Jorge Camaguey (Cuba/Spain)

 

Jorge was born in Camaguey, the city of “tinajones” (typical earthenware jars in Cuba) and has been fond of popular Cuban dances since he was 8 years old. He also founded the modern Camaguey Folk Ballet and today he is commonly known as “Jorge Camaguey” in Centran and Eastern Europe.
Jorge has been putting all his energy and swing from 1997 to teach and transmit his experience in the Cuban dances to everyone through the Salsa rhythm, mixing son with guaguanco, timba with hip-hop, casino with mambo-cha, etc. All these have resulted in a unique passion which he transmits to everyone.
Jorge has taken part in international congresses in countries such as Italy, Spain, France, Germany, etc.

Jorge Camaguey is unmistakably Cuban and great fun. He has a unique style of Mambo Salsa/jazz/afro-Cuban fusion that has to be seen to be believed. He has many years experience in performance (music/dance videos, dance troupes) and teaching. Some of his Salsa contemporaries have hailed him as the best dancer in Europe.

http://jorgecamaguey.com

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show
http://www.youtube.com/v/1qGs3Qf8nD4&rel=1
workshops
http://www.youtube.com/v/pldmT8tQX0w&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/v/WrEUyzTU-A8&rel=1

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interview Jorge 'Camaguey' for www.revistasalseros.com (Spanish)
http://www.revistasalseros.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=162&Itemid=1&ed=5

Yamira Sanchez (Cuba/Spain)

Yamira is a professional dancer and choreographer from Cuba, now living and working in Barcelona in Spain. She gained her vocation as an instructor of salsa, ballet, Cuban and Latin-American folk dances, as well as modern dance in Havana at the National School of Instructors of Art-“ENIA” (“Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte”). She was teaching as a professional instructor all over the world: in Stuttgart, Berlin, Cuba. etc.. She was the member of the famous ensemble “Cubamemucho” in London and Madrid.

Apart from that, Yamira worked in Spain and Venezuela with the household names from the sphere of Latin music such as: Celia Cruz, Chayanne, Oscar de Leon, DLG, Thalia i Jerry Riverra. In addition to performing at numerous dancing manifestations, Yamira can be seen in various video clips of the Latin music, such as “Bulias”, a big Spanish hit.

Nowadays, she teaches in her school in Barcelona the following dances: Cuban salsa, Rueda de Casino, “free steps”, Cuban rumba, Afro Cuban rhythms, Yoruba (orishas), Kongo (Palo, Yuka, Makuta). Yamira also teaches modern dance.

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/v/NQFnZ7QZvrw&hl=en

Ania Chagowska - SalsaLibre (Poland)

Ania 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 was studying 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 their knowledge and talent, she has managed to create her own style in salsa. She successfully mixes femininity and elegance with a funky street flavour and encourages her students to look for their own crazy style mix.
Right now Ania is one of the leading female dancers in Europe. For 3 years she performed and taught with Neeraj Maskara worldwide. Currently together with Tamambo (Irak/UK) she is forming a beautiful duet bringing passion into their salsa and creating new quality in dance which is spreading worldwide.
Ania continues to spread her passion for dance in Warsaw, Poland. At present she runs 2 students dance teams as well as her representative dance formation Salsa Libre, who has performed all over Europe. Also she cooperates with the Polish National TV, Program 1, judging a dance competition for young artists "Dolina Kreatywna) in 2006. Besides these together with Marek Doma?ski they run the biggest salsa school in Poland Salsa Libre and with their team they share their love for dance and music by teaching, performing and organizing events to promote salsa in Poland, such as the 4th International Warsaw Salsa Festival (7-9th Nov 2008) and Salsa Spring Break (13-15 March 2009).

video

social
http://www.youtube.com/v/8alVsTGBUEM&hl=en

show
http://www.youtube.com/v/0zUS0qWGRXg&hl=en

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=dTqy7Zh4RpQ

workshops
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=mcIoNT1QFeM&feature=related
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=JLkInlCDowc&feature=related

Marek Domanski - SalsaLibre (Poland)

Marek's artistic and social activity goes back to performing in and alternative theatre group "Komuna Otwock" while his body awareness education goes back to martial arts such as Karate, which he practiced for many years.
He fell in love ith salsa in 2000 and hasn't stopped developing as a salsa dancer, performer and teacher ever since. As a techer his strenght lies in the fact that he has gone through the jouney of every salsero from a beginner student to a professional dancer and he has a perfect understanding of the difficulties at every level of learning. This helps him break down the material to studens in a very accessible way. Additionally, Marek's unique sense of humour makes his classes great fun and attract students from various cultural backgrounds, such as German, Polish or Belarussian.
Marek is passionate about afrocuban dances, hip hop and jazz dance and he incorporates his knowlegde in these fields to teach and develop as a dancer.
Together with Ania he trains a professional student group Salsa Libre Show and he is also a member of the professional Salsa Libre dance formation. Together they have performed all over Europe and they run the biggest salsa school in Poland Salsa Libre and with their team they share their love for dance and music by teaching, performing and organizing events to promote salsa in Poland, such as the 4th International Warsaw Salsa Festival (7-9th Nov 2008) and Salsa Spring Break (13-15 March 2009).

http://www.youtube.com/v/ucXJzqZd4yQ&hl=en

www.salsalibre.pl

http://youtube.com/salsalibre