Osbanis Tejeda (Cuba), Anneta Kepka (Poland)
Osbanis Tejeda, a Cuban dancer, choreographer and musician,
has won in 2004 World Rueda Champion, 2003 UK Cuban Salsa Champion
competitions. Specialized in Cuban rhythms and percussions Tejeda started his
career as a professional dancer in Europe to bring the Cuban culture and music
to the European public. Anneta Kepka, 2008 IDO World Ladies Salsa Shines
Champion and 2006 UK Salsa Champion, is dance teacher, choreographer and
performer. She began her dancing career in Poland with Ballroom Dance. Over the
years she has studied various forms of dance, in order to create her own unique
salsa dance style.
Osbanis and Anneta at Hamburg Salsa Festival 2009: video 1
Osbanis dancing Casino: video 2
Osbanis, UK Salsa Congress 2006: video 3
Osbanis and Anneta at Salsa Festival in Poland 2010: video 4
U.Tribe (Mike & R.elle), France
 U.TRIBE ("Urban Tribe") was created through the meeting of two
born artists and both madly in love with arts, Erell Niane and Mick Viry, in
January 2005. The union of these two natures takes us into a world of music and
dance fundamentally mixed and diverse. U.TRIBE is a subtle mix between quite
technical urban dances, such as hip-hop or contemporary dance, and primary
african dances inherited from our ancestors ("the Force is in our
Roots"), all of the latter brought in the context of salsa and of the
various parallel latin rythms. Mike and R.elle gave U.TRIBE its first
choreography "Niña" in February 2005, and the performance took the artists
to salsa congresses such as London, Milan, Paris and New York. In less than a
year, the two dancers had the opportunity to participate in about 40 events and
congresses all around the planet. U.TRIBE has a deep respect for the music,
prior to anything else. Both R.elle and Mike could not help but play with the
musical heritage of their childhood. Their dance style is flowing and generous,
and always in sync with the tempo; a surprising and explosive mix between
strength, fieriness, grace, technicity and high sensibility.
In Tampere International Salsa Festival Mike and Erell teach Street Salsa,
Ladies' Style, LA-style and Puerto Rican style salsa.
R.elle & Mike teaching: video 1
Salsa show in Stuttgart: video 2
Workshop and show in Bristol: video 3
Tropical Gem & U.Tribe Battle I: video 4
Tropical Gem & U.Tribe Battel II: video 5
Ranses Charon, Cuba
Ranses Charon began dancing in Havana, Cuba at the age of 6.
He graduaded as a dancer and dance instructor from the institute Escuela
Nacional de Arte in Havana, in 2003. Charon has worked in the most famous Cuban
dance groups - for example in Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, Yoruba Andabo
and Havana Rakatan, performing in many European and South American countries. Ranses Charon
specializes in traditional Cuban dances, such as son and Afro Cuban dances, but also reggaeton and cabaret are close
to his heart.
Ranses dancing in Cuba: video 1
Ranses in Afro Cuban shows: video 2
Israel
Gutierrez, Cuba At
the age of 12 Israel Guitierrez decided to become a dancer and
started takign lessons at the Casa de Cultura in Havana. Five years
later at the age of 17 he started the professional apprenticeship of
becoming a dancer at the Academia de Danza in the famous Tropicana in
Havana. Performances in numerous theatres and stages in Cuba
accompanied him with his dancing career. In 1998 he was discovered by
Nicole Dürr of the Havana Night Show and after two years of
training for his solo role the Musical Havana Night was underway in
Germany. In 1999 he received the award for Best Male Dancer for the
successful Cuban dance show. Since 2000 Gutierrez has not only been
teaching the technique of various dance styles but also actively
passed on the Cuban feeling for rhythm to his dance pupils. His
energetic choreographies and high knowledge of as well as salsa,
classical ballet, modern dance as afro cuban rhythms inspire his
students where ever he teaches. Today he can be also seen on stage
either as a solo dancer or with his group Son Tropical.
Tampere International
Salsa Festival brings Israel Gutierrez to teach Reggaeton, Columbia,
Salsa Body Work ja Casino Coreography solo lessons.
Israel's
show in Ljubljana: Video 1
Israel
in Munich: Video 2
Israel
dancing AfroCuban: Video 3
Juan Jose Ortiz, Cuba
 Cuban casino master Juan Jose Ortiz teaches advanced level Cuban couple salsa, casino, in Casino Turns, Master Class Casino and Trio Salsa lessons.
Juan Jose dancing in Cubamemucho salsa festival in Munich, 2008:
video 1
In Romanian salsa congress:
video 2
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