Private Salsa Dancing Lessons in Austin

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History of Impulso

Main instructors: Internationally recognized professional dancers Erik & Consuela

Our head instructors are two of Norway's most experienced and well known salsa dance instructors. The duo has been eduacting salsa dance instructors for the Norwegian Dance Federation since 2005. They were the first couple to represent Norway in the world championships of salsa dancing.

Erik and Consuela participated 3 times at different world championships, placing top ten in the biggest of them all - Puerto Rico World Salsa Open Championship.

Erik og Consuela have represented Norway and Tromso at numerous international salsa dance congresses and festivals. The married couple have background and expereience as professional dancers, trainers and choreographers in different dance diciplines such as mambo/salsa, Argentine Tango, Swing, African, Street Jazz, standard and Latin ballroom. Erik and Consuela were the first Norwegian dancers to be invited to perform at he biggest salsa show in the world: Los Angeles World Salsa Congress (2003). E and C are the teachers of most of the active salsa dancers in Tromso today. They returned back to Tromso in 2009 after two years as professional dancers in China.

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Erik is from Norway, Consuelo was born in Mexico and grew up in USA.

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, and teaching together.

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Erik and Consuela Roland from Norway/Mexico are award winning professional dancers that regularly perform and teach throughout Europe, Asia and North America. They perform such styles as Salsa, Latin Jazz, Argentine Tango, Flamenco/modern, Cabaret, Rumba, Chacha, etc. The couple is known for their elegance, unique connection and polished routines. The two met on the dance floor and have been married since 2003.

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Bio

Erik and Consuela have been teaching, performing and competing at many international dance events such as in Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, China, Taiwan, Sweden, Poland, Chez Republic, Finland, Germany, Spain, Philadelphia USA, etc. They have performed at several events in New York City, such as famous Club Cache on Times Square.
__ The couple recently spent two years in China teaching for the biggest dance school and performing for clients such as Sony Corporation, Mercedes Benz, Life Magazine and Creative Kingdom. The duo also worked as choreographers, dance teachers and appeared in music video for Motown legend and producer of "Jackson 5" Mr Bobby Taylor. They both play Latin Percussion (drums) and are membersof the salsa orchestra Canelazo
Dance Training

Their dance training include multiple diciplines such as Salsa/Mambo, Argentine Tango, standard and latin ballroom dances, Swing, African dance, Dunham Technique, Flamenco, jazz ballet and Street Jazz, hip hop etc.
__ Erik and Consuela have received valuable training from some the best instructors in the world such as US champion of Mambo Edgar Osorio, Eddie Torres - 'the mambo king', Frankie Martinez (New York), Pasi and Maria (Finland), Ambrosia (Russia), Beijing Dance Academy, etc. They are certified instructors of standard and latin dances, and are listed as instructors on SalsaNewYork.com. Besides regular dance classes Erik and Consuelo are also known for their "Dance Core Technique"- classes that include pilates, yoga, ballet and african dance. "Don't miss the opportunity to learn from two of the Worlds top instructors!" [phoenix-dance.com]
Achievements

Erik and Consuelo have qualified three times for World Salsa Championship. They placed among the top ten couples at the World Open Salsa Championship in Puerto Rico. In 2006 they won the Gemini US open Salsa competition. They are the teachers that educate and certify the salsa instructors in the Norwegian Dance Federation. Their dance team Salsa Frio, consisting of their own students from Tromsø, have performed at international congresses.

Consuela is a talented and trained dancer. She has been dancing since childhood. Growing up in California and Oregon, she started studying dance in highschool and performed ballet and Mexican folklore for many years. She later received formal dance training from college in Oregon where she studied ballet, jazz and hip hop. She also studied at Broadway Dance Center, New York. Besides numerous dance diciplines, Consuela is also a experienced fitness coach.

Consuelos style on the dance floor is sparkling hot and elegant.

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Erik also has his dance background from USA. He got involved in salsa in 2001. He discovered what salsa was during his phD training in Oregon, USA and decided that he HAD to learn this dance. Consuela was one of his first teachers. The passion for dance eventually grew so big that Erik in 2007 jumped off his academic career to become a full time dancer/instructor. Using experience as associate professor of economics at the university, he is known for his ability to teach in a fun, easy and inspiring way. Erik also has a passion for Latin music and is a talented DJ with years of experience from salsa clubs. He has been teaching many of the DJ's in Tromsø, including DJ Frost.