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Tromsø Salsa the instructors page updated: 20.07.2007
Main instructors: internationally recognized professional dancers Erik & Consuelo

 

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Erik and Consuelo (Norway/USA) are the founders, directors and choreographers of Salsa Frio Dancers from the Arctic region of Norway. The couple have thaught and performed at many international events/congresses such as in Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, China, Sweden, Warzaw Poland, Chez Republic, Finland, Philadelphia USA, etc. They have performed at several events in New York City, such as famous Club Cache on Times Square. They were winners of the Gemini US Open Salsa Competition in 2006, and placed among the top ten couples at the World Open Salsa Championship in Puerto Rico 2006. They are qualified for the World Salsa Championship in Orlando, USA in 2007. Erik and Consuelo educate and certify all the salsa instructors in the National Dance Association in 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. They are certified instructors of standard and latin dances, and are listed as instrucotrs on SalsaNewYork.com.

These are highly educated dancers that understand dance movement and proper technique. They are experts on teaching dance in a fun and simple way at any level. They master all styles of Salsa/Mambo. Other dances: Argentine Tango, Flamenco, Swing, African, Street Jazz, standard and latin ballroom dances. Erik and Consuelo are also known for their "Dance Core Technique"- classes that include pilates, yoga, ballet and african dance. "Don't miss the opportunity to learn from two of the Worlds top instructors!" [phoenix-dance.com]

E and C currently live in Beijing, China where they are dancing and choreographing for Crative Kingdom, teaching dance at one of the biggest salsa schools in Asia, and continue to study dance. Here is the new Erik and Consuelo website

Their personal MySpace website

The couple
Erik is from Norway, Consuelo was born in Mexico and grew up in USA. They found each other on the dance floor in 2002 at the world Salsa Congress in Los Angeles. They married in 2003, moved to Norway and started dancing, studying and teaching together. The result of their effort is the big salsa scene in Tromsø today, including the dance group Salsa Frio Dancers. E and C put focus on making people so skilled and confident that they go out to enjoy dancing after taking classes. They are the first and only instructors in Tromsø that master the New York style (the way most people dance today).

 

- Consuelo from USA is a trained dancer. -
Before she moved from USA, she was a salsa performer and instructor. She was a member of Salvaje Dance Company in Arizona, one of the finest salsa dance companies i the states, known from international events such as the world congress in Los Angeles. Consuelo is a talented and trained dancer. She started studying dance in highschol in 1993 and performed ballet and Mexican folklore for 4 years. She later recieved formal dance training from college in Oregon, where she studied ballet, jazz and hip hop. She is by many considered the best female salsa dancer in Norway. Since 2003 she has devoted 100 % of her time to learning and studying dance. She master numerous dance diciplines for example African dance, and also pilates and yoga.

- Erik also has his dance background from USA. -
However, he had absolutely no dance background (or talent) before he got involved in salsa. One day Erik decided to try the impossible - learn howto dance. He had to work very hard to understand even the simplest dance movements and how to operate the body. Today Erik is a very trained and educated dancer with a great understanding of what the dancer is doing, how to learn it (and how to teach it). He has formal training from top international instructors, and has gathered a solid dance experience. Using many years experience as a professor of economics at the univeristy, Erik is known for his unique ability to break down and explain what is going on in salsa dancing in a fun and easy way. In January 2007 he jumped off his academic career to become a full time dancer. You can trust that he knows what you as a student of salsa need to know - both about the dance, and about learning dance.

Check out pictures from their popular classes in Tromsø here

The new website of Erik and Consuelo



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Oregon June 2006

 

 


New York June 2006.

Los Angeles May 2006.

 

  Portland 2007

London 2005

 

Warzaw, Poland Nov 2006

Beijing, China Aug 2007


More photos (and video) here



Erik and Conseulo are popular instructors, but they are also serious and humble students of dance themselves:

Selected photos of some of the worlds finest dancers and teachers of salsa/mambo:
US champion of Latin Ballroom (mambo) Edgar Osorio
Frankie Martinez - simply the best
Eddie Torres: the teacher of teachers, the father of the New York style salsa, the mambo king himself
 
Edgar Osorio (NJ)
 
Alex Da Silva 
- known from the Tv show 'So you think you can dance'
 
Alex Da Silva & Monica Flores (LA)
Leon Rose (UK)
Luis & Joby Vasquez (LA)
 
 
Angel Ortiz (NY)
Ana and Orville (Canada)
Addie-Tude (NY)
 
 
Liz Lira (LA)
Fransisco Vasquez (LA)
Edie 'the salsa freak' (LA)
 
Hun er tidligere medlem av Abakua dancers og regnes av mange som New Yorks beste kvinnelige salsa danser. Hun er utrolig smart (og pen!), en fantastisk instruktør!
 
Super Mario (UK)

Joe Burgos, Piel Canela dance company (NY)

   
   
Victor and Gaby (Mexico)
 
Jason Molina (Puerto Rico)
 
3 times world Champion of salsa, Oliver Pineda, Australia
 
 
Oliver Pineda (Australia)
Ismael Otero, (NJ)
 
Brandy, Salsvaje Dancers (Arizona)
 
Santo Rico, New York
       
Thomas Guerrera, Santo Rico (NY)
       
 
 

 

Read about, and check out pictures from their popular classes in Tromsø here

 


LIST OF SOME ACHIEVEMENTS

- Aug 2003- present: Created the northernmost salsa scene in the world, teaching hundreds of students to dance every year (On2)
- Nov 2003: Formed Salsa Frio Dancers.
- Jan 2004: Salsa Frio first performance
- January 2005: invited to perform at worlds biggest salsa show: Los Angeles Salsa congress
- January 2005: Interviewed and performed on Tromsø's TV news channel.
- June 2005: Performed at salsa event in Bend, Oregon
- July 2005: Performed at 'salsa con sabor' event in Portland, Oregon
- May 2006: Performed in independence day parade, Tromsø
- May 2006: Guest instructors at salsa workshop at Sudio B, Eugene, Oregon
- May 2006: Performed at West Coast Salsa Congress, Los Angeles USA
- June 2006: Competed and won the North West Open Salsa competition, Portland Oregon
- June 2006: Invited to perform at 2nd Annual Mexico Congress in Acapulco
- June 2006: Chosen to teach workshop at Salsa Olympics in New York City
- June 2006: Performed at Salsa Olympics in New York City
- June 2006: Performed at Mambo Fateegz event in NYC
- June 2006: Performed at MAD ABOUT MAMBO event in NYC
- June 2006: Performed at Club Cache in NYC
- June 2006: Performed at Philadelphia International Salsa Congress
- July 2006: Performed at Descarga Latina' Salsa Cruise, New York City
- July 2006: Competed and placed among top 10 in Puerto Rico world Salsa Championship
- Aug 2006 Featured on the cover of "Pure Salsa" magazine
- August 2006: Invited to perform and Teach at China Salsa Congress 2007
- August 2006 Invited to perform at Salsa India Festival 2007
- September 2006: Invited to perform at New York City Salsa Congress
- September 2006: Performed and thaught at event Organized by Impulse Dance Company, Sweden
- October 2006: Performed for 1000 basket-fans at Tromsø Storm game.
- October 2006: Became certified trainers of standard and Latin by the norwegian dance association
- October 2006: Performed and gave workshops at event Organized by Impulse Dance Company, Sweden
- November 2006: Performed at Warzaw Salsa Festival
- November 2006: Invited to perform at 6. Bacardi Salsa Festival, Czech Republic
January 2007: Performed and gave workshops at events in Tampere and Oulu, Finland
January 2007: Thaught workshops in Eugene and Portland, Oregon, USA
May 2007 Performed at worlds biggest salsa show: Los Angeles Salsa congress
June 2007 Qualified for the Salsa World Championship in Orlando, Florida 2007, by placing 2nd in the Northwest US Open Salsa Championship, Portland, Oregon
- August 2007:

Erik and Consuelo performed and thaught workhsops at 2007 United Dance Annual International Salsa Congress, China. Their Ladies Team (Salsa Frio) also performed there.

 

 

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