the Instructors

Damilola (D)

Damilola “D” Elegbede is a dedicated social dancer and instructor in Boulder with a passion for expressing musicality through dance. Hailing from Nigeria, specifically the Yoruba tribe, his dance background is deeply grounded in Cuban salsa, cultivated through extensive studies with diverse artists and teachers in Havana & Santiago De Cuba. As a drummer/musician, with two decades of experience encompassing both traditional drums and participation in numerous bands, Damilola’s dance style is connected to his rich musical background.

Cesar

Discovered Bachata a couple of years ago and is now a dance addict. Competed in the Colorado State Championship as well as The Summit in Florida. Cesar has performed countless of times throughout state festivals and congresses. Viva Mexico. Viva La Bachata.

Tyler and Ellie

Tyler and Ellie have a passion for all things country swing band love to throw in some different styles in their dancing! Tyler has been an instructor at The Tippin Point in Utah and is excited to teach a crossover class of country and bachata combining the best of both parts to make for some amazing dancing!

Wojciech + Mica

Fort Collins Salsa Collective has been dedicated to providing affordable dance classes to the community since its founding in 2018. An original member of the Collective and currently on the leadership team, Wojciech began his dance and teaching journey in Fort Collins in 2006. Mica has been dancing since 2000, focusing on jazz, West African, and hip hop, and joined the Latin Dance World in 2014. Since then she has trained, danced on companies, and taught in Chicago, New York City, and her current home in Fort Collins.

Diego and Yuyu

Diego and Yuyu are professional Bachata Fusion dancers from Colombia with over 10 years of experience performing, competing, and teaching together. Based in Denver, Colorado, they are the founders of Dynamic Bachata Fusion Dance Company, blending Dominican, modern, and sensual Bachata with influences from salsa, kizomba, and zouk. Their priority is building a strong, inclusive dance community through passion and connection.

Alison and Moises

Bio coming

Jesus

Jesús Muñoz is a dancer, choreographer, educator, percussionist, and recent MFA in Dance Graduate from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Born in Mexico, Muñoz functions within the contexts of Mexican Folkloric, Afro-Cuban, Cuban Folkloric, Cuban Popular, Cuban Contemporary, Ballet, Modern, and Contemporary Dance and Latin Percussion. He holds a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma. Being informed by his Mexican-Indigenous heritage, he explores dance through a cultural lens to celebrate Latinidad. As an extranjero, his interest lies in building networks of local, regional, national, and international communities to continue to represent Latinx dance & music through DEIA initiatives.

Juan

Juan learned the authentic and traditional style of bachata by doing it in the DR for much of his life.  His dancing is subtle, versatile and full of expressions that respect the accents of the music. You will have the great opportunity to integrate and be infected with this wonderful style. He currently resides in the city of Denver in the state of Colorado, where and from where he continues to contribute to the growth of bachata dancing with his extensive list of workshops to offer.  He has instructed at events such as Baltimore Congress, DC Bachata Congres, LA Bachata Festival, Afro-Latin Las Vegas, San Francisco International Bachata Festival, Hawaii Afro-Latin, Denver Bachata Festival, Congress La Cita in Quebec CA, FTLOB in Pittsburgh, Amargue Fusion DC, Bachata Saturday in NYC, and at his own dance school that he founded in his hometown of Bayaguana in the DR

Jackie

Jackie is a lifelong dancer who fell in love with Zumba a decade ago and has been teaching locally for the last 9 years. She teaches Zumba on Saturdays at 9:30am at Impulse Dance & Fitness. You can also catch her social dancing most weeks in Northern Colorado.

Shannon

Shannon and Ben started dancing bachata and salsa 8 years ago in Fort Collins. Shannon also trained as a certified instructor with the original RNA Dance Company and has directed a local ladies bachata styling team. Over the last several years they’ve been learning from a variety of instructors both locally in CO, at different festivals in the US, and in the Dominican Republic. They now teach beginner classes monthly at the Rio to try to introduce this amazing dance addiction to the rotating members of this awesome college town.

Adam

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