Club 412

Andrea Anwar Andrea has performed Middle Eastern dance in theaters, cabarets, museums, universities, and night clubs in New York City and abroad since 1990. She has performed as a soloist and company member with Elena Lentini's Caravanserai, New York Performing A..

Ciko Ciko got drawn to Tango at social dance floors of New York City in 2004 by the magical energy and exchange she saw on the dance floor. Her motivation to pursue tango has been the connection to another soul & body, as well as her own, through a mu..

Victoria-Hadar Victorias MOTTO: Dance - for your mind, body and soul! Graduate from Wingate Institute for Physical Education and holds a Master degree from CUNY, Victoria-Hadar spe

Adam Hoopengardner Adam Hoopengardner excels in many styles of tango which gives him the opportunity to dance with everyone from the most traditional salon dancer, to the milonguera, to the more nuevo dancers. Adam's philosophy of tango is centered on the energy one fe..

Frankie Martinez Frankie Martinez is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most revolutionary salsa performer/choreographers of our time. Many struggle to find comparisons, invoking such names as Ailey and Tharp when describing the impact of his vision. &nb..

Manuel Rojas Manuel Rojas, of German and Colombian heritage, has trained in Ballet, Modern, Ballroom and Latin Dance. He has studied and performed with Missouri State Ballet, Milwaukee

Jimmy Ruiz Jimmy Ruiz started his dance career at the age of 13, performing with the Starlite Dance Studio and Side Street Kids Dance Company. Having danced for short periods with both, he was afforded the opportunity to travel and perform in various places bot..

Cindi Sasaki As a young dancer Cindi Sasaki competed on the East Coast and became a NORTH AMERICAN DISCO-HUSTLE CHAMPION. Her local fame brought her media attention, finally performing on national television for the hit show DANCE FEVER. Cindi turned her atten..

Ricardo Torres Ricardo was born in Cartegena, Colombia. As a chid he studied Ballet and Columbia folk dance. At 14 Ricardo joined the dance

Spencer Wiesbond Spencer Weisbond has been dancing Lindy Hop since 1998. He is a student of Nathalie Gomes, an 8 time American Champion. Spencer currently has swing dance programs in New York City at the JCC, YMCA, and Hunter College.

Vanja Modzelewski Vanja is a highly experienced dancer both i

Tammy Halaburda Tammy has been teaching social dance for over twelve years. Originally she began at Shall We Dance in both Toms River and Sea Girt, NJ and eventually became becoming the Director of You Should Be Dancing...! in 1999. Tammy specializes in Ballroom, Sw..

Ashley "Angel" McKenna Known in the Salsa Scene as "Angel", Ashley McKenna is the Founder and Director of Cosalda Dance Company. She is a veteran Instructor with over 14 years experience in teaching beginners how to dance. A recognized Adjudicator, as well as a professiona..

Dragan Ranitovic Dragan, a native of Yugoslavia, has been teaching ballroom dancing for over 20 years. In Yugoslavia, he has been training groups of dancers for competition and performances in all ten dances (International style), and he widely performed throughout t..

Zulma Rodriguez Zulma has been performing professionally since the age of 7. Her parents through their Puerto Rican culture passed down the love of dance. She studied Jazz at The Dance Academy in Rockville Centre as a teenager. She and another dancer started a dance..

Nourhan Sharif Nourhan Sharif has been a practitioner of the healing art of Raks Sharqi (aka Bellydance) for 30 years, specializing in Egyptian, Lebanese Cabaret and Folkloric Dance. With an intimate knowledge of Arabic custom and culture, Nourhan is an award-winni..

Robert Vance Robert Anthony Vance is one of NYC's finest dancers and dance instructors. With over 25 years of experience in all forms of dance, and many awards and titles to his credit, he has gained a vast knowledge in all the partnering dances. He is a former N..

Laura Jeffers Laura Jeffers fell in love with Lindy Hop over fifteen years ago. Since then, she has: Studied extensively with Frankie Manning, Paul Grecki, and Steven Mitchell… Taught regular classes for thirteen years and cl

Heather Flock Heather Flock is an avid social dancer, award-winning choreographer and popular DJ. She discovered Lindy Hop in 1999 and quickly became a leader in the Lindy Hop community. In addition to teaching the "Cram Session" every Thursday night at

Jessi Patz Jessica Patz has danced all over the world- with Mia Michaels in Florida and Cynthia Gonzalez in Dresden, Germany; with Becky Radway and Maria Bauman, among others, in New York; in Europe, South America, and the Mediterranean; and, most recently, in ..

Felix Pitre Felix Pitre, a graduate of NYU, studied Theatre at famed Stella Adler Conservatory. It was during his tenure there that he was first exposed to social dancing. Si

Mike Goldberg Though originally from New York City, Mike started swing dancing in Ithaca, NY in 2000 and later formed the performance troupe Rooftop Mayhem. Upon his retu

Rachel McMullin Rachel McMullin first started dancing as a part of Musical Theater performance. Upon receiving her degree in Theatre from NYU, she continued down another performing arts path by taking up partner dancing. After a couple of years concentrated on Salsa..

Natalia Sosnina Natalia Sosnina was born in Moscow, Russia. She started her dance career at the age of 9. She was competing nationally and internationally for one of the top ballroom dance clubs in Moscow “Aleko”. Natalia has been personally trained by some of Russi..

Chrissy Bridgeman Chrissy Bridgeman enjoys bringing new ideas to traditional styles and technique and is constantly learning new material and technique to add to her 12 years of experience in teaching and performing. Her love of partner dances starte

Sita Frederick Sita Frederick is a choreographer, performer, and teacher based in New York City. After graduating from Swarthmore College, Frederick performed with Bessie-winning choreographers Jawole Willa Jo Zollar of Urban Bush Women and Merian Soto. Frederick t..

Carlos Mateu Carlos Mateu Although an artist-painter by trade, Carlos grew up in Cuba in a vibrant musical atmosphere, surrounded by musicians and musicologists. His great grandfather was Obdulio Villa (nick named Pabellón), one of the most famous saxophonists o..