Luis Zegarra
is no new comer to mambo in the New Jersey/New York area. He has taught most of the other mambo instructors working in New Jersey and is considered to be the most experienced instructor of the Garden State. He not only is a mambo instructor, but a choreographer, performer and promoter of mambo dance events. His very extensive resume includes performing for the Puerto Rican Day Parade, has performed in Italy & Peru, has danced on stage with Manny Pacheco, Jerry Galante, Los Hermanos Moreno, Edgar Joel, India, El Gran Combo, Jerry Rivera, Michael Stuart and Victor Manuelle to name a few. He has been featured in the "Somos Differentes" music video by Orquesta de la Luz, as mambo dancer in Carlito’s Way and has appeared on such T.V. shows as Sabado Al Medio Dia, Sabado 47, and has been the winner of many dance contests like the "Sabado Gigante Salsa Dance Contest. He is known as the promoter of the Mambo Showdown events and is the director of the Fuerza Latina Dance Company.
http://www.salsanewyork.com

Yamuleé
Osmar Perrones, Creative Director of Yamulee, is a next generation New York Mambo Instructor that teaches out of Washington Heights. He is one of New York’s three leading Dominican Mambo Instructors and has been a member of such performance groups as The Descarga Latina Dance Company, The Fuerza Latina Dance Company, The Magic Touch Dance Company and The Santo Rico Dance Company. As a dancer he has traveled all over the world, not to mention appearances in most NYC night clubs. He has also appeared on such TV programs like the Diamante show; music videos with such artists like Jose Alberto "El Canario", El Salsero Steve Falcon, Eve of the Ruff Riders "Wha Ya Want" music video; and in the documentary "Salsa, Meregue and Reggae".

Yamulee’s classes are structured with emphasis on the basics as you move up the ladder. Having strong fundamentals as you progress will allow you to express yourself more freely with the music. As student take command of these techniques they will develop explosive yet harmonious dancing styles of their own. With that being said let’s introduce the Yamulee name; The word “Yamulee” with its African roots mean “festive, joyous, and free-spirited” which fits Osmar’s style and personality as a whole. He chose the name himself primarily because of its fun-sounding nature. Upon realizing the meaning he felt blessed and knew this was his calling.

http://www.yamulee.com

Jayson Molina
Jayson has been in the Salsa business for over 20 years. Starting at the age of 8, Molina began under the guidance of mambo king, Eddie Torres and has grown artistically as a dancer to be one of the headliners of salsa congresses worldwide.  He is one of the reasons why people travel thousands of miles across the globe to events like the Puerto Rico Salsa Congress and West Coast Salsa Congress, attracting over 20,000 people annually.

Jayson has been teaching ever since the age of 12, growing up in New York City where the soul in Salsa comes from. Molina has traveled the world spreading the Salsa fever and creating international awareness everywhere his path has taken him. He has shared the stage with stars such as, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, La Sonora Ponceña, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Nieves, Tito Rojas and Oscar D’Leon.

Molina was one of the first to bring Salsa to Europe and because of his love for teaching, he opened up his own dance school in Rome, Italy in 2001. He lived there for almost 4 years dancing with his partner, Alessandra Lo Piero, and  directing his group, Los Rompecabezas, who celebrated their Five Year Anniversary with a stellar show at the 2005 Puerto Rico Salsa Congress with an anthological piece highlighting his most famous choreographies. 

Molina spends about 50 percent of his time away from home – attending congresses, teaching workshops, performing, choreographing and training groups. Apart from Italy and Puerto Rico, he has trained dance companies in places like Spain, Venezuela, Chicago, California, and Germany

Griselle Ponce & Yesenia Peralta
Griselle Ponce is known to many as "The Diva"...and rightly so. Women around the world base their dance style on this woman. Known for her sexy movement, amazing beauty, electric smile, and "insane" stage presence. She is one of the most sought after performers and instructors in the world. She has traveled extensively to perform and teach salsa internationally including in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Italy. Griselle, along with Yesenia Perelta, are the Creative Director for The House Of Dance.

Yesenia is known as The J. Lo of the Salsa World...but I'm sure she could teach J. Lo a thing or two :-) Gifted with amazing dancing skills and blessed with the talent to teach, Yesenia has had the opportunity to perform and teach in many venues throughout the world including Italy, Curacao, Canada, Israel, Brazil, Zurich, Germany, Bermuda, Brussels, Singapore and many more. She has worked as a lead dancer in music videos, movies. Her choreography has been performed at Great Adventure, Disney World, and Los Angeles, to name a few. In April 2005, along with other dancers, Yesenia was named ambassador of Goodwill for Israel. In May 2005 she was honored at the West Coast Congress held in Los Angeles in appreciation for her contributions as a dancer and instructor in the World of Music and Dance. Yesenia is looked to as one of salsa's foremost and most sought-after female dancers, choreographers and instructors.
http://www.griselleponce.com | http://www.kissyesenia.com

Martin & Esti
Winners of the Sportman's Lodge, the Mayan 2007, and finalist at the ESPN competition. They have been performing to standing ovations all over the country and this is their first time in Seattle! Martin & Esti are on their way to becoming one the top, if not THE top couple in LA. And now they’re coming with their spectacular moves to take you from “how” to “wow”!

http://www.clubmayan.com

Grupo America
We are a multitalented dance troupe, specializing in modern and folkloric Latin American dances. Our group consists of 26 dancers, several directly from Mexico’s, Chile’s, Peru’s and Colombia’s national folkloric ballets. We own over 150 elaborate costumes. We boast four excellent choreographers expert in various dance disciplines. We also have a disk jockey with a vast Latin music collection, and two trilingual hosts. Our musical division “Trio America,” is a mariachi style musical ensemble. We have performed on television several times: CBC News, Vancouver Breakfast, BCTV News, Urban Rush, and on the Shaw Multicultural Channel. We annually organize our own production “A Journey into Las Americas,” to sold out audiences. We regularly tour western Canada for the numerous school districts, and we have our own dance school. In April of 2001, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded us a prize as one of the top Ten Latin Artists in Canada during the Summit of the America’s. Canada World View: 11
http://www.grupoamerica.net

Salsa Mania
In 1997 John and Liz decided to take a step ahead in the Salsa World. Putting in numerous hours every week — creating, choreographing, and learning — they soon became professional salsa dancers, competing, performing and teaching all over the Bay Area.

The stepping stone that lead them to start their own dance company was by competing. This was to build their credibility as dancers and teachers in the San Francisco salsa community. One of the local contests where the MTV Telemundo salsa competition, where they bagged the first prize. In 2001, John and Liz took along with them the top spot at one of the popular local professional Salsa competitions at Alberto's Night Club.

Their immense passion for this dance led to the formation of SalsaMania Dance Company, in year 2000. SalsaMania Dance Co., which is now a 60-member salsa troupe, is one of the seven Bay Area troupes that pop up every now and then to spin, shine, dip and shake to the sounds of rhythmic music, leaving the Bay Area audiences wide-eyed and screaming with delight.

Salsamania Dance Company, is in particular known for its flamboyant spirit, fast footwork, flashy and complicated patterns. This incredible group has participated in many salsa congresses locally and worldwide.

John and Liz, in their inherent humble nature, believe that sharing their knowledge and talent of salsa with troupe members had allowed them to build their own dancing skills. "We started the troupe to have fun," said John and Liz. "To teach others what we know and do presentations as a group", they continued. Despite the enormous effort that they are required to put, John and Liz enjoy leading Salsamania Dance Company because they love dancing salsa. "We can express ourselves on the dance floor," said John and Liz. "Salsa is a way that we actually have a sense of peace."

http://www.salsamania.org