Instructors :: DJs :: Performers
20 hours of workshop/14 instructors from New York, Cuba, USA and Italy !
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Instructors of the 3rd SalsaZone Fever Weekend
Nelson Flores & Anna Katsevman
Nelson is one of the best NY On2 style teacher. Don't miss his great classes and great shows!!
Nelson Flores is part of New York City’s new generation of mambo instructors. Teaching for several years now, he has made a mark for himself in the
New York salsa dance scene. He has been part of various dance groups and has performed in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Puerto Rico, South America,
throughout Europe and on such stages as Madison Square Garden. Currently Nelson is director of the Descarga Latina Dance Company and he teach several classes each week in NYC.
He offers a fun and challenging class. His open floor shines routines push students both mentally and physically. And he has a great time doing it.
He has so much fun that its ashamed to call it work.
That enthusiasm spills over to his student body, who also have fun joking around with Nelson as they become drench in their workout sweat.
Nelson teaches and entertain his students at the same time.
Osbanis Tejeda & Anneta Kepka
Osbanis Tejeda 2004 World Rueda Champion, 2003 UK Cuban Salsa Champion, dance teacher, choreographer and performer, graduated professor of Cuban percussion. Developed his dancing when arrived in Europe, he decided to fill in the lack of the live Cuban culture in UK by not only playing the music but also playing with the music, which became a start of this professional dance career. The most important thing for him is to feel everything you see in music and dance.
Aneta Kępka 2008 IDO World Ladies Salsa Shines Champion and 2006 UK Salsa Champion, began her dancing career in Poland with Ballroom Dance. Over the years she has studied various forms of dance, in order to create her own unique style. She has put most emphasis on Latin dances. Dancing is for her an everlasting passion.
Together with Osbanis they are teaching and performing at congresses around the world.
Luis Vazquez & Melissa Fernandez
Luis Vazquez
began dancing Salsa in 1992. He was inspired by many movies
such as "Lolita’s Way" and the movie "Salsa" but his true
inspiration came from his older brother Francisco Vazquez.
Francisco introduced him to Salsa in 1992 when Francisco was
learning the first salsa steps. Luis and his brothers are
considered to be the pioneers of the
LA Salsa Style on1. Since then, Luis 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. In 1994, Salsa Brava dissolves and he began
dancing with Melissa Fernandez together creating
"Mas Salsa Brava".
Luis’s salsa dance style continues to inspire people to reach and exceed their boundaries. His aura, personality and vibrant energy are tremendously contagious. His creativity in music, costumes, routines and stunts has taken showmanship to the next level. Luis Vazquez is known worldwide for having one of the best dance leads and is definitely a Super Social Dancer at the Night Clubs! His instructional dance workshops with Melissa Fernandez are known to be one of the funniest and always jammed packed.
Melissa
Fernandez began taking dance lessons ever
since she could remember. Her mother took her to many
ballet, tap, jazz and piano lessons as a little girl. She
began taking Salsa Lessons in February 1999 and was so
inspired by the drive and energy of the Vazquez Brothers
that she began studying intensely their attractive style. In
August 1999 she auditioned and out of 75 applicants she
landed a spot on the Salsa Brava Dance
Team.
Undoubtedly, Melissa’s style,
sensuality and passion on the dance floor have led her
to become one of the most recognized Female Salsa Dancers
Worldwide. Her positivity and vibrant energy is reflected
both on and off the dance floor. She has placed as a
Finalist in numerous Salsa Competitions
and has won many like NEWPORT’s RHYTHM and DANCE Competition
for 15,000 US dollars. Voted Best Female
Salsa Dancer by SoloSabor and once again in 2005 by
Salsa Que Te Pasa, she is a Salsa instructor, choreographer,
& performer. Melissa has performed and taught in over 28
countries and limitless cities throughout the world. Melissa
Fernandez is known for her feminine
style of dance, fast spins & sexy body movement.
Melissa’s passion for Salsa is definitely felt and noticed
on the dance floor. She is now in demand and is known for
her easy to learn and fun workshops. Together, Luis Vazquez
and Melissa Fernandez present Mas Salsa Brava!
Los Hermanos
Devis Di Fiore, born in
Rivoli on August 20th 1976 and
Matteo Di Fiore on July 29th 1981, started their
first dancing steps at the age of 6 years, having the great
chance of parents masters in acrobatic Rock and Roll. Their
increasing experience during these years let them better
known the different dancing styles among which modern
dancing, hip hop, break dance, and Caribbean dances. Their
artistic experience never stopped: they started learning
music with their uncle, their excellent teacher, by playing
piano, drums and percussion instruments. Since 1997 they
have been more and more involved in Caribbean dances
following in love with their rhythms and movements.
Starting 1999 they improved their career by animation in
touristic villages and discos, among them the "Cicolatino",
which they own. This hard job encourages a rich artistic
background, rich in different performances as cabaret,
animation with and for the public, choreographies and
musicals, never stops and in 2000 they decide to create the
group "Los Hermanos" (The Brothers), which immediately
becomes famous thanks to the always original choreographies.
In 2002, they meet, in their disco, the famous teacher
Francisco Vazquez (well known all over the world as founder
of Salsa Los Angeles Style). This meeting is resolving
because they immediately understand their own style. Their
fighting spirit pushes them to get always the best, and for
this reason they follow updating stages with important
teachers not only for the Caribbean dances, as for example (Septimo
J Menez, Johnny, Louis, Francisco Vazquez, Maurizio Cannavò)
etc.
Their carrer goes on in 2004 they made their first debut
with "Gangsters and Dolls", show presented at the world
congress of Salsa dancing in Milan. After their good
success, appreciated with a press article on the specific
newspaper of the federation Masters A.N.M.B. (National
Association of Dancing Masters). This article "The first
steps", prized Los Hermanos for their unusual and brilliant
show.
Then television captures them and they take part to the show
"I Raccomandati" (The Reccomendet) on the main national
channel Rai 1 for four episodes. In 2005 they present to the
public in different world congress their second choreography
"Dance for Liberty" a mix of hip hop, reaggeton, locking and
Salsa Los Angeles. After they group increased they take part
to the dancing Salsa Congress in Zurich allowed our group to
take part with our last choreography "Tapader Loca" to the
most important congress in the world: Salsa Championship –
Las Vegas, created by Albert Torres.
In September 2006, the Di Fiore brothers have opened a new
dancing school : "LOS HERMANOS DANCE SCHOOL A.S.D." in
Settimo Torinese, thus giving everybody the possibility of
loving Salsa.
At the present Los Hermanos group is composed by six
dancers: Devis and Matteo Di Fiore, Serena Lari, Stefano
Iberti, Nancy Pasqua and Irene Sorrentino.
Today Los Hermanos part in all the most important Salsa
World congress (U.K, Marseille, Paris, Hamburg , Zurich,
Bulgaria, Rome, Milan) and in the most famous and successful
spots. They are well known for their professionalism and
modesty, carrying on the Italian flag proudly.
Read more about Los Hermanos on
www.loshermanos.net
Ricky and Tajana
Ricky and Tajana are
instructors and leaders of the dance school and showgroup 'Salsoteca'
in Zagreb, Croatia. They have been dancing together for 4
years, at first being just dancing partners, but the passion
for salsa brought them together as a couple. Ricky and
Tajana are passionate dancers and instructors of L.A. Salsa
Style On 1, spicing their dancing style with elements of
jazz dance, paying a lot of attention on musicality and
improvising on music. They teaching motto is: „dancing is
interpretation of music"!
Tajana was born in Zagreb and
has been dancing since she was a little girl. She has a very
strong dancing background in jazz & show dance. She started
dancing salsa in 2004 and since then performing with the
Salsoteca Show Group, accompanying the famous Venezuelan
singer Ricardo Luque. She also performed on workshops and
festivals.
Ricky was born in Austria,
where he finished studying classical music. He started to
dance salsa 5 years ago, when he came in touch with Latin
rhythms and fell in love with salsa, bachata and merengue. As
a DJ, he became one of the main trendsetters for salsa music
in Croatia.
For more info on Ricky and Tajana check their web site
www.salsoteca.hr.
Hrvoje & Ela
Eleonora Jauk
is a young and perspective dancer who has been creating her
own dancing style from the earliest age. In the kindergarten
she realized what she wanted to do in life – be a
professional dancer. Soon she started with ballet and
folklore. Ela's talent came out when she was 15 and start to
training standard and Latin styles. Her career of
professional dancer went on a higher level – she started
with sport dancing. Year 2004 was crucial because Ela
started to dance salsa and she is still developing in that
area. Together with Hrvoje Kraševac
Ela is transferring knowledge and experience to
students in dancing studio "Fever" in Zagreb and Ljubljana
(Slovenia). For his 9th birthday, Hrvoje Kraševac got an
unusual present from his brother – a course of standard and
Latin dance. He has been improving his talent with eminent
dancing teachers like Elio Bašan, Danijela & Freddy Novak,
Sergej Milicia and others. Hrvoje won many gold medals and
has been voted the best Latin and standard dancer for 12
times in Croatia. After winning the gold medal on state
competition in Karlovac in 2006 Hrvoje decided to devote
more time to his passion - salsa . Eleonora and Hrvoje have
been promoting this flaming dance for 5 years. With their
ability, talent and experience they are proving that they
are on the top of Croatian dancing scene. They have been
performing on many festivals in Croatia, Austria, Slovenia,
Italy, England.
DJs of the 3rd SalsaZone Fever Weekend
DJ Cisko
Ten
years after Christmas' eve 1991 when he first mixed for a
salsa crowd in Nijmegen, (Holland), Cisko moved to Belgium,
while his name were heard in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem,
Eindhoven, Düsseldorf, etc. He carried on with his
activities in Holland organizing parties or being invited as
a dj but he wanted to be a part of the Belgian Salsa Scene
where fellow dj's were heating up the local dance floors.
Cisko clearly had a different way of playing salsa and the
crowd liked it. He is often invited to plug his headphones
on World's Salsa events, from Brussels to Dubai, Sofia,
Bucharest, Paramaribo, Athens, and Amsterdam to name a few
locations. About his passion, he said: "..I am not sure I
have a "style" as SALSA evolves as music as well as a dance.
I learn a lot listening to local and international dj's
around the world. I try to adjust with the audience and
smoothly bring him to react to my inspiration of the moment.
My audience inspires me: a smile, a glance, a shine, a hip
movement or a Salsero (a)'s footwork and I there I go for a
next song or a mix. One guideline though, it has to be a
good song, with a rich text or a great musical arrangement.
I play salsa from New York, Miami, Cuba, Puerto Rico,
Venezuela, Africa (oh yes) or Colombia, and from Europe or
even Japan, I play salsa that makes one willing to move
(including myself behind the deejay boot)! I play salsa
without time or space barriers. I play salsa as if I were in
an endless journey through Time and Space. I play salsa for
all, Black or White, Chinese or Latinos. I play salsa for
Jewish, Muslims, Christians, Gays and Straights, Young and
Elders people. I play salsa for Nowadays Word Citizens… ….
because I strongly believe that The Salsa World should
inspire the World today! Imagine that! I must confess, I
never plan or think of my sets hours before and I most of
the time decide what the next song will be during the last
30 seconds of the current track. The idea is: if one goes
out for a party, he deserves to have fun. Hence once I push
on the "play" button, nothing else is more important than
focusing on the dancers' and listeners' pleasure, my
pleasure.
Even if they won't remember the face behind the mixer at the
end of the evening it is always a great feeling to see happy
faces leaving the party and say to the person they came with
or just met or have been "chasing" for so long: "see you
here next time"? And there is usually a next time. So see
you next time?" And when I am not playing, grant me with a
smile or invite me for a dance!"
Read more about DJ Cisko on
www.djcisko.com
DJ Ricky
DJ
Ricky was born in Austria, where he finished studying
classical music. But already from early ages he was driven
to different rhythms, and all different kinds of music. His
first steps as a DJ he made when he moved to Croatia, back
in high school by organizing dancing nights. Later he
started playing music in different clubs and bars in Zagreb.
His main music played back then was rnb, hip hop and pop
music.
It was not until he started dancing when he
came in touch with Latin rhythms and fell in love with salsa,
bachata and merengue. He started playing salsa at one of the
main salsa locations in Zagreb, Tantra Lounge Bar. Driven to
bring some new life and possibilities for all dancers in
Zagreb, Ricky opened a new salsa party, SalsaZone, and as a
DJ became one of the main trendsetters for salsa music in
Zagreb.
DJ Ricky is a passionate dancer ever since he started
dancing. His aim behind the DJ desk is to put life into the
dancers shoes and to bring a hot, spiced up breath of Latin
American culture into the dancers hearts. In his free time,
Ricky sings, plays guitar and composes songs. He already
published some of his work and competed on some festivals,
but his great talent is yet to be discovered.
Performers of the 3rd SalsaZone Fever Weekend
Nelson Flores & Anna Katsevman(USA)
Osbanis Tejeda & Anneta Kepka(Cuba/Poland)
Luis Vazquez & Melissa Fernandez (Mexico/USA)
Los Hermanos(Ita)
Dance group JazzElle (Cro)
Shangas (Cro/Slo)
Patrik & Helena (Cro)
and more to come...
