Salsa Dance Troupe

Alexandra E. (Director) and Julian

Alexandra and Julian	Dayna and Rachel
Super Saturday 2005	Super Saturday 2005

Astrid, Rachel, Alexandra and Julian

Super Saturday 2005

FOUNDERS

MIKO AND ANDREA
Super Saturday 2000

It blows my mind to think that two people, from totally different backgrounds, can come together on the Salsa dance floor for perhaps just a song; and even though they might not speak the same language, by dancing Salsa they are in perfect communication during that brief moment.

For me, Salsa has been both an outlet and a replenishing fountain of passion, energy, artistic expression and a medium of communication.

I started taking classes with Alexandra at The Evergreen State College and found Rumba Salsera. I joined the troupe to satisfy the crave to learn more about this dance form, and to meet people who had the same passion, desire and motivation. Since then, I've learned a lot and have had so much fun along the way!!! I look forward to learning more steps, doing more shows and meeting more Salseros. Adiós and remember that Salsa can always make your day!

Sinceramente,

Miko (Miguel Cardenas)

CAROLINA AND ALEXANDRA E. (Director)
Super Saturday 2000

Movement, music, dance, rhythm. percussion and performing have always been in my blood and expressed early in my life. I was the majorette for my high school and played the timpani.

In my professional work as an international body-mind therapist and assistant trainer (Germany, Mexico and the USA), I incorporate dance and music for self connections and expression. Co-giving a "Connecting Life Rhythms" workshop in New York was a highlight in my life.

Being a part of Rumba Salsera keeps me in touch with, and allows me to express and share, my rich Hispanic roots with joy, dedication and commitment - it's a great team-family and Alexandra is an awesome teacher/mentor/friend. My body, heart and soul feel so euphoric after salsa dance workouts - it's a lot of hard work and I love it!

Carolina Hardin (left)

ISABELLA AND TEADORO
Super Saturday 2000

Isabella (Jennie Fremont) grew up in Boulder, CO and was first exposed to Salsa in a rural Costa Rican beach town. She loves writing poetry, swimming in the ocean, belly dancing, the tropics and causing trouble on the dance floor. Her main goals this year are to learn the smoothest and sexiest salsa moves and to take them abroad.

TeAdoro's (Ted) first experience with a dance art form came in his adolescence, between the ages of 8-16 performing 'katas' while learning karate. Later he took up swing dancing in high school.

This last year his interest in Salsa music, and his drive to 'get funky wid it' on the dance floor, inspired him to take up salsa lessons with Alexandra E. Since then, working with Rumba Salsera, and dancing at clubs up and down the West coast has invigorated TeAdoro to improve his caliente dancing skills.