After a one year hiatus, your favourite mambo teachers, Burju and Victor Perez, are returning to Warsaw to astound you with their styling, music interpretation and body movement.

H.Y.M. Dance Company (Hacha Y Machete) was Boston’s first Professional, New York Style "ON 2" Salsa dance company. The group was formed in 2000 by a group of four friends with the intent of enriching and educating New England about the New York Style of dancing salsa/mambo through performances and classes. Since then their vision has expanded further to include: inspiring others, youth in particular, to dance; continuously providing the best quality in training and instruction for all; and of course to continue to interpret music and create choreography in a way that speaks to and moves people. The company has become well known for their innovative and dynamic choreography, highest caliber of dancers, and award winning instruction and performances. Their dedication and passion has earned them spots on some of the world's most prestigious stages and along side the salsa music's greatest bands.

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Juan "Pachanga" Matos was born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. He moved to the United States in April of 1996. Little did he know that within three years he would become one of New York's top male dancers.

Not of legal age yet, Juan started visiting clubs to watch his parents, who were at the time Santo Domingo's top hustle dancers. They were his prime influence and main inspiration in dancing, which slowly became Juan's dream. He was never quite sure which dance form he wanted to pursue until 1997, when he saw mambo. He visited Victor "La Magica" Pacheco's class and was instantly hooked. However, after just 2 months of mambo classes, Juan was forced to take a break due to a back injury. After being noticed at a club when social dancing, with only street knowledge and little technique, Juan was able to learn and perform a whole mambo routine in less than seven days. A lot of hard work and dedication helped Juan to progress to the next level; becoming a performer in a group called, "Magic Combination Dancers."

At the beginning of 2000, Juan was invited to join a dance group, directed by Osmar Perrones, who was one of the instructors last year (Yamulee Dance Company). A couple of months later, Juan was also invited to train with, "Santo Rico Dance Company" (founded by Wilton Beltre and directed by Thomas Guerrero). After a year of training with Santo Rico Dance Company, Juan developed what is now called "Pachanga style." This unique style is why all eyes are fixed on him in New York's mambo scene. Whether it is during a social dance or a dance performance, Juan is considered to be one of the best, hottest and most influential dancers of his generation. He has been a huge inspiration for the majority of the "on2" professionals in the salsa world. Natural talent, pure, smooth, classic, and fast feet best describes this talented young man. Juan has created a name for himself on the international platform as a teacher as well as a performer.

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Salsa Dance Squad is a dance company led by the director Eric Lalta. It includes 65 members who with their creative and original shows, their feeling, drama and modern stage expression capture audiences everywhere in the world. A beautiful mix of old and new, Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha and Rumba in a theatrical scenery. Come, enjoy and feel part of their show. They love to perform as a team and together they stand strong. They have high expectations and they work hard to achieve their goals and to fulfill their dreams.

They have recently received two life time achievement awards for their work over the last 6 years: one in the UK and one in Los Angeles.

As instructors they specialize in teaching afrocuban body movement, styling, transition from dancing on 1 to on 2 and, most importantly, transmitting their performing and choreographing skills by teaching you parts of their excellent shows. They belong to the most favourite Warsaw Salsa Festival Instructors, this is their 5th time here. You cannot miss their choreography class!!!

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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 recognised around 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.

Tamambo was one of the driving forces behind the London salsa scene before exploding onto the world stage. Performing and teaching On1 and On2, he rapidly earned his reputation as one of the very few instructors in the UK to raise and develop the new generation of salsa dancers, instructors and performers in the nation.

As one of Europe's top all-round instructors teaching both On1 and On2 and specialising in teaching complex, yet leadable partnerwork routines for the dance floor, he has fast become a very sought after name in Salsa.

Ania Chagowska has been dancing since she was a 6-year old girl. It all started with ballet classes, then modern jazz and other forms of dancing. She studied at an afternoon ballet school, took part in many different workshops and gained stage experience performing with Folk, Contemporary and classical Ballet choreographies. All that had helped her to adopt salsa steps at a great pace. Trying to use her knowledge and talent, she has managed to create her own original style in salsa becoming one of the leading female dancers in Europe. She successfully mixes femininity and elegance with a funky street flavour and encourages her students to look for their own crazy style mix.

Now, teaching and performing together Tamambo and Ania Chagowska create a duo and are getting rave reviews with their two brand new contemporary influenced choreographies, Violin Solitude and Senales 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.

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Born in Ecuador, Falco has been dancing since the age of 7. He received training at the College of Art in Esmeralda, the city where he was born. Falco is a trained dancer of salsa, lambada and cha cha cha among other latin dances. Former member of the dance troupe Big Spenders, he is one of the most sought after and talented dancers in Europe.

His partner, Virginia, has been dancing all her life. She has studied dance and pedagogy at the polytechnical faculty in Valencia, Spain. She is recognised for a graceful and elegant style, where she mixes both afro dance and flamenco with her salsa.

Virginia and Falco are one of the hottest couples in Europe with spectacular dance classes and performances.

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Pronounce it with a ' Z ' !!

Matthieu, Juliette and Sebastien, 3 salsa lovers from Paris formed MaJuSee in May 2006. Karima an excellent addition to the group completed the team.

Each member has a strong background in dancing and has developed their individual technique and knowledge dancing in various international groups (Caribbean Soul, Uforia, Latin Soul...).

Though mainly choreographed by Matthieu and Juliette, the current routines (Chaplot and Boco boco) performed by the group are an innovative mix of their different styles.

They are one of the favourite instructors of the Warsaw Salsa Festival, it is their 5th time here!

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Neeraj Maskara has been dancing salsa for about 7 years. His background in dancing has been mainly Jazz Ballet. He is becoming increasingly popular in the salsa scene for his dynamic turn patterns, creative footwork, original body movement and impressive style. It is no surprise that he has been invited to teach and perform in most of the large congresses in Europe this year. Those of you who have attended his workshops in any congress surely admire his excellent way of explaining the technical and rhythmic details of salsa dancing. Don't miss out this opportunity of attending his classes!!!

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Salsaché was founded in 2003 by a teacher a choreographer, Lieb. J (Cuba). Apart from Lieb, the group's members are Yuniel Gual (Cuba), Francesca Bianco (Turin) and Melissa Padalino (Turin). With their choreographies, mixing New York Style salsa with Afro-Cuban rhythms and Hip Hop, they were an immediate success.

Salsaché are frequently invited to conduct workshops all over Italy, they are also regularly present at major international salsa congresses. They captivate their audiences with their style, energy and charisma, which make each of their performances a unique experience.

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Farid started dancing salsa in 2001. He discovered Mambo style in 2002 during the Paris Salsa congress and was impressed by the Vasquez brothers' style. One year later he presented his first show, "the X-Men", during the same congress. The show was a big success. Since then Farid has performed in many countries such as United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Germany, United States (New York and Los Angeles). In year 2003 Farid founded his own school and dance formation - Salsa Conga.

Farid's dance style is a mix of speed, seduction, humour and craziness. Farid is also a musician - he sings and plays the percussion. A natural born performer, Farid loves the crowd and the stage, and his performances are always original and dynamic.

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Iris De Brito is 2X UK Salsa Champion, performer and teacher in the UK and abroad, originally from Angola, a country in the south west of Africa. She trained at "The London Studio Centre" with the late William Louther (one of the original members of the Alvin Ailey company), and then further developed her own unique style when working and learning at the "Badejo Arts" and "Kokuma Dance Company" (African dance companies). Iris's mixed heritage and Cuban influences, along with years of hard work and training have contributed to her own unique and elegant style of dancing and interpretation, making her an impressive diverse Dancer/ Singer. Her elegance and energy illuminate each of her performances. As one of few female dancers in the salsa scene she has managed to make a name for herself and remain successful whoever she's working with.

For several years, Ozy Shyne has trained many talented dancers in hip-hop and worked with some of the biggest artists all over the world through his different experiences as a professional dancer. In 2001, he was crowned World Champion in Street Dance. Since then, he is widely globally within the Hip Hop scene: he has danced in several musicals and French television programmes including "Gone With the Wind", "The 10 Commandments", "Star Academy", and also alongside international stars including Eminem, Destiny's Child, Jay Z, and many other artists music videos and on stage. In 2002, he realized his childhood dream of starring in a movie, directed by Blanca Li "Le Defi", enabling him to express his talents as a dancer and an actor. Following this experience, he was contacted by Marc Jolivet and offered the main role in a French TV movie "Concours de dance a Piriac.

He discovered Salsa in the same year and feels he has a real connection and passion for this dance. Today, Ozy is one of the rising stars of Salsa and he still continues his hip-hop career doing workshops and being invited to many different projects around the world.

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Frank Santos is one of the hottest new talents on the UK and international salsa scene. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Frank grew up in Italy where he started to develop his talent in dance. With a background in hip-hop, merengue and bachata, Frank started to dance salsa in 2001 and went on to study various styles including Puerto Rican, New York, LA and Cuban. He has taught and performed throughout Europe and beyond - in France, Holland, Poland, Latvia, Bratislava, Slovenia, Italy, Germany, Israel, Brussel, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria, the U.S.A and Cuba to name but a few.

Frank has made appearances on television and stage throughout the UK and Europe. His television appearances include the BBC's 'Strictly Come Dance Fever' and the 'Trisha' programme. He has performed with the Leon Rose Project, Iris de Brito, Andrea Stewart and Irene Miguel. His achievements include winning the UISP Italian championship for Cuban and New York-style salsa in 2003, taking part in the Havana Club Tour and performing in Iris de Brito's “El Barrio” musical. Most recently Frank's dance group 'A Yemaya' (for which Frank is the director and choreographer) won the 2008 award for the best UK performance.

Alina Moss was born in Russia. At the age of 3 moved to Estonia where started dancing ballet. After only a couple of years despite the young age she was performing in big events. The early success and passion for dance lead her to develop and learn other type of dance such as modern, hip hop and flamenco. At the age of 15 she was being tought by one of he best dancers in Estonia Juri Kuvaitsev who has won a number of championships along Europe in hip hop, ballroom and modern dance categories. Salsa started for her in 2005 and after a short period thanks for her natural talent and the amount of dance in her background she was noticed and invited to perform with professional salsa dancers, such as Miguel Verdecia and Carlos Correa. Alina was also invited to join the Corazon dance group, which in 2005 won the title Best Salsa Group in Estonia. In 2006 Alina started teaching in the biggest salsa school in Estonia Casa de Baile. In 2007 she moved to London, where she collaborated with Moe Flex Dance Company, performing with Moe Flex in UK and Europe. In 2008 Alina won the North-West Bachata Championship with the show choreographed by Frank Santos. Meanwhile, being a part of Frank Santos A Yemaya dance company Alina and the rest of the team achieve to receive the award as best UK performers 2008. Alina is currently working side by side with Frank Santos, choreographing, teaching and performing around UK and Europe. Her knowledge of different dance styles along with influence of her dance partner Frank Santos make Alina one of the most recommended teachers for lady style in salsa and bachata.

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Mauro Casali started dancing at the age of 24 when he arrived in London from his home town of Milan. Within 2 years he had featured in a music video on MTV Asia and was teaching for Elder Sanchez (Salsateca) at some of the most popular venues around London (Bar Salsa, La Finca, Bar Rumba, Bar Havana). In 2001, Mauro was a finalist in the British Salsa Competition with Nicky Britton and in 2007 was finalist with is current partner Eva Hurychova.

His reputation as an inspiring and entertaining teacher quickly spread and in 2003 Mauro was asked to teach and perform with Leon Rose and Tamambo as part of the SOS team. It was here that he met and began dancing with Eva. Mauro currently teaches at SOS and Bar Salsa (London) and has recently started his own weekly styling and partner work classes. Over the past three years Mauro and Eva have firmly established an international reputation as performers and teachers of the highest caliber.

Eva Hurychova started dancing ballet and learning gymnastics in the Czech Republic at the age of four. Three years later she swapped ballet for ballroom and Latin-American dance and, as a child, won many national competitions. While at university, Eva and her dance partner reached international masters level in Latin-American dance, were classified in the top twenty couples from the Czech Republic and successfully competed in many national and international competitions.

After moving to the UK, Eva began dancing salsa with the Mundo Latino Team and after a couple of months was chosen to perform with the Laith Sami Diablo Dance Company. In 2004, she was a finalist in the Tropicana Salsa Competition and was a member of the dance cast in the West End musical Murderous Instincts' directed by Puorto Rican choreographer Jesus Aponte. Eva was also invited in 2005 to dance with the Leon Rose Dance Group and performed as part of his dance project.

Eva currently teaches and performs, both within the UK and internationally, with Mauro Casali and together they were finalists in the South East Championships in 2006. Eva and Mauro teach classes with the Latin Collective and SOS teams and also run their own weekly styling and partner-work classes in London.

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Tiene Tumbao is the freshest salsa performing group from Kaunas, Lithuania, directed by Donatas Chlebinskas from SalsaKaunas school. The group is so young, it only got together in Summer 2009. Tiene Tumbao contains young enthusiastic salsa dancers, inspired by New York Salsa style, Funk movement and its dance styles of the 70's, Afrocuban dance styles and the Palladium era style. They admire social dancing to New York salsa music and believe that watching best dancers dancing to these rhythms is their best inspiration. Having fun is the most important thing while dancing, but it's also important that the audience have fun watching them perform. That's why they try to create "Pa Gozar" atmosphere in their shows.

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RITMOVIDA DANCE COMPANY - SHOW: A LAS SEIS

The founder and main instructor of Ritmovida, Ali Mirzazadeh followed the slogan "rhythm is moving" quite for a while before coming to Mainz in 2005.

Since then, together with his partner Sonja he is getting involved with teaching Salsa as an entire understanding of mind and body including movement, musicality and the special feeling about latin dance. By now, his Salsa studio is flourishing and an own dynamic of rhythm and soul is giving birth to new steps and experiences of every student.

The team evolved from this energy and its creative ideas are bringing the unique dance project forward. Together with authenticity, high quality teaching and performances and a whiff of Latin culture, the delight is transmitted directly to both students and audience.

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These young dancers got their knowledge and skills from teachers like Ali Mirzazadeh and Mitchell Provence. Due to their individuality and a very special spirit they are making a name for themselves in the salsa scene. The interesting mélange of New York Style and elements taken from other dances will not leave you cold. That is why they decided to work out a common choreography and the project made by Salsambo and Ritmovida was born - two dance studios whose degree of esteem in the Rhein-Main-region is substantial, not least because of their great Salsa events.

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Dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. Ania started dancing at the age of 7 and over the years has been exposed to several distinct dance techniques, including funky jazz, street dance, hip hop, jazz, modern jazz, broadway jazz, and others. She has gained her experience dancing in Poland, Germany and France (Paris).

Ania has performed at numerous events, such as concerts, theatre productions and corporate functions, both in Poland and abroad (Copenhagen, Vilnius, Bonn). She has also been a jury member at the following competitions and TV programmes: "Shake Ya Booty", "Booty Challenge", "Dolina kreatywna-taniec", "Warsaw Challenge" (hiphop/newstyle), "Check the Flow" (hiphop/newstyle), "Break Session" (streetdance), "3 Styles Tournament" (hiphop/newstyle), "Polish Dance Battle" (hiphop/newstyle), "Show Your Skillz" (hiphop/newstyle), "Battle Day"- Berlin (hiphop/newstyle).

Currently, Ania is working as a dance instructor at the Salsa Libre dance studio, at the Isadora Duncan Dance Academy and at Free Art Fusion. She cooperates with dance schools in Poland and abroad, conducting workshops and training sessions and preparing choreographies.

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An explosive mix of styles!

The history of the Salsa Libre Dance Company goes back to 2003, when salsa was just beginning to take off in Poland. That is when Ania Chagowska and Marek Domański, now the owners of the Salsa Libre Dance Studio in Warsaw, started dancing and performing together. Soon they were joined by other salsa enthusiasts, and thus, in 2004, the Salsa Libre Dance Company was born.

Currently, the group comprises 11 dancers with diverse dance experience and education, brought together by their passion for dancing and a will to reach new levels of expression in salsa. Each of them is a regular salsa instructor, teaching classes and workshops at the Salsa Libre Dance Studio in Warsaw, and an established figure on the Polish salsa scene.

Ania Chagowska, now an accomplished and acclaimed salsa dancer, remains Salsa Libre's principal dancer and choreographer. Coupled with her extensive dance experience and excellent pedagogical skills, the group's hard work and dedication resulted in the creation of Salsa Libre's unique style. Their New York Style performances incorporate elements from various dance forms, ranging from afro, through jazz, to classical and contemporary dance.

The diversity and talent of Salsa Libre dancers have not gone unnoticed at international salsa festivals both in Poland and abroad. The group are regularly invited to perform at salsa congresses in Hamburg, Berlin, Regensburg, Prague, Stuttgart, Egypt, London, Minsk, and others.

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Rafał was born in Gdansk, where he graduated from the Academy of Physical Education and Sport. He started dancing at the age of 11. He keeps looking for new inspiration and developing his skills with some of the world's best dancers at various workshops and congresses both in Poland and abroad. Over the years, he has developed his own unique style and his own method of teaching, which is why his is now considered one of the most respected and experienced instructors on the Polish salsa scene. His workshops are full of positive energy and combine professionalism with humour and panache.

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Professional dancers, teachers and coaches, they are acknowledged specialists in both ballroom and Latin dances, especially salsa and mambo. Recognized in Poland and throughout the world as leaders of "The Salsa Kings" Monika and Mek are admired for their incredible temperament, charisma and the ease with which they move. Both specialize in NY style mambo and especially in so called "body movement", which they effectively bring into their classes with diverse dance groups. For over ten years, Monika and Mek have drawn inspiration and gained experience in the following areas of dance: salsa, mambo, modern dance and modern jazz and hip-hop. Monika's particular specialties include salsa-hip-hop and Ladies Styling. Since February 2005 she has been part of the all-star cast of the renowned hip-hop show "12 benches". Mek specializes in so called "shine steps", elegant solo footwork based on NY mambo and modern dance. Along with the cast and crew of "Teatr Okazjonalny", he is part of the upcoming modern dance shows: "Carpet Show" and Samuel Beckett's "The Square".

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Michalina and Kamil are professional dancers with 13-year experience. They have been dancing together for 4 years. They specialize in preparing performances and shows. They are pioneers in Zouk in Poland, and in Bachata and Merengue in Kielce, where they now teach those dances in the Studio Dance Factory. They teach the best Polish dance couples and formation while at the same time traveling around the world representing Poland at Salsa, Bachata, Zouk and Merengue championships. They are current IDO World Champions in Zouk. Now they want to share their experience and knowledge with Bachata and Zouk lovers. As instructors they are known for their sense of humor and professionalism.

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They are the leaders of Latin Groove salsa school. They specialize in spontaneous improvisation and choreographies. They create shows for single pairs and for groups as well. They are inspired by different dances such as Modern, Broadway Dance, Jazz and Afro. Mixing all these dance skills brings them an original style which is based on the technique of New York mambo. They give workshops of partnerwork, footwork, spins, body movement, ladies and men styling at all levels. During classes, they create great and friendly atmosphere and they combine a sense of humour with high quality of teaching.

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Salsa Sabrosa is a name identified in Poland, as well as beyond its borders, with unforgettable colourful fantasy choreographies with a high dance standard that imaginatively combine different dance styles and forms into one magical whole.

Salsa Sabrosa Dance School was founded in Cracow in April 2004. The founder was Małgosia Kulpa, who invited Michał Zakrzewski for cooperation.

Both Małgosia and Michał had been surrounded by different dance styles from an early age, which allowed them to create a school not only characterised by high dance standard but also filled with a lot magic and passion. And they were able to pass this passion to a lot of salsero-generations in Cracow.

Modern dance with elements of hip-hop and funk, which Gosia studied from an early age, and Latin dance, which Michał grew up in, turned out to be a perfect mixture and bore fruit in stunning, multifaceted, surprising choreographies, which sink deep into the memory of the audience.

In December 2004 Salsa Sabrosa was joined by an old friend Grzegorz Przetocki. Grzegorz started his salsa adventure 6 years ago, and already after a couple of months he became a member of one of the first salsa formations in Poland - Salsa Ventura.

In February 2005, having some of the best instructors of Cracow and amazing dancers, Małgosia set up one of the first salsa formations on Poland, Salsa Sabrosa. Since then, the instructors of Salsa Sabrosa, as well as the members of the show-group, have constantly been improving their skills, taking part in and performing at the most prestigious salsa congresses and festivals in Poland and Central Europe:

- Carnaval de Salsa - Wroclaw / Poland
- Salsa Festival - Berlin / Germany
- Salsa Festiwal - Warsaw / Poland
- Salsa Festival - Frankfurt /Germany
- Salsa Festival - Karlsruhe / Germany
- Salsa Festival - Prague/ Czech Republic

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Arny discovered salsa in Paris in 1999. He took intensive classes with many parisian teachers and in 2000 started teaching Cuban Salsa, Rueda de Casino and LA style salsa. In 2003 he opened Salsamente Dance School in Mainz (Germany), which currently employs 6 full-time dance instructors.

Having performed in a show by Sebastian Massaro (www.salsamba.org) that merged samba and salsa, and in Cuban casino shows, Arny began to create choreographies for his student team. These were presented at a number of international salsa festivals, such as Frankfurt Goes Salsa (Germany) or Tallin Salsa Festival (Estonia).

Arny has developed his own unique and elegant dancing style, based on Crossbody Style and enriched with elements of LA style, Cuban casino, Argentine tango and Brazilian Gafiera. Blended in a nontrivial, yet coherent, fasion, these elements, spiced up with acrobatics, make for an impressive show.

Arny is an effective teacher aiming to inspire and instill confidence. He apreciates the individuality of each of his students and has the ability to motivate everyone to develop their skills. He believes dancing should first and foremost be a pleasure, that's why he always tries to make his classes fun and friendly.

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Ale Miodowska is a leader and co-founder of SallsHall Ortodox and, at the same time, a dancer and dance instructress. Ale specialises in Yoruba dances, traditional Cuban rumba, salsa and dancehall. As a dancer, she performed with such groups as "José Torres y Salsa Tropical", "Sonido Tres" (Cuba), "Calle Sol" and "Ritmodelia". In years 2002-2004, she was a dancer and instructor in the group "Los Bailadores". Among Ale's teachers are Afro Crudo (afro), Pedro Ros (samba and Afro-Brasilian dances), Orville Small (salsa), Susana Montero (salsa), Jay (hip-hop) and Jorge Camagüey (rumba). During a three-month stay on Cuba, she learnt Afrocuban dances from Rainel Fernández Ballester (rumba, Yoruba - Orisha), Joyce Vasallo Martinez (Yoruba - Orisha) and dancers from groups such as Conjunto Folclórico Nacional de Cuba (Yoruba - Orisha) and Grupo Afrocuba de Matanzas (yoruba - Orisha). Ale's dancing style is characterized by a mixture of elements from afro, rumba and hip-hop. In her dance, she can perfectly match each instrument. The knowledge of many Cuban rhythms allows her to improvise to live music. Ale's dance workshops provide also some information on the Latinoamerican culture.

Nikodem Bąkowski is a co-founder of SHO, musician and dancer. He began learning Latin percussion in 1997, under a Mexican percussionist, David Saucedo Valle. Then he learnt in Cuba, with such well-known percussion players as Macho Calderón (Aguii-Yo), Duniesky Barreto Pozo (Bamboleo, Buena Vista Social Club), Grupo Afrocuba de Matanzas, etc. For three years he played timbales in "Son de Cuba", a group founded by a famous Cuban musician, Renell Valdes Cepero. He has also co-operated with the following bands: DAAB, Noche de Boleros, Conexion and Banda Virtual. At present, he is a member of "Ritmodelia", a group playing Batucada - Brazilian Samba. He also plays congas in "Milagros y Su Clave" and in Latin-jazz "Carnival". Since 2000, he has been teaching the basics of conga and timbales. He dances Salsa, Son, traditional Rumba and Afrocuban dances, which he acquired at home and abroad (the Czech Republic, Cuba).

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Marta and Michał are dancers and main instructors of the Project Salsa Dance Studio. Their fascination for salsa, hip-hop and jazz dance evolved into an electrifying dance-mix that they self call "Salsa Funky Style". Their style is characterized by great dynamics and expression, as well as the use of a variety of dance forms. Both feel excellent dancing solo as well as in couple. Marta and Michał place great emphasis on improvisation and music interpretation, issues that they teach to their numerous students. They have taken part in several workshops around the world and have performed at international congresses. Marta also leads psychology workshops in dance therapy.

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Ochun is composed of two old Salsa friends, Anna and Achile, who, after many years of social dancing together, in 2008 decided to perform on the Salsa scene. They participate with a lot of passion to expand salsa in the West of France by teaching, organizing salsa parties and events and perform with different teams. They just aim at making you smile when you watch them dance.

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They come from Koszalin, where in 2006 they set up their own school which is currently one of the most prosperous schools in the town. Fibe and Oliwka could be seen at Salsa Festivals and events such as "Salsa Meets Hiphop" in Warsaw, "Crystal Salsa Party II" in Wieliczka, "Salsa Spring Break 2009" in Warsaw, "II Salsa Festival" in Wroclaw or "Cubamemucho" in Poznań, where they performed their own show during evening galas and run their own classes.

Fibe is a Professionally Qualified Dance Instructor. The title was conferred to him by the Ministry of Culture - National Culture Center - in June 2004 after completing the two-year Instructor Qualifying Course in Warsaw. Apart from dancing, he also deals with rap music. His records are available on the official profile www.myspace.com/fibefotastep.

Oliwka is a student of Physical Education at Szczecin University. Together with their best dancers, Fibe and Oliwka set up a group which can be met in various parts of Poland during dancing workshops or performances on the stage.

Fota Step - where Salsa combines with Hiphop.

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Salsaluna is the oldest salsa school in Szczecin, whose beginnings date back to the times when Salsa was only beginning to emerge in Poland. The official date of the opening of the school is the end of 2002. In January 2003, Sebastian Stolarski, the school's founder, began to maintain a website devoted to Salsa in Szczecin: www.Salsaluna.pl. In the same year, Salsaluna was joined by Julita Zarosińska and Katarzyna Szymańska. Since then, the school has been continuously developing, and the groups members have participated in numerous dance events both in Poland and abroad. They believe their greatest achievement so far has been the promotion of Salsa in Szczecin.

Salsaluna members keep on improving their skills. Apart from Salsa, they are fascinated by Flamenco, Ballroom Dance, Hip Hop, Broadway Dance, Afro and Latin Dance, Jazz, Modern and Classical Dance.

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Klaudia Nestorowicz and Maciek Kałużny are teachers and dancers at the Salsa Factory, a salsa school in Warsaw. His greates passion are Cuban Salsa and Rueda the Casino. Since 2003, they have taught and promoted these styles at various courses, shows and workshops around Poland. They have authored a number of rueda choreographies and even invented a couple of local Rueda figures. They're also the organizers Rueda Record - an annual event uniting Rueda de Casino fans from the whole of Poland.

Apart from Cuban Salsa, Klaudia and Maciek also take an interest in Mambo and Cha Cha Cha. They admire their dance idols for the ability to interpret music and to mix various dance forms. They are also passionate about music, especially Latin Jazz. Maciek, under the guise of DJ Bouli, shares his passion by playing at Salsa Factory parties.

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This year's Festival will feature a show by Passion Dancers Team, a group of friendly dancers from Lublin, who have already performed in Warsaw during Salsa Spring Break 2009. The group was founded in 2007 and has since then performed at salsa congresses both in Poland and abroad. Kuba, Klaudia and Diana's dancing is dynamic and expressive, their interpretation of the music is innovative and their LA Style based choreographies are elaborate and varied.

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DanceFusion – a Tricity dance school brought to life in 2006 by combined effort of experienced dance instructors, aimed at merging professional dance experience with pleasantness.

School leader – Agnieszka Dzierwa – experienced dancer and instructor. She is a disciple of London Pineapple Dance School, where she works hard to achieve perfection in different dance styles. Having studied at various dance festivals and congresses throughout the world, she became a great teacher and dancer. Agnieszka excels in New York Salsa, Body Movement and Latin Jazz.

DanceFusion’s acclaimed show – “the Awakening” was an exceptional and unique blend of modern, jazz & salsa.

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Andreas is a dancer, instructor and choreographer, the co-founder of one of Poland's biggest salsa schools and the creator of the "Urban Dance Zone" dance studio in Łódź.

He started his dance career with hip-hop but salsa soon became his real passion. He rapidly became an instructor and dancer appreciated both at home and abroad. He has led numerous workshops at international salsa congresses. His specialty is what he calls "Salsa Funky Style", that is salsa with a slight blend of hip-hop techniques. His unique and exciting style is characterized by great expressiveness and powerful dynamics, with a strong emphasis on improvisation and music interpretation.

Andreas provides high-intensity classes spiced up with plenty of humour. As a bonus, what you learn in his workshops can be used on the dance floor both when dancing solo and in a couple!

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ALMA NEGRA that is, "black soul" is a new Polish dance team, fascinated by Salsa NY Style and anything related to that. The group comprises four professional dancers, all well known on the Polish salsa scene: Kasia Lorkowska, Klaudia Oleksak, Oskar Augustyn and Piotr Romanow. They have decided to join forces and together share their passion. All of them, apart form experience and skills, have a "black Salsa soul", which makes their dancing unforgettable.

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Konrad Kawalec is the founder of Cracow's largest Salsa school - Black & White. He took his first Salsa steps in 2001. A mere hobby at first, Salsa quickly became Konrad's passion. He devoted more and more time to dancing and soon joined one of the first Polish Salsa formations, "Salsa Ventura". Since 2002, Konrad has regularly attended Salsa congresses in Poland and abroad, first as a participant and then as an instructor. His workshops are not to be missed. Why? Find out yourselves!

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