Erik and Consuelo (Norway/USA)

Fall 2007: Our staff of top International Instructors now include world renowned Erik & Consuelo from Norway/USA! Erik and Consuelo teach at our studio in Beijing until January 2007

 

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Video 2: Erik and Consuelo at the Los Angeles Salsa Congress 2007.

 

 

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Erik and Consuelo are recognized internationally for the quality of their performances and teaching. They are winners of the Gemini US Open Salsa Competition in 2006, and placed among the top ten couples at the World Open Salsa Championship in Puerto Rico 2006. Erik and Consuelo educate and certify all the salsa instructors for the National Dance Association of Norway. These are highly educated dancers that understand dance movement and proper technique to the fingertips. Besides Salsa, they also teach Argentine Tango as well as their famous "Dance Core Technique"- classes that include pilates, yoga, ballet and african dance. Other dances: Swing, African, Street Jazz, standard and latin ballroom dances.     or email if you are interested in private lessons in Argentine Tango or Salsa with Erik & Consuelo

The couple have taught and performed at many international events/congresses such as in Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, China, Sweden, Warzaw Poland, Chez Republic, Finland, Philadelphia USA, etc. They have performed at several events in New York City, such as famous Club Cache on Times Square.

 

Puerto Rico Salsa Congress 2006:

They found each other on the dance floor in 2002 at the world Salsa Congress in Los Angeles. They married in 2003, moved to Norway and started dancing, studying and teaching together.

In 2006 They started to teach, perform and compete internationally. In 2007 Dance became the main profession for both of them when Erik left his academic carreer as university professor of economics.

The Lancel Cabaret, Beijing, China,Nov 07

	- Consuelo from USA is a trained dancer. - Before she moved from USA to Norway in 2003, she was a salsa performer and instructor. She was a member of Salvaje Dance Company in Arizona, one of the finest salsa dance companies in the states, known from international events such as the world congress in Los Angeles. Consuelo is a talented and trained dancer. She started studying dance in highschol in 1993 and performed ballet and Mexican folklore for 4 years. She later recieved formal dance training from college in Oregon, where she studied ballet, jazz and hip hop. She is by many considered the best female salsa dancer in Norway. Since 2003 she has devoted 100 % of her time to learning and teaching dance. - Erik from Norway also has his dance background from USA. However, he had absolutely no dance background (or talent) before he got involved in salsa. He had to work very hard to understand even the simplest dance movements and how to operate the body. Today Erik is a trained and educated dancer with a great understanding of what the dancer is doing, how to learn it (and how to teach it). Using many years experience as a univeristy professor, Erik is known for his unique ability to break down and explain dance in a fun and easy way. He is expert on teaching private lessons and is in big demand. In January 2007 he jumped off his academic career to become a full time dancer.

Erik and Consuelo Going to finland