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Teachers — Salsa / Bachata
Adolfo Indacochea Empire Dance Studio – Manhattan NYC Salsa On2 (NY Style), Mambo, Bachata, Cha Cha, Latin Performance Website Instagram Dani & Ramy Cabrera (Bachatwins) Bachatwins (own brand, NYC; founded 2016) Bachata (Urban, Sensual, Traditional) Website Instagram Eddie Torres Jr. (Eduardo Torres) NYC Mambo (own online school); son of Eddie Torres Sr. Salsa On2 / Mambo Instagram Eddie Torres Sr. Eddie & Maria Torres / Eddie Torres Latin Dance Studio Salsa On2 / Mambo Website Instagram Frankie Martinez Independent – Ripley-Grier Studios (520 8th Ave, 16th Fl), NYC Salsa On2 (NY Style Mambo), Afro-Latin Funk, Afro-Caribbean Body Movement, Cha Cha Chá, Partnerwork Website Instagram Griselle Ponce Independent; teaches at Stepping Out Studios & congresses worldwide Salsa On2 / Mambo, ladies styling Website Instagram Joe Burgos Piel Canela Dance Company (owner/director) Salsa On2 / Mambo Website Joel Caceres Former: Stepping Out Studios (617 W 46th St) [Stepping Out Studios (CLOSED)] Latin, Salsa, Social Website Instagram Kasia Brozynska Art of Sensual Bachata NYC (co-founder) Bachata Sensual (ballroom/ballet/contemporary trained) Website Instagram Manny Siverio Independent NYC mambo veteran; SalsaNewYork.com; film/stunt choreographer Salsa On2 / Mambo (NY style) Website Maria Torres Eddie Torres Latin Dance Studio (co-instructor) / Steps on Broadway / Broadway Dance Center / Independent Salsa On2 (Mambo), Latin Jazz, Social Latin, Hustle Website Nelson Flores Former: Stepping Out Studios (617 W 46th St) [Stepping Out Studios (CLOSED)] Salsa, Latin Social, Bachata Website Instagram Rodrigo Cortazar BAILA Society (director/co-founder) + Peridance Center faculty Salsa On2 / Mambo Website Instagram Sekou McMiller Sekou McMiller & Friends; faculty at BDC, Peridance, NYU Tisch Afro-Latin, salsa, mambo, Afro-Latin jazz/contemporary fusion Website Steven Halim Art of Sensual Bachata NYC (co-founder; K-town) Bachata Sensual (also salsa) Website Instagram Talia Castro-Pozo Independent – Producer/Instructor Salsa, Latin, Social Dance, Events Production Website Instagram Tomas Guerrero Santo Rico Dance (base now Orlando FL) Salsa On2 / Mambo (Santo Rico spin technique) Website Instagram Teachers — Argentine Tango
Alan Chao Anais Haven Tango (artistic collaborator / guest) Argentine Tango (musicality, technical precision, choreography) Website Alicia Cruzado Alicia Cruzado Tango (independent) Argentine Tango Website Anais Haven Anais Haven Tango (founder) Argentine Tango (connection, musicality, improvisation); original choreography Website Instagram Anton Domansky Danznik Studios Ballroom / Latin Website Carina (Triangulo Tango) Triangulo: Boutique Studio For Argentine Tango – 151 W 30th St 3rd Fl, NYC Argentine Tango, Milonga, Vals Website Dardo Galletto Dardo Galletto Studios / Galletto & Guzman (owner) Argentine Tango (authentic, stage + social) Website Francis Teri Dance Fever Studios – Brooklyn NYC Hustle, Argentine Tango, Ballroom, Latin, Salsa, Bachata Website Jeni Breen Jeni Breen Tango Academy (founder) Argentine Tango (classic social) Website Jon Tariq NY Tango School NYC (Owner) / Danznik Studios (resident) / multiple NYC studios Argentine Tango (Salon/Milonga/Vals/Stage), Tango Milonguero, close embrace specialist Website Instagram Karina Romero Independent / Dardo Galletto Studios (Exec Dir) – Hoboken NJ / NYC Argentine Tango (Traditional / Milonguero / Salon) Website Instagram Leonardo Sardella NYCity Tango Collective – Balance Arts Center, 151 W 30th St, NYC Argentine Tango (Traditional, Salon, Milonga), DJ Website Instagram Leonardo Suarez-Paz Nuevo Tango Arts (Artistic Director) Argentine / Nuevo Tango (Piazzolla), violin + dance Website Mariana Parma NYCity Tango Collective – Balance Arts Center, 151 W 30th St, NYC Argentine Tango (Traditional, Salon, Milonga) Website Instagram Matthew Liam O'Toole Jeni Breen Tango Academy (staff) Argentine Tango (classic social embrace) Website Noelia Pozo Dance Fever Studios – Brooklyn NYC Hustle, Argentine Tango, Tango, Latin, Salsa, Bachata Website Olga Suarez-Paz Nuevo Tango Arts (Master Teacher) Argentine Tango (social) Website Rebecca Shulman Independent – NYC (Salmagundi Art Club Milonga) Argentine Tango Website Robin Thomas Independent – NYC (Tango Practica Tuesdays) Argentine Tango Website Sergio Segura Strictly Tango NYC (learnargentinetango.com) – Manhattan NYC Argentine Tango Website Sol Guzman Galletto & Guzman Dance / Dardo Galletto Studios Argentine Tango (authentic, stage + social) Website Virginia Valenzuela Anais Haven Tango (apprentice instructor) Argentine Tango (foundational curriculum) Website Teachers — Swing / Lindy Hop
Adrienne Weidert You Should Be Dancing...! / NYLX 2025 Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Vernacular Jazz Website Akemi Kinukawa You Should Be Dancing...! / Dancing Classrooms NYC / Project Connect / Harvest Moon Hoppers Lindy Hop, Swing, Social Dance Website Instagram Bobby White You Should Be Dancing...! (37 W 26th St 2nd Floor, NYC) Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa Instagram Brandon Barker Independent NYC / NYLX 2025 Lindy Hop, Hip Hop, House, Chicago Footwork Instagram Gaby Cook Danznik Studios Lindy Hop / Swing Website Galen Chen Danznik Studios Social / Ballroom Website Joe Miller The Platform WCS (founder); also teaches at Danznik West Coast Swing Website Instagram Naomi Uyama Independent (formerly Syncopated City); international Lindy pro Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz (also swing vocalist) Website Nathan Bugh Independent NYC / SW!NG OUT / NYLX 2025 Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, Vernacular Jazz, Swing Website Instagram Rafal Pustelny You Should Be Dancing...! (37 W 26th St 2nd Floor, NYC) / NYLX / Frankie Manning Foundation Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, Tap, Folk Dances Website Roddy Caravella Independent (Canarsie Wobblers); teaches swing night at Francis Kite Club Lindy Hop / vintage swing, vernacular jazz Website Samuel Coleman Sammy Swings / Harlem Strutters / Independent NYC Lindy Hop, Vernacular Jazz, Authentic Jazz, Social Dance Website Spencer Weisbond Swing Remix NYC (lead); Steps on Broadway faculty; NYC Swing Dance Meetup organizer Lindy Hop Website Teachers — Zouk / Kizomba
Jessica Lamdon ('Unicorn') Independent (ZenZouk lineage); NYC Brazilian Zouk Instagram Mariela (Bachata Embassy) Bachata Embassy (NYC) Kizomba (traditional + urban), Tarraxo, Brazilian Zouk, sensual salsa/bachata Website Instagram Nii-Tetteh (Addicted2kiz / DanceFlowHaven) Organizer/instructor, Addicted2kiz weekly kizomba social Kizomba, Urban Kiz, ghetto zouk, kompa, tarraxinha, semba Website Instagram Ryel Velandia (ZenZouk / Henry El Velandia) Former: ZenZouk [Stepping Out Studios (CLOSED)] / Stepping Out Studios + EPA Dance Studio – NYC Brazilian Zouk, Lambada, ZenZouk Method, Connected Movement Website Instagram Tybaldt Ulrich Former: EPA Dance Studio (resident) [Stepping Out Studios (CLOSED)] / Stepping Out Studios (resident) / Big Apple Ballroom (guest) / Independent West Coast Swing (champion), Hustle (2x World Champion), Carolina Shag, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Zouk, Lambada, Argentine Tango, Ballroom, Salsa, Country Western, Fusion Instagram Teachers — Salsa / Bachata; Argentine Tango
Maria Jose Sosa Former: Stepping Out Studios (617 W 46th St) [Stepping Out Studios (CLOSED)] Latin, Salsa, Social, Argentine Tango Instagram