Rafael Barros and Carine Morais, salsa world champions, professional dancers, choreographers and professors, are world’s top Salsa performers and teachers in various congresses known for their refined techniques and musicality. Not to mention, their emphasis includes their harmony which makes them stand out. Moreover, their demand for teaching and performing in more than 300 festivals around the world, and their appearance in numerous TV programs show us how they are genuine celebrities in the Salsa world.

Paula & Ricardo are one of the world’s Kizomba masters, founders of ALC Dance Studios®, a social nightclub called Muxima Bar®, and creators of their own Kizomba teachers training where their ACL Kizomba teaching methodology is shared. They won numerous awards, such as Lifetime Salsa Award in 2017 Berlin Salsa Congress, Best Portuguese teachers title, Top Dance Awards’ best Portuguese show, and Portugal Dance Awards best choreographers. Also, they attend Kizomba competitions as judges, including “Africadançar”.

Sarah’s journey began with ballet, show dance, modern and jazz while joining competitions until 18. Although she had a break due to injury, she started dancing with a development into a new direction, starting with Bachata, Salsa and Kizomba with Kaytee.

For Kaytee, he started with Hip Hop, Jazz, and Contemporary before Latin dance. He’s performance includes being a guest Choreographer for MTV and Dancing with the Stars, a judge in the World Salsa Summit, and an instructor at some of the most prestigious dance festivals.

Chiara Tofani is known for her unique style in dancing Salsa. She learned classical, modern, Afro Cuban Folklore and Cuban Salsa in her childhood. She continued by going to one of the best Italian salsa academies: Sosa Academy. She won several Italy’s State Championships in Salsa and Bachata and joined dancing companies such as Salsa crew, Latin Soul Dancers, and Black Soul. Her career rose as a professional dancer and as a creator of Chiara Tofani’s team. Recently, Chiara perform at NYIC and in Italy with Gabriele Di Marzo.

Franck Muhel, a talented and popular dancer, is renowned for his dynamic and creative performances that inspire people all over the world. Franck has performed and choreographed dances with international orchestras such as Eddie Torres Mambo Kings Orchestra, Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz Quartet, The Mambo Legends, Eddie Montalvo Band, Bobby Sanabria and many more. He is also known as one of the dancers in a recent acclaimed movie of Warner bros Pictures called In the Heights.

Vineet is a recognized celebrity choreographer for his teaching methods and his strong musical presence on the social dance, especially in the Indian dance community. Moreover, in his instagram (@vineetbangeraofficial) he shares his dance education and insights for the public. For this year, Vineet is returning to Salsa Bangkok Fiesta after having performed here in 2011 and 2012 to share his more than 20 years experiences and education. Don’t miss out!

Eta began a life-long love for dance at 5, starting with classic Balinese then traditional Indonesian, modern, hip hop, Indian classical, dancehall and finally Latin, tango and afrolatin. Since 2000, she has been giving classes, joining musical dramas as the head choreographer and performing on TV music programs, advertisements as background dancers. In 2018, Eta won 3rd place in ALIA Kizomba in Malaysia. Since then she has been sharing her passion in which she brings her own style leveraging her dance background.

Noble is one of the first Sensual Bachata dancers in Korea and known as the founder and director of the SA Latin Salsa Dance Club in Seoul, Korea, teaching both Salsa and Bachata for 10 years. His achievements include winning first place for Kizomba in KLC 2016 and choreographing dances for competitions. With his love of traveling abroad and meeting new people, he gains more experience and works on making the dance community more welcoming all around the world like his SA slogan “Familia de Amigos”

DJ Gia Fu is a Hong Kong-born and based selector, DJ, and radio host which hosts DJs Death.m.k and Ani Phoebe characterized her music as borderless, diverse and focusing on the rhythm and soul. Throughout the years, she has been researching the diverse forms of Afro-Latin music or Salsa music. She is also running the Mild Mambo Club show which is on Rinse FM. In the future, she expects to explore more such as mambo, rumba, cha cha and many more genres to express her love towards music to the world.