Ortos J. Gutiérrez Ortiz , better known as Tito Ortos , was born in Santurce on December 26, 1974. After finishing a Natural Science Bachelor's Degree in the University of Puerto Rico. Tito started his career as a Salsa Dancer by his parents initiatives. Also he is an outstanding dancer of other genres such as: Jazz, Merengue, "Bomba y Plena", Rumba, Modern Dance, among others. Since then, he has visited more than 30 cities worldwide giving performances and classes, with his wife and dance partner Tamara Livolsi . They both participate yearly in congress around the world.

Tamara Livolsi , was born in Argentina on February 24, 1978, but was raised in Puerto Rico, she inherited from her mother the art of dancing. With more than 20 years experience, trained in various dance disciplines like: jazz, ballet, hip hop and others, makes her a versatile dancer and instructor. She has worked for artists like: Luis Fonsi , David Bisbal , Manny Manuel , Ednita Nazario , Yuri y Wilkins among others.

Both of them have participated in various television commercials, dance videos and movies such as, "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" , Yellow , El Cantante: Hector Lavoe and American Ganster as dancers. Also they own and operated Rhythms Dance Studio, with Danny Lugo choreographer.

Junior and Emily are a brother and sister team from San Francisco, CA. Junior (21) and Emily (17) have performed, taught, and competed all over the world.  Through the years Junior and Emily have created their own unique style of dancing which has swept stages around the world. They are 7- time National and International Salsa Dance Champions and are the youngest solo internationally traveling couple.  They are also the youngest couple to hold their own dance company called, "Amicitia".  Junior and Emily will continue to deliver fast, energetic, and exciting performances that will inspire the youth and welcome the new generation of dance.   They have been on the cover of the world renowned " Latin Beat Magazine" as well as the face of International Congresses around the world.  They were choreographer's on the hit TV show " So You Think You Can Dance" choreographing the Mambo, and have also done promotions for the hit TV show "Dancing With The Stars".  They will also be on the new album cover of the world renowned Famous Latin Orquestra, "The Fania All Stars".  They have accomplished so much at such a young age, but for them this is just the beginning.

Descarga Caribe Dance Company

Sekou and Cristina have been performing and teaching masterworks together for the past 4 years. Their unique style of Salsa/Mambo, rich with Afro-Cuban essence and laced with techniques from many genres of dance, have earned Sekou and Cristina broad recognition in the United States and world wide. Sekou and Cristina have instructed and performed at Salsa Congresses in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Houston, Chicago, Puerto Rico, China, UK, Japan and Canada. In addition they have conducted workshops in New York, Chicago, LA, Seoul, Tokyo, San Diego, Seattle, Beijing, New Orleans, Miami, Toronto, Dallas, Boston, Poland, Mexico City, Mexico and Rome, Italy.

Sekou McMiller and Cristina Zavala

Descarga Caribe Dance co

www.descargacaribedance.com

Jessalyn comes from San Francisco, is the director and founder of MamboGem Latin Dance Company, and has been performing and teaching salsa/mambo since 2001. She performed with professional Latin dance company - Mambo Romero Dance Company of San Francisco in LA Salsa Congress, Puerto Rico World Salsa Congress, and San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival.

Jessalyn often visits New York to train with Eddie Torres, Frankie Martinez and many other world renowned mambo teachers. She has traveled around the globe to attend many world salsa festivals and danced with the best dancers from all over the world. In August 2006, Jessalyn was invited as a special guest judge for the 2nd China Salsa Championships in Beijing.

  Jessalyn has over 15 years of professional dance training from U.S. in variety of dance disciplines, including ballet, modern, jazz, flamenco, international Latin, Ballroom, Westcoast Swing, Hustle, New York style mambo, hip hop, and afro-cuban folklore dance movements. Her elegant, smooth and sensuous mambo dance styling reflects her training in these dance forms.

Director and founder of Mezclao Dance Academy with branches in various parts of Bangalore India and neighboring countries.

What first started as a hobby transformed into a passion.

While he continues to work as an senior executive for an MNC, he is actively taking Latin forms of Latin dances to the far corners of India and neighboring countries.

Performed with Cultural Explosion (NY) at following Salsa Congresses

USA - NY, NJ, Miami, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, Puerto Rico

Canada - Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver

Italy - Torino

UK - London

Spain – Barcelona

Competitions:

Winner of Bachatta open competition – Torino, Italy 2001

Participated at Club Mayan competition – LA, California, US 1998

Participated at Toronto open salsa competition – Toronto, Canada, 2002

Congresses and festivals attended:

Amsterdam, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Belgium, Boston, Bulgaria, Chicago, Colombo, Cyprus, Dubai, Egypt, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jordan, London, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Miami, Montreal, New Jersey, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, UK, Zurich

Taught at:

USA - New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, North Carolina, Miami & Boston

Canada – Toronto, Winnipeg & Edmonton

Asia – Bangkok, Cairo, Colombo, Cyprus, Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo
India – Bangalore, Bombay, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune

Pioneer of Bachatta at:

About: Beijing D-Zone Studio's Performance Team

D-Zone's performance team is the best and most skillful Salsa Team in town. It has been formed by one of the most famous Korean Salsa dancer Nari Shin. He carried on the tradition On1 and mixed with Asian Style. Most of the studio members are very young, with passion and love for salsa. D-Zone's mission is to develop and expand the Salsa culture in China and Asia.

About: Mr. Nari Shin

Nari is considered one of the most reputable with great accomplished and versatile Salsa dancers in Asia. He was graduated from the best dancing College in Korea. Since 2001, he has participated many of world well known Salsa competitions (Korea, Japan, USA, Thailand, Hongkong, China), and he has won 7 championship through the years.

In 2004, Nari found the Korea and Asia best Performance team “NB”, NB Performance team represents the Best Salsa in Asia. In 2005, he represented Korea team and participated in the finals of International Salsa Championship in Las Vegas, USA. He achieved the 4 th place in the competition which was best place of all of Asian Salsa Dances in any of world Salsa competitions.

For developing and expanding the Salsa Culture in China, Nari came to China in 2005, and at the end of 2006, he has established his own company, Angle's Way Media Co., Ltd, which includes D-Zone Salsa Studio. He is now the principal and Art director of D-Zone Salsa Studio.

Adriana Mendes:

Born and raised in Recife, Brazil, Adriana has danced
all her life. Today she lives in Sweden and manages
the biggest Latin dance school in Scandinavia. She
directs the Salseras Dance Company with whom she
performs worldwide.

In 1998 she won the Swedish Samba queen Award and the
European Championship in Salsa.
Adriana organizes the Scandinavian Salsa Congress
www.salsacongressscandinavia.com and in 2005 she won
the Scandinavian Championship together with Osiel
Ibá?ez.

Osiel Ibá?ez

Started to dance Chilean dances at the age of six. He
later got on with street dance before he discovered
salsa at the age of 16. He performs worldwide, and
has taught salsa in cities like Barcelona, San Juan
and Beijing, where he has gained popularity for his
street-inspired style.

He teaches at the Balletacademy in Stockholm and runs
his own school: www.salsabase.com

In 2005 he won the Scandinavian Championship together
with Adriana Mendes.

Edwin Rivera was born and raised in New York City and started his
dance career at the early age of 13 years old.  He began at the Starlite
Dance Studio under the instruction of David Melendez. As a student
Edwin quickly excelled as a dancer and began to gain responsibility
within the dance studio and eventually choreographed routines for the
dance companies within the Starlite Dance Studio. 

At age eighteen, Edwin decided to move to Los Angeles in order to
further his career and gain exposure. With the help of both David
Melendez and Albert Torres, Edwin would move to Los Angeles and
embarked on many experiences that would shape the type of dancer,
performer and instructor he is today. 

Among the many projects and events Edwin participated while in Los
Angeles, Edwin also formed his dance company in 2002 “The Edwin Rivera
Project.”

He has had the honor to both perform and instruct at many salsa

Congresses all over the world. His career as a dancer has enabled him to travel
from North America, Europe, Asia, and throughout South America. As an
instructor, Edwin is known for both his patience and energy for
teaching. 

He has always been adamant about his desire to teach and perform
because it's a source of inspiration for him to see how teaching can
transform a person on and off the dance floor. His passion for performing

and teaching stems from knowing that he can reach and possibly inspire

dancers and performers how he was once inspired himself.

As a dancer Edwin continues to strive for professional
development and has also trained in Hip Hop, Jazz, Merengue, Samba,
Contemporary, and Rumba to name a few in order to be a well-rounded
instructor and performer. 

Recently, Edwin Rivera has had the great opportunity to be involved as
a performer/choreographer for the last year and a half in Chile with a
T.V. show called, "Rojo Fama Contra Fama." In addition, this summer he will have
his big screen debut along side Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez in the
movie EL Cantante which is a film about salsa music legend Hector Lavoe.

With all this under his belt Edwin still feels he is at the beginning
of his dance career and is excited about his future travel plans and
projects.  Edwin is a humble person who is interested in getting to
know as many of his students as possible. He is honored and is looking
forward to participating in the 2 nd annual China Salsa Congress. 

To see view some of Edwin Rivera's work Please visit

www.myspace.com/edwinrivera1

OR

www.youtube.com and enter “Edwin Rivera”

Masaki and Minako, a loving couple and dance partners, are one of
the most popular performers in Japan. Charged with shining smile
and vitality, their performances are said to bring happy feelings
to the audiences. They have performed at many parties and big events,
including LA Salsa Congress, New York Salsa Congress and
Japan Salsa Congress, where they are earning increasing reputations.

4th Annual Japan Salsa Pair Competition (A winner)
6th Annual New York Salsa Congress
8th Annual Japan Salsa Congress
2nd Annual World Salsa Championships (Representation from Japan)
9th Annual West Coast Salsa Congress

Jaztin Ong & Yanqing Choo
Singapore

Yanqing is one of the top Salsa dancers and Instructors in the world. Her YOUTUBE.com videos under salsa performances received the highest hit in the world from June to October 2006. She has appeared on TV and Newspapers in Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. She has been invited as a guest performer, teacher and judge for many overseas Salsa Dance Competitions, Festivals and Congresses including but not limited to Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, India, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taiwan and has been voted "Top Female Salsa Dancer in Asia" by WorldSalsaNews.com in 2005. In 2006, Yanqing was also awarded the NUS Student Achievement Award in Arts and Culture for her achievements in dance. She is the Champion of the 1st Singapore Open Salsa Competition 2005 , Champion of Xenbar Professional Salsa Competition 2005 . She is the one you see dancing on the TV screen in buses, food courts, shopping malls on TV Mobile and TV programs featured all over Singapore and has worked on and appeared in many Chinese, Tamil and English TV programs in Singapore. Her students are known to fly in from various countries just to take her group and private classes.

Yanqing has over 15 years of Ballet experience and teaches Salsa On1, On2, Cuban Style, Afro Cuban, Bachata, Merengue, Rueda, Belly dance, Jazz, Yoga, Pilates, Latin, Argentine Tango, Hip-hop, Reggaeton and Sensual dance. She is known for bringing the Hip-hop and Belly dancing styles into Salsa in Singapore and also introduced Zouk & Reggaeton. Yanqing is also the main choreographer for Asia's First Salsa Musical Comedy: Salsa for Beginners (Theatre and Reality Movie) that was premiered at the Summer Dancefit 2006, with a revised performance at Kallang Theater later that year in the Singapore Salsa Congress 2006 and Hokkien Salsa in the Singapore Salsa Festival 2007. Between 2004 to 2006 she has produced over 20 dance DVDs, these DVDs can be found in Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, US, Israel, Indonesia, UK, Australia and on www.SalsaDVD.com. She also designed a range of Salsa Dance Shoes on sale at www.akoala.com and shoe retail store. With her instructor Jaztin, they have developed the Super Spin Salsa Video and are famous for their Hammer Lock Nine Spin.

Jaztin, known more for his teaching and contribution to the Salsa scene, was the founding Chairman of the Ice Skating Association Singapore . He ported what he has learnt from figure skating training into training Salsa dancers. Today many Salsa instructors have been through his training programs and have gone on to become Local and International Salsa Instructors.

Peter “ The Salsa Gangster”

from Germany

Started at the Age of 6 with Ballroom and Jazzdance. He dances, teaches, and

choreographs Salsa for more than 15 years. He won several international Dance

Competitions and has performed in several TV Shows in Europe.

He teaches New York , L.A. , Puerto Rican Style and Cuban Style.

Highlights

Peter was one of the first european teachers teaching the New York Style

Salsa in Europe

He teached at several Locations all over Europe as well as at the

“Cabana“ and the “Cafe du Nord“ in San Franciso, USA

Several TV Performances, incl. one of the most successful Saturday Evening Shows in

Germany (Geld oder Liebe, ARD)

First German Salsa teacher being invited from the Italien Dance Journal

.Ballo en due“to teach at the Ciao Estate, Italy

Founder of the “Salsa Gang” a well known Show Group in Europe

LiLi Huang is the founder of U-can salsa dancing club China. LiLi started learning dancing since she was 5 years' old. It including modern Jazz, rhythmic gymnastic ,and Latin dance. In 2001 lili started join in famous dancing group “Grupo America” in Canada, made the great performance in West coast salsa congress in LA , lili is good in Salsa , Bachata ,and Jazz. Was named as “Bachata queen ” in China.

"Erik and Consuelo are the founders, directors and choreographers of Salsa
Frio Dancers in Norway.
They were the first Norwegians performing at the prestigious World Salsa
Congress in Los Angeles. They have performed at several events in New York
City, such as famous Club Cache. They won the biggest trophy at the Gemini
US Open Salsa Competition held in Portland, Oregon, USA in 2006. They placed
among the top ten couples at the world salsa championship in Puerto Rico,
July 2006. Erik and Consuelo are listed as instructors on SalsaNewYork.com.
They have been teaching together since 2003, and have created a big salsa
scene in their home town which is located in the arctic region of Norway.
They have received valuable training from some the best instructors in the
world such as US champion of Latin Ballroom (mambo) Edgar Osorio, Eddie
Torres - 'the mambo king', Frankie Martinez, Alex Da Silva, Nelson Flores,
Piel Canela dancers, Leon Rose, Santo Rico Dance company, etc

The New Zealand Youth Salsa team are the most decorated team of SALSA DANCERS to bless the International Salsa Stage.

Known for their PURE energy & passion both on and off the dance floor, the New Zealand Salsa Kids has received praise from the worlds best. Victor & Brujur, Oliver & Luda, Edie Salsa Freak, Jamie & Liz, and ALex Chi have all shared enthusiastic reviews about the way these kids from down-under just tear up the dance floor.

  Discovered by the GOD FATHER of World Salsa MR ALBERT TORRES, he challenged the kids to attend the 2006 West Coast Salsa Congress, where they received 4 Standing ovations. They last year added the JAPAN SALSA Congress to their resume and were titled the SPIRIT of Sydney Salsa Congress 2006-2007.

  Team Coach - Stayz is the current New Zealand Professional Salsa Champion, with his dance partner P-lo (17 years old) - She was his first youth salsa student.  

The New Zealand team are very excited to be a part of this amazing SALSA EVENT in BEIJING - CHINA

Gemini was conceived in 2004 and has since been competing internationally,

Performer, Instructor, Promoter - Mezclao

She was born into a family surrounded by legendary musicians of India to the likes of Yesudas & Chitra, instilling music and rhythm into her mind body and soul.

At the age of 4 she was inducted into Break House at Kuwait, where she has done over 300 stage shows around the Gulf Corporation Council in Bollywood and Free Style and won over 25 solo national performances.

Performed internationally on stage and silver screen for renowned singers Sonu Nigam, Shaan, KK and actors Salman Khan & Karishma Kapoor,

2005 - Joined Mezclao Dance Academy – Bangalore – India, where she was trained by Anup Thomas in Salsa, Bachatta, Cha Cha, Cumbia, Rueda, Jive and Merengue.

Now a lead instructor / partner of Mezclao - Performs, Choreographs & Teaches - Bollywood & Ladies styling internationally at the GCC, Europe, Asia Pac & South Asian countries.

Salsera since 7 years.

From Flamenco to Salsa, Mi Jung develops her style with elegance and very graceful.

Quickly we could have the pleasure to discover this dancer in many Salsa events.

•  Hong Kong Latin Festival in 2005

•  Beijing Salsa Festival in 2005

•  Beijing Salsa Festival in 2006

•  China Salsa Congress in 2006

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Surprising and charming, Mi Jung started to teach and perform in Seoul.

She learned Belly Jazz and goes to practice Tango in Buenos-Aires.

Teacher in Hong-Kong she built her team called: “Soul Sisters”.

Becomes choreographer and enjoys to work body movements.

Many Salseras and Salsa lovers join her Dance Studio from HK to Shanghai nowadays.

She builds a team in Shanghai, teaching lady styling, body movement and couple style.

In Shanghai, with Hot Salsa group, SH Mambo, SSDG, she cooperates to make workshops and events.

October 2006, was the first annual Shanghai Salsa Congress that she organized.

Publicity Ambassador in 2006 at Hong Kong Salsa Festival.

Director of Shanghai Salsa Prod in Shanghai for ISSCC.

Organizer of Shanghai Salsa Congress.

Swing World Champions , they are the promoters of a new salsa style called “ SalsaSwing ” , where sexy movements are mixed with swing and lindy acro elements.They made a huge impact in their first appearance at the Puerto Rico Salsa Congress in 2004, After that Los Angeles, NewYork/New Jersey, London, Switzerland, Milan, Portugal, Paris, Tampere, Rome, Madrid, Chicago and many more of the most important salsa and swing Congresses in the World.

- They have used their knowledge of Jazz, Tap, Swing, Acro, Classic, Latin, Hip Hop to create a new Style based on the concept the music give you all the informations about Style, Choreography and right Interpretation. So if you know different dances you have more

possibilities to follow the music rhythm variations.

- Their classes are a mix of power and sensuality at the same time, classic technique combined with energy, fantasy and a unique capacity to follow the music with spectacular improvisations.

THE PIONEERS OF JAPAN SALSA ,STARTING TO DANCE ON 1985

THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE DANCERS FOR THE 1ST SALSA TOUR TO HONG KONG
CALLED "SALSA DE YAMUCHA DE TOUR "BY 40 JAPANESE DANCERS.
THIS TOUR IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SALSA IN ASIAN COUNTORIES AND
IT WAS DONE BY MS WINSOME LEE @NY AND GEORGE WATABE@SALSA HOTLINE JAPAN.

THE 1ST CHANPION OF THE SALSA DANCE CONTEST BY ORQUESTA DE LA LUZ.

THE SPECIAL AWARD OF THE SALSA COUPLES IN THE 2ND SALSA PAIR COMPETITION
BY SALSA HOTLINE JAPAN ON 2000.

THE SPECIAL AWARD FOR THE CONTRIBUTION TO JAPAN SALSA IN THE 6TH JAPAN
SALSA CONGRESS.

Ni men hao! We are "MUSE MIU "dancers! Lady's group by 10 female dancers
from Tokyo.
"MIU"is the name of the leader ,Ms,Miu Ikeda.
"Muse MIU"Founded in 2001, we always keep trying to produce a mixture of
Latin spirit and our
original japanese pop taste.
We are so excited to go there and dance in BEIJING ！

The Leader of Group "SALSABROSITA "is a peruvian,Mr.Carlos Garcia,living and
instructing in Tokyo.
He let this group and other group"SALSABROSA" to perform in West Coast Salsa
Congress for 2 years.
SALSABROSA also participated World Salsa Chanpionship@Las vegas,selected by
Mr.Albert Torres.
This is their first  performance in Beijing and They hope that all the
chinese salsa lovers will like them.

JJ's Salsa Japon

JJ's Salsa Japon is produced by Janette Valenzuela, the co-founder of the
Salsa legend, "Salsa Brava"based in LA.

Since the team was founded in 2001, they've been performing in Japan and
foreign countries like the U.S. and the Philippines.

JJ's Salsa Japon performed in the Annual West Coast Salsa Congress in Los Angeles for five years in a row.

In the China Salsa Congress, two pairs are performing for you.
We'd like to express our high energy on stage today!