Latin Energy Dance Company is proud to have a very talented team of dancers / performers.
Latin Energy dancers have performed at many private functions and other large events such as CNE International Stage, Bermuda Mambo Nights, Canada Salsa Congress, Multicultural Festival (Michigan), Winter Salsa Carnival; Street Festivals such as "The Burlington Sound of Music" & "Salsa on St. Clair"; other big corporate events such as Sick Kids Foundation Gala, American Express, at the GILBERTO SANTA ROSA salsa concert and much more.
The number of dancers in our team increase slightly every year as we find talent potential in young kids, teenagers and adults. For us, quality of dancing is much more important than quantity.
We are always looking for new talent to join our dance team. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact us for an audition.
NATALIE joined Latin Energy in 2008 takng lessons and joined the Dance Team in 2010. Natalie strives on high performance, commitment and loyalty which allowed her to improve as a performer and dancer very quickly.
Natalie is one of our SALSA INSTRUCTORS.
VANESSA is from Peru and having danced her whole life as part of her Latin Culture, she started training with Latin Energy in summer of 2008 joining the Latin Energy Dance Team in 2009. Vanessa loves to dance and express herself through the beauty of movement.
Vanesa is also one of our SALSA INSTRUCTORS.
LAUREN has been salsa dancing since 2007, and fell in love with it after her first few steps on the dance floor. She has always been drawn in by dancing. She has three young children and is a firm believer in the power of passion and following your dreams. Challenges do not intimidate her when it comes to following her dreams, and she believes that anything is possible, no matter the odds, if you put forth the effort and have the right attitude. She strives to teach this to her children by example as she follows her heart and makes her dream of dancing and performing her reality. She is very excited to be a part of the Latin Energy Dance Team and to improve her dance and performance skills.
SAMANTHA began dancing at an early age of three. She has competed successfully at competitions all across Ontario and the USA. She's been training in various disciplines of dance such as ballet, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, latin and ballroom. Just recently, she has competed in Germany for a World Tap Dance competition and came home as a World Champion.
Samantha has performed at Disney World, Toronto Urban Music Festival, the premiere screening of the movie, "How She Move", and has done a music video for an upcoming artist.Her goal is to achieve the highest level of performance in the industry.
ANDREEA joined Latin Energy in 2011. She fell in love with salsa dancing in 2007 and has been training and performing ever since.
CHARINA
Details coming soon...
ADULT DANCE TEAM - The Guys:
RONY fell in love with dancing when he started Ceroc (Modern Jive) in New Zealand in 2004 where he went on to win National level championships. After moving to Canada , he started his salsa training in 2007. Rony's training also includes West Coast Swing and folk dance “Bhangra” from his homeland Punjab . Rony loves the passion & energy of Salsa and he aims to excel as member of Latin Energy performance team.
ROB started dancing salsa in 1994. He loves to entertain people as it is part of his character. He also has a dance background in break dance and other folk dances. Rob won first place his first "Jack & Jill" salsa dance competition in Aug. 2009!
MICHAEL was introduced to Salsa by a friend in 2008 and was immediately hooked. He has been taking dance lessons steadily since then and discovered Latin Energy in summer of 2009. He is thrilled to now be part of the Latin Energy Dance Team and to be learning and working with such a talented group. He’s looking forward to learning and growing with the team!
SACHA is originally from Colombia and started dancing at the early age of 5. Sacha was raised in Montreal where he was part of the salsa community and various dance teams. He has an intensive training in various Latin dances including folk, salsa, cha cha & more...
ADI joined Latin Energy in 2011 having an extensive dance background in Latin.
More details on Adi coming soon...
DAVID joined Latin Energy Dance Team in 2011 having been dancing salsa for over 14 years.
Jenalyn, ( 10 years old) & Raymond (13) are brother & sister and they love to perform & compete! They have been training with Latin Energy since 2005.
At their very young age, they have already won FIRST PLACE many dance competitions!
Jenalyn started dance lessons at the early age of 3, taking a year of introductory classes on ballet, tap, hip-hop and jazz. She started Salsa lessons with Latin Energy in the Fall of 2005 when she was 4 years old along with her brother who was 7 years old at the time.
Raymond, (currently 13 years old) started dance lessons at the age of 4 when he took about a year each of Jazz, Acro, Hip-Hop & Break dancing. His love of performing comes from 4 years of stage experience in the dramatic arts and
performing in various local festivals on the violin and piano.