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JULIETA BISCIONE and ROBERTO CASTILLO (ARGENTINA)
They are Tango dancers from Argentina Trained by teachers Carlos Gavito, Carlos Rivarola, Eduardo Pareja and Elina Roldán, Milena Plebs, Leonardo Cuello or Gustavo Naveira.

They Integrate companies currently "EV Tango" and "No bailarás."

Have been presented at theatres such as Busan Cultural Center 2008 (Korea), Chaillot Theatre 2006/2008 (Paris,France), Municipal Theatre of San Pablo 2008 (Brasil), Vergina Theatre 2007/2008 (Thessaloniky, Greece), Thailand Cultural Center 2007 (Bangkok), Palau of Congressos Auditorium 2007 (Spain), Belvarosi Színház Theatre 2006 (Budapest, Hungary), among others.

In Buenos Aires they were part of the shows “Tanguera”, Vamos al Tango”, “Tango Emotion”, “Fueye” , “Magia Tango y Vino”; And Dinner Tango Show as Piazzolla Tango, Café de los Angelitos, Gala Tango, Chiquin Tango, Madero Tango, among others.

They have danced with the orchestras of the “City of Buenos Aires”, “Vale Tango”, “El Arranque”, “Ultratango”, “Escuela de Tango”, among others.

BEN LEPP (USA)
Ben Lepp is from from Eugene, Oregon. Now he is on a traveling teacher in different countries such as Mexico, South Korea and now Thailand.

Ben started his first dance class in the spring of 2004, it was a savoy lindy hop class. Later, He joined the universities performance group, 'Cool Shoes'. Ben becomes serious in 2006 when he moved to Daegu, South Korea, where he discovered a small swing club, 'Swing & People'. They had a different style of Swing (Ballroom), so Ben began to teach weekend workshops there. He mainly focused on the Charleston, since it hadn't really been taught in Korea yet. Ben was asked to be the club's president when starting my second year. He continued to teach the jitterbug and lindy hop, but also choreographed and taught performances for the swing club parties.

TAITI & CRISTEL (THE NETHERLANDS)
Taiti and Cristel have been dancing together since July 2004 in the group Matanza and performing together as TC since March 2005. They have been teaching and giving workshops Salsa on1 ( LA style ) and Salsa on2 ( NY style ), including everything from turn patterns, footwork for men and woman, styling for men and woman, body movements / isolation. They also provide instruction in Reggeaton, and other Latin rhythms.

They were the winners of the Philadelphia Salsa Championship 2007 (on2 division), qualifying round of the World Salsa Championships 2007, 5th place finalist (on2 division) of the World Salsa Championship 2006.

Both of them teach and perform in major Salsa festival around the world such as UK Salsa Congress,Rome Salsa Festival,Philadelphia Salsa Congress,DC Salsa Congress, Connecticut Salsa Congress, Allstar Salsa Cruise, World Salsa Championships, etc.

MIKE & CHRISTINA (USA)
Mike and Christina met each other in Salsa in The Mix dance group where they traveled and performed for 5 years. They have also performed diverse dance styles such as Persian, Israeli, Brazilian Samba, jazz, and hip hop with professional entertainment companies in Los Angeles.

This dynamic duo now choreographs hot dance numbers that combine many music and dance styles with lively salsa music and dance steps. Their styles range from mysterious heavily themed routines such as Vogue (Salsa in the Mix), to more traditional salsa and Cha Cha Cha shows. All their performances captivate the audience with hair-raising tricks, dips & turn combinations. Their hard work and dedications have paid off with feature spots in television & films; most recently seen on the CBS series "CANE" and Showtime series "DEXTER." Currently, they travel to Salsa festivals, professional competitions and events all over the United States and abroad to teach and perform. When at home in Los Angeles, they enjoy a packed schedule with shows, classes and private lessons to continually share their knowledge and spread their passion for music and dance.

SUMAN & RACHEL (SINGAPORE)
Suman is a talented Salsa dancer, instructor, choreographer and performer. He started dancing in 2001 and gained popularity in a very short time due to his speed of learning and the pace in which he garnered his Salsa achievements.He managed to sweep the Championship title for the 'Singapore Salsa Competition 2002'. In 2003, he extended his winning streak to clinch the much-coveted Champion's trophy in the 'Malaysia Open Salsa Competition'.
GARY FOO (SINGAPORE)
Coming from a dance background of Latin Ballroom, Street Jazz and other dances, Gary was first introduced to Street Salsa in 2002 and has since, never looked back. Gary has choreographed and performed with En Motion in various nationwide events like Chingay 2005, and was involved in many International Salsa Festivals like:
- Choreographed, Performed and Taught for 2006 & 2007 Taiwan International Salsa Festival
- Choreographed and Performed for 2006 Malaysia International Salsa Festival
- Choreographed, Performed and Taught for 2006 & 2007 Singapore International Salsa Festival

His choreograph in the 2007 Singapore International Festival earn rave reviews which bring to the Salsa scene a new artistic and dynamic form of Salsa, Afro Performance. His unique and showy dance style, had brought him recognition in the Salsa scene around the region and he is also one of the final participants for the World Salsa Championship 2007 – Asia Qualifying Leg held in Singapore. Widely known for his candid character and humorous teaching style, his teachings have benefited many where his students gone on to win Salsa Champion titles and others gone on to carve their own Dance teaching career.

MUSE & GAK (KOREA)
Muse & Gak has been dancing together since 2007. Muse is well-known for her elegant and adorable movement. Gak is famous for his energetic movement and creative choreography. Their unique talent has been blended and created their own style as one of the most famous salsa couple dancers in Korea.

They won the third place in 2007 Korea Salsa Congress: Couple Division Competition. They have performed, instructed in various major salsa events as a couple and a team such as 2007~2008 Korea Salsa Congress, 2007 Tokyo Salsa Congress, 2007 Japan Salsa Congress, 2007 Beijing Salsa Congress,2007 World Salsa Championship Group Final.

BAILAMOS (KOREA)
Founded in 2007 by Muse & Gak. They won the second place in group division in Seoul Salsa Congress Compeition 2007. A spanish word 'Bailamos' means 'Let's Dance' in English. They look forward to giving performance in many events to build network among Asian salsa people. This time will be their prelude for a long journey to the asian salsa venues.
MAI & KEN (JAPAN)
Mai & Ken express themselves through a unique blend of romantic salsa and elegant styling. They have been performing and competitng at many places in Japan and all over Asia such as:
2008 Korea Salsa Congress
2008 Salsa Hotline Japan Pair Competition
2008 Hong Kong Salsa Festival
2007 Korea Salsa Congress
2008 Hong Kong Salsa Festival
2006 Singapore Salsa Congress
CARLO & TOMOMI (JAPAN)
Carlo and Tomomi have been dancing together for a year. Carlo is in a team of studio Casino(Tokyo, Japan) and has been performed for 3 years in various Salsa events domestically and internationally including West Coast Salsa Congress(2007), Korea Salsa Congress(2006 & 2008) and Hong Kong Salsa Festival(2007 & 2008).

Tomomi has a background of Ballroom dancing and ballet. In 2007 she was deeply fascinated by Salsa and joined the team. This is going to be their debut performance as a couple. Now they are ready to introduce perfect fusion of romantic and passionate Salsa.

SACHIN & KD (MALAYSIA)
Sachin & KD have been dancing Salsa together for the past 3 years . They got exposed to Salsa on1 3years back and just have recently started dancing on2 last year.

KD is wellknown for her groove and body movement in the Malaysian Salsa Scene and Sachin for his innovative style and moves. They both are highly motivated to take every oppurtunity to showcase their passion for the dance.

Both KD and Sachin has performed at the most recentand prestigious Malaysian Salsa Festival 2008 organized by Linline Productions and held in Kuala Lumpur. KD has performed with Reyno (Hongkong Salsa Champion 2007) at the Malaysian Salsa Festival 2007 and other numerous events. Having attended Malaysian Salsa Festival 2008,2007 & 2006,Singapore Salsa Festival 2006 & 2007 and India Salsa Festival 2007 and performed at MSF 2008, they have been exposed to various Salsa Stars in the International scene and arehighly motivated to be a role model for all the upcoming salsa dancers in Malaysia.

SALSA HACHA (BANGKOK, THAILAND)
Salsa Hacha Dance Company was founded by Roj and Aoy in July 2005 after both have been performing and teaching together since 2000. The team is specialized in L.A. Style Salsa.

Hacha (axe in Spanish) represents the shape of Thailand. Salsa Hacha is in other word “Salsa Thailand” with a bit of twist to think about. The team has performed in various local and international salsa events, including 2006 West Cost Congress (LA), 2006 Hong Kong Salsa Festival, 2005 Salsa Bangkok Fiesta, 2005 Hong Kong Salsa Festival, 2003 Thailand Salsa Festival—Bangkok.

RUM PUREE DANCE STUDIO (BANGKOK, THAILAND)
Founded by Apple who lived in NY from 1996-2005, Rum Puree Dance Studio is the first studio in Thailand offering classes in world dances. Apple has extensive experiences in world such as New York Salsa, Belly Dance, Afro-Caribbean, Carnival Samba, Zouk and Striptease. She traveled and was trained by master teachers around the world.

Apple performs and teaches in various venues in New York, Hong Kong, India and Thailand. Recently Apple performed at the Hongkong Salsa Festival 2007, the Indian Internation Dance Festival 2007, the New Orleans Dance Festival 2007 and The Egyptian Dance Academy Gala 2007 in New York City.