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Adeesha started dancing in 2006 when he joined the UVIC Ballroom Dance Club and Victoria Ballroom Dance Society. He joined ¡SALSA CALIENTE! in January 2007 and has since performed at the Puerto Rico, New York, and Seattle Salsa Congresses. “I love performing, competing, traveling, meeting new people and dancing salsa! I'm looking forward to another great year!"
Charles has been dancing salsa for approximately 6 years. He was introduced to it while taking basic ballroom dance lessons for his brother’s wedding. Charles’ desire to perform was sparked after watching ¡SALSA CALIENTE! perform at a local festival. Since joining the team, he has performed in New York, Puerto Rico, Seattle and many other locations. "I really enjoy traveling to new cities, making new friends, meeting great people and having fun dancing. Hope to see you on the dance floor!"
Christina is certified in New York, Los Angeles & Puerto Rican salsa by the World Salsa University in Puerto Rico. She has over 17 years of salsa dance experience and a background in ballet, jazz and competitive ballroom. For 10 years, she has been the director & choreographer for ¡SALSA CALIENTE! Christina teaches daily in Victoria has traveled to teach or perform all over the West Coast as well as in Italy, Puerto Rico, New York, Los Angeles, the Bahamas, Atlanta and Toronto. Christina has performed with Seattle dance companies Rumba Brava & Somos El Son as well as with Cultural Explosion from New Jersey and Latin Motions from New Orleans. She was a featured model in the 2004 Salsa Women of Canada calendar done as a fundraiser for breast cancer research, was chosen as the 2004 & 2005 choreographer for BC on Salsa Team Canada and has competed twice in the World Salsa Open Championships.
Erica has always loved to dance but her passion for Latin culture began in 2005 when she moved to Argentina. While she was there, she spent all of her free time outside of school studying Argentine Tango. Upon her return, she joined the UVIC/ Camoson Ballroom Dance Club in hopes of continuing her study of Tango, but after one beginner Salsa class she knew that Salsa was for her, and began taking lessons in October 2006. Erica loves to perform and has been synchronized swimming since 1997, competing all over Canada. “When I found out that ¡SALSA CALIENTE! is a dance team that travels and performs internationally it seemed like a dream, and from then on it was my goal to make the cut." Erica is thrilled to be a member of ¡SALSA CALIENTE! for the third year in a row, and is eager to increase her dancing level and experience.
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Jeff started dancing in 2003 by taking a teen social dance class. When he came to UVic he joined the UVic Ballroom Dance Club and has been enjoying a variety of dances ever since. It wasn't until last year that Jeff really got bitten by the salsa bug and started taking more classes with ¡SALSA CALIENTE! and going out to the social dances. Once he got familiar with the friendly Victoria salsa community he decided that the best way to quickly improve his salsa dancing skills would be to try out for one of ¡SALSA CALIENTE! 's teams. Jeff was thrilled to make it on the Touring Team and is looking forward to traveling, performing and learning with the team this year.
In 2007 Nicole, with no salsa experience, was a part of the ¡SALSA CALIENTE! Local Performance Team, she has continued with salsa and has had opportunities to dance in New York, Puerto Rico, LA and many other places! Nicole is now is a continuing member of the ¡SALSA CALIENTE! Touring Team and looking forward to performing, learning and dancing frequently! “Being a part of ¡SALSA CALIENTE! has given me the opportunity to learn, create and perform things that I did not know I was capable of. It is a great learning experience, a wonderful way to make friends and experience things you did not even know existed.”
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Vanessa began dancing salsa last year after an amazingly fun birthday dance a salsa club in Victoria. “The salsa community was so welcoming, the music peppy, it all made me want to come back and learn more!” She joined Christina’s On 1 class in January and kept taking as many classes as she could. “I really enjoyed watching the ¡SALSA CALIENTE! competition last June, meeting Stacey Lopez and taking his classes. I watched the Touring Team go to Puerto Rico and New York and I wanted to go with them.” Vanessa is so proud of herself for making the salsa team after only one year and is excited to continue learning here in Victoria and everywhere the team travels to.
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