Instructors

Why do people all over the world watch Super Bowl? Is it because of the stadium or the commercials? No, its because of the players!

Talent is what makes a Dance Studio and this is why we take pride in our team of carefully selected award winning professionals.

A good instructor has to be not only an amazing dancer but also an exceptional communicator. He or she must be able to convey the subject with ease until the desired result is achieved. He or she must also be able to make the student feel comfortable, enjoy the class and fall in love with DANCE.

Whether you are interested in competing or just looking for the social aspect of the dance - our professionals are virtuosos in what they do and are looking forward to meet you!

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Recent Awards:

2011

 

  • 8th at the World Salsa Championship!
  • 1st Place Female Solo Salsa Champion in Utah
  • 2nd Place Male Solo Salsa Champion in Utah
  • 1st Place Utah Salsa Champion
  • 3rd Place Smooth Ballroom Champion
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    Corey Lundell

    Ballroom, Latin and Modern
    American and International styles, all levels

    Bio and pics are coming soon!

     

    Jesse Green

    Ballroom and Latin
    American & International Styles, all levels

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    Jesse started dancing at the young age of 3 and has loved to dance ever since. Besides Ballroom (International Standard, International Latin and American style), her spectrum of the art includes training in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Break Dancing. She performed in the Closing Ceremonies of 2002 Winter Olympics under the direction of Kenny Ortega, and also performed at many of the Olympic Venues and on the Oxygen Channel for Desmond Tutu’s acceptance of the Reebok Human Rights Award. Schedule your 1st private with Jesse.

     

    Whitney Sorensen

    Ballroom and Latin
    American & International Styles, All levels

    Bio and pics are coming soon!

    Maria Ivanova

    Latin: Salsa
    Los Angeles & New York Styles, Any level

    Maria started dancing in 2001 and have received most of her training in New York and Los Angeles from some of the world's top salseros. She has traveled & performed all over US at International Salsa Congresses with two of her dance teams. Maria has won numerous awards from "Mambo Queen"in 2005 to "Utah's Best Female Salsa Dancer" in 2011. She started teaching Latin dance in 2005 as faculty of Salt Lake Community College and since then became of one Utah's most known female salsa instructors. Her work includes a Dance/Theatre production "Switch" at Capital Theatre.

     

    Carlos Gomez

    Latin: Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Cha Cha carlos gomez salsa utah

    Carlos began competing in ballroom and salsa in 2006 by winning first place at the Oklahoma dance challenge. He then started dancing ballet and jazz in 2009 and got a full ride scholarship to Cecchetti council of America and was the nutcracker in the Louisville nutcracker. Through the years of 2006 and 2011 Carlos has won five ballroom competitions including 2010 dancesport nationals. In 2009 Carlos began dancing with world renowned Diana Sanchez and qualified for the World Latin Dance Cup 2010. They won the Chicago street Latin dance competition in 2010 and placed second at the 2011 Los Angles salsa congress. In 2011 Carlos got recognized as the King of bachata in Utah. He also qualified for the 2011 World Latin Dance Cup and as a result placed 8 in the world. Schedule your 1st private with Carlos.

     

    Lindsay Nielson

    Latin: Salsa and Bachata

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    Ryan Dark

    Latin: Salsa and Bachata

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    Ryan began dancing in 2004 under the instruction of Paul Wilding.  He quickly became part of Utah Rhythm and Dance, a Latin Ballroom performance and competition team, which he remained part of for several years before joining Drugaya Forma on their Salsa performance team (now DF Dance Studio). Ryan has performed at several major international dance events in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and New York City.  His specialty is lead/follow technique for social dancing. Schedule your 1st private with Ryan.

    Bobby Kuhn

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    Amber Wood

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    Kalli Haws

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    Katya Efimova

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