Salsa Teachers
Ed Woloszyn
Ed is well-known for his off-the-wall sense of humour. This combined with his relaxed, laid-back style of delivery, make his classes popular classes fun as well as informative.
He aims to always teach moves which are achievable and flowing - and which work well on the dance floor (with partners who have NOT been to the same class!).
Ed takes great care to break down and explain the moves, footwork and leads as clearly as possible.
Most of all, he makes dancing fun and enjoyable - which guarantees to keep your interest throughout the class and leave you with a smile on your face at the end of the session!
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Ian first stumbled across Salsa in 1996 and has not looked back since. He set up the Salsa School of Moves in 1999 originally specialising in creative moves for advanced dancers. Now he runs classes, workshops and parties for all levels throughout Midlands. He is also a regular favourite as teacher, DJ, and stage manager at Pontins weekenders.
Ian is a unique talent on the Salsa scene, able to put the most nervous of beginners at ease with his relaxed and humourous teaching style yet also able to challenge the most advanced of dancers with original and creative moves.
Top quality tuition combined with loads of fun are his trademark.
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Having grown up spending every out of school hour training as a dancer (in ballet, tap and modern) and performing in many dance and theatrical productions, Nathalie has always had a great passion and talent for dance. But, deciding to go the “academic route”, her dancing took a back seat whilst she went away to university and did a languages degree. Sadly, both her dancing and her degree had to suddenly be put on hold when she was struck down with M.E. in the late 90s.
Whilst ill however, she was taken to see Buena Vista Social Club perform, and it was at this point that Nathalie became even more determined to not only walk properly again (!) but to also dance again - and to make dance her number one passion once more.
And she has succeeded!
Starting out with learning salsa with Ed & Sharon in 1999-2000, then training with a Brazilian dance company in Cardiff whilst finishing her degree, Nathalie, who is also a fully qualified aerobics instructor, has now been teaching salsa since 2004.
Nathalie’s friendly, passionate and warm approach combined with her careful & clear breaking down of all the moves leads to a well balanced class of learning plus fun & a great atmosphere.
For Nathalie, her passion & appreciation for dance, in addition to what it has meant to her on such a personal level, is paramount and if she can share even a bit of this with any of her students, she is a happy woman!
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Newton 'Bomb' is a popular advanced teacher, described by his students as ‘sassy’, ‘inspirational’, and ‘very motivational’.
Just oozing enthusiasm, Newton has a unique capacity to make everyone feel they are special and talented. Very often a touch of magic seems to be present in his classes.
Newton's motto is 'Dance is simply 90% confidence. Confidence will grow with the correct guidance and encouragement.'
Newton has also performed and competed several times (UKA Finals 2001, Bacardi Finals 2002 and Pontin's Championships 2002).
He has more than 5 years teaching experience working with some of the most reputable Salsa companies in the UK like Mambo City, I Love Salsa, and Salsa On Sundays. His superb bio is testimony to his quality and teaching excellence.
As well as Salsa, Newton’s other passion is singing, which he does professionally in shows around the country.
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I’ll never forget my first time at salsa when I went to club with a female friend of mine whom I hadn’t seen for a while as she’d been bitten by the salsa bug and was salsaing most nights of the week. (I had to find out what would take my introvert friend into a party diva.) The atmosphere was amazing: everyone was dancing and enjoying themselves and I was mesmerised by how they all looked like professionals even my friend who’d only been dancing 6 months. Well I also caught the same bug.
My first dance in a club after I had done a few lessons was unforgettable, I danced forward and back for about 2 minutes straight, my mind went blank as I couldn’t remember a single move. (I can laugh about it now.) I nearly stopped salsa after that. (Glad I didn’t.) I realised that I hadn’t given salsa or myself a fair try to develop with only 6 lessons of salsa under my belt.
In 2000 I competed in Corona Salsa Championships in Ireland and went on to compete in 2000 and 2001 at UKA UK Salsa Championship Finalist in 2000 & 2001. Also had salsa dancing appearances in BBC’s Baby Father and Happiness.
Chunky fuses New York and Cuban to give a very fluid, flowing and creative style executed using smooth leads.
His teaching style centres around breaking down even the most difficult moves' techniques and components into manageable 'Chunks'.
He is renowned for his energy, charisma, bad jokes and explaining moves very effectively. His classes are a real chance for guys to take their leading skills to a higher level, and for ladies to learn how to respond well to guys’ leads and find a natural grace and style in their dancing.
back to topMoe Flex
Moe Flex, the man with the biggest smile in salsa, is one of the most exciting, inspiring and entertaining characters in the international Latin scene today. Moe’s professionalism, enthusiasm and excellence in a wide variety of disciplines have established him as one of the best teachers around, encouraging and mentoring everyone from first time beginners to professional dancers in his inimitable ‘all good’ style.
His unique teaching qualities were recognised by the British public when he won an award last October and he was also short-listed for a number of other awards.
Moe’s boundless enthusiasm for dance is impossible to escape.
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Jenny started dancing at the age of 8, when she was first introduced to Scottish Country dancing and went on to pass her junior grade up to gold medal. She then went onto studying music and eventually teaching the clarinet at the age of 17, which helped subsidize her own studies.
Her next teaching experience came in later years when as a black judo player she started teaching children and youngsters how to safely apply judo techniques. In order to do this, she attended many teaching courses and achieved several coaching awards.
Whilst practising judo, Jenny met fellow players who introduced her to the world of Salsa dancing. 'Initially it was a strange experience' says Jenny, 'one night I would be trying to throw these guys around on the judo mat and the next night I would playing the tranquil lady allowing them to lead me in my dancing'.
Jenny has now been dancing for 10 years and teaching for about 5 years. Her teaching technique is not only simple and easy to follow, but also well known for being great fun and relaxation. She first shows you what you are going to achieve by the end of the lesson and smoothly takes you through the moves. She efficiently breaks down every move and step and makes those accessible for everyone. It is Jenny's foremost pleasure to watch the uprising buzz of excitement as the class achieves more and more.
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