INSTRUCTORS
We have world class instructors teaching
Salsa, Bachata, Bachata/Tango Fusion, Cha Cha Cha,
Technique, Spins, and Styling.
With over 30 hours of workshops to choose from you are sure to improve your dancing.
Workshops will be held from 9am-12Noon Tuesday through Friday and for 1 hour before the dance party each night. You will have the afternoon and evening up to around 8 pm to relax, take private lessons, go site seeing or play in the ocean.
After all, this is a dance vacation!
Edie, The Salsa FREAK
Los Angeles, CA
One of the most sought after instructor / performers in the world. She has traveled to over 50 countries teaching the world to dance, and has been the first American to teach in 18 of those countries. She is currently on world tour, taking the world by storm with her powerful dance style, precision, and amazing speed.
Edie was recently awarded the International Lifetime Achievement Award at the International UK Salsa Congress in England and voted by her peers and students, Best International Instructor at the Los Angeles Congress, British International Salsa Festival (two years running), and Switzerland Congress in Zurich. She was the Guest of Honor at the Curacao Salsa Festival and the First Annual Swiss Congress. She has taken first place in numerous dance competitions, notably the famous Mayan competition out of Los Angeles, California, and the International Salsa and Hustle Pro Salsa Championships in Miami, Florida.
Edie's passion is to share her talents with both students and audiences throughout the world with her teaching talents, stunning performances, instructional DVDs, and down-to-earth Internet advice columns and stories.
www.salsafreak.com
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Edie was recently awarded the International Lifetime Achievement Award at the International UK Salsa Congress in England and voted by her peers and students, Best International Instructor at the Los Angeles Congress, British International Salsa Festival (two years running), and Switzerland Congress in Zurich. She was the Guest of Honor at the Curacao Salsa Festival and the First Annual Swiss Congress. She has taken first place in numerous dance competitions, notably the famous Mayan competition out of Los Angeles, California, and the International Salsa and Hustle Pro Salsa Championships in Miami, Florida.
Edie's passion is to share her talents with both students and audiences throughout the world with her teaching talents, stunning performances, instructional DVDs, and down-to-earth Internet advice columns and stories.
www.salsafreak.com
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Joseph Snowhawk
Snowhawk Productions
Denver, CO
Joseph has been teaching dance for 27 years. He began teaching ballroom with Aurthur Murray dance studios. After 8 years of teaching and competing in ballroom, swing and country he found salsa and fell in love!
He opened the first true salsa studio in Denver 15 years ago and has been instrumental in building the Denver salsa scene. He currently has 3 dance venues, The Avalon Ballroom in Boulder, D Note in Arvada, and The Highland House in Denver. Considered one of the top salsa instructors in Colorado, he teaches 100s of students every week. Joseph has taught on 3 cruises and at several events in Mexico. He loves to teach and brings great energy to his classes.
www.HighlandHouseDenver.com
www.BailaSalsaVacations.com
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He opened the first true salsa studio in Denver 15 years ago and has been instrumental in building the Denver salsa scene. He currently has 3 dance venues, The Avalon Ballroom in Boulder, D Note in Arvada, and The Highland House in Denver. Considered one of the top salsa instructors in Colorado, he teaches 100s of students every week. Joseph has taught on 3 cruises and at several events in Mexico. He loves to teach and brings great energy to his classes.
www.HighlandHouseDenver.com
www.BailaSalsaVacations.com
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Kasia Snowhawk
Snowhawk Productions
Denver, CO
Kasia moved to Boulder, CO 11 years ago. She and Joseph met at the Boulder Broker Salsa Night the day after she arrived. Kasia had never seen or danced salsa before, but could follow everything that Joseph lead. She was a total natural from the start. Kasia started teaching salsa about a year after that and has been teaching for 9 1/2 years. Her classes are a blast because of her wonderful sense of humor.
www.HighlandHouseDenver.com
www.BailaSalsaVacations.com
www.HighlandHouseDenver.com
www.BailaSalsaVacations.com
Jorge Elizondo
Bachata Tango Fusion
Austin, TX
Jorge was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where the sounds of Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States meet. In this unique environment, Jorge trained in music theory and Latin dance and developed "Bachata Fusion," a style of dance that combines turn patterns and body movements from traditional Bachata, Tango, Cha Cha, and Salsa with many original moves. The end result is an expressive, active style of dance that removes all barriers and allows dancers to be more creative.
Formerly a public school teacher, Jorge's passion for teaching equals his passion for dancing. His Bachata BootCamp tour has taken him to 190 cities throughout North America and Europe, where he has taught tens of thousands of students. Throughout all his journeys, he has continued to develop new concepts to share with the world. He has produced 18 instructional DVDs ranging from beginning bachata to salsa, and his work has been sold in over 40 countries. His strong leading abilities and worldwide exposure also earned him a place in the "World's Best Leads" DVD created by the world-renowned
Edie the Salsa Freak.
Jorge's mission is to spread the love of bachata all over the world and encourage people to live a healthier, more active lifestyle.
www.bachatatango.com
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Formerly a public school teacher, Jorge's passion for teaching equals his passion for dancing. His Bachata BootCamp tour has taken him to 190 cities throughout North America and Europe, where he has taught tens of thousands of students. Throughout all his journeys, he has continued to develop new concepts to share with the world. He has produced 18 instructional DVDs ranging from beginning bachata to salsa, and his work has been sold in over 40 countries. His strong leading abilities and worldwide exposure also earned him a place in the "World's Best Leads" DVD created by the world-renowned
Edie the Salsa Freak.
Jorge's mission is to spread the love of bachata all over the world and encourage people to live a healthier, more active lifestyle.
www.bachatatango.com
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Bridgett Ellis
Motion en Fuego
Denver, CO
2006 Carnaval de Rumba Champion
2007 Colorado State Salsa Champion
Salsa Central Denver Dance Director
Bridget has been dancing, teaching and performing for the last 10 years in American Smooth and Latin, social Country Western but has focused specifically on Social Street Salsa and social Latin dancing in the last 5 years. She enjoys using her technique learned in the ballroom dance world to enable her students to keep up with the ever increasing difficulty of Salsa dance while still maintaining the fun, earthy street style seen in the social venues. She enjoys getting her students ready for anything; social dancing, performance and competition!
www.motionenfuego.com
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2007 Colorado State Salsa Champion
Salsa Central Denver Dance Director
Bridget has been dancing, teaching and performing for the last 10 years in American Smooth and Latin, social Country Western but has focused specifically on Social Street Salsa and social Latin dancing in the last 5 years. She enjoys using her technique learned in the ballroom dance world to enable her students to keep up with the ever increasing difficulty of Salsa dance while still maintaining the fun, earthy street style seen in the social venues. She enjoys getting her students ready for anything; social dancing, performance and competition!
www.motionenfuego.com
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Scott Koogle
Denver, CO
Scott has been dancing for over 7 years. Although he has loved all forms of dance from a young age, he began his career in Salsa. After winning a State Salsa Championship and taking second place in 4 other championships he continued to expand his love of dance through Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Modern and Ballroom. In 2007, Scott went on a world tour with an organization called Up with People as a Dance Captain. Scott currently teaches at Colorado Dance Sport. He teaches Salsa, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Samba. Scott is an excellent instructor who brings out the best in his students.
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Eulanda Shead
Unleashed Dance Studios
Denver, CO
Sorry everyone, Eulanda just cancelled due to a family emergency. We are currently looking for a replacement for her.