OUR INSTRUCTORS
ALEJANDRO ROJAS - SALSA / MAMBO / LATIN DANCE INSTRUCTOR
Alejandro born out of Santiago, Chile moved to Canada at a young age was always influenced by his parents to be involved in the arts. Starting with traditional folkloric dances from his native Chile, Alejandro also has a background in classical music playing trumpet in a classical band and piano. Alejandro has travelled the world with Salsa and always makes his vacation time Salsa oriented so that he gets his fix all the time! He has performed for audiences in Puerto Rico, San Francisco, Orlando, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon and Santiago, Chile. Alejandro started teaching Latin dances in 2001 and Latin dance fitness since 2007. He certified himself in Zumba fitness and Zumba Gold in 2009.
ANA ROJAS - SALSA ASSISTANT
Ana was born in Colombia and came to Canada before the Millenium. Little did she know she would meet a crazy guy that loved Salsa so much. Having a good support system is hard to find and Ana has been a pillar in seeing the success of the organization. Ana has been assisting in Salsa & ZUMBA classes for over 5 years now and continues to learn and love what her husband is passionate about. Ana has become certified in ZUMBA Basics 1 and attended the instructors only ZUMBA Convention in July of 2011 in Orlando, Florida.
TANYA MURRAY - ASSISTANT
This talented young lady has been Latin dancing for 2 years and has owned the dance in a very short period of time.
CARLOS RUEDA VELASCO
Carlos Andres for the first time will be pioneering the Colombian salsa movement in Edmonton and he is doing it with ETOWN SALSA. Muli-national champion out of Colombia, he is bringing his experience and talents to Edmonton. He has years of Salsa on1 experience along with his Colombian style performance skills. Hope you like it!
GUEST INSTRUCTORS
DANIEL CALCINES & VERA BARAZ
Daniel & Vera from Casa Tango Edmonton are dedicated to promoting Argentine Tango in the Edmonton area and to grow Edmonton community of Argentine tango enthusiasts through lectures on history, music, tradition and etiquette, dance instruction, milongas and practicas. We also host outstanding visiting teachers who conduct valuable workshops several times per year. We hope that our passion for tango will become yours too.
AMANDA FERREIRA - SAMBA/AFRO-BRAZILIAN INSTRUCTOR/ SAMBA EDMONTON
Once she found her passion she hasn't stopped learning the beautiful Brazilian culture in dances pertaining to regions of Brazil. Formally trained in Montreal, Amanda has also taken intensive training with top Brazilian instructors through an individual artist grant she received through the Edmonton Arts Council. Amanda teaches many traditional and modern Brazilian dances such as Samba Reggae, Axe, Orixas, Samba No Pe and many more through her Samba Edmonton organization.
MIKE MCKOY
Nationally known fitness guru Mike Mckoy travels all across Canada teaching what he loves! One of his favorite activities is Acro Yoga amongst other passions he has in sport and fitness and DANCE! With over a decade of experience in teaching, his enthusiasm is top notch and you will come out of the class just ALIVE!! Check out his Acro Yoga class at ETOWN!
SEAN DONOVAN
Starting with Salsaddiction, Sean has gained over 10 years of teaching experience in teaching Cuban Style Casino & Casino Rueda, Bachata, and Salsa on1. He also has some experience with On2 as well. Sean really has become a great asset to the Latin dance community as he loves to dance with anyone and everyone on the dance floor.