the dance studio in Perth.
http://brazuka.net.au/
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Peter (NSW)
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Peter Ricciardo: Since Peter discovered salsa, he immediately fell in love with salsa.
Only two months into his dancing, he discovered on2 through his good friend Javier Favaro (one of the dancers to introduce on2 to Australia).
Since then he never looked back and quickly became one of the most sought after on2 social dancers in the Sydney salsa scene.
In 2004 he moved to London where he took classes with, Super Mario, Leon Rose, Susana Montero, Special T to name a few, and within months, he was asked to teach for the Latin Collective Team, the UK's largest salsa promotion companies and dance school. In 2006 he met his future wife to be Raquel, and have been dancing, performing and teaching together ever since.
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Steve (VIC)
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Steve has been dancing for many years now and has sowed his seeds and style at Spin City Dance in Melbourne under the world renowned instructor Sharon Pakir. He has traveled and performed extensively at places such as....The Malaysian Salsa Congress 2008, New Zealand Salsa Congress 2009, Sydney Salsa Congress 2007, 2008, 2009, The Melbourne Latin Festival 2009, The Victorian Salsa Classic 2008, 2009, just to name a few. Steve can also be seen performing around many Melbourne Latin venues throughout the year as well.Specializing in lifts & tricks due to his extensive training with some of the worlds most leading aerialist performers such as Alex Lee ( USA), Carlos & Eli (Australia), Alex Bryant (Australia), Dave Paris (USA) Pablo & Diana (USA) and Lenny & Mio (Australia) are just a few of his mentors.Always known as the base don't be fooled by his size, Steve possses a knowledge, skill and imagination that makes his aerials and tricks truly amazing to watch. For more information about Steve
http://madc.weebly.com/steve.html |
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