Salsa Rueda Congress 2008
About
Us...
IHSC Professional Salsa Champion 2001 and 2003!
Henry
Herrera, Director of Salsa Racing Dance Studios, Inc. was born
and raised in Havana, Cuba where the steps Mambo, Cha-cha-chá,
Son, Danzón, and Guaguancó were first introduced along with
Casino style, a Cuban traditonal way of dancing to the beat , that is
now known as "Salsa". Since childhood he has been avidly involved
in Latin music. As his parents taught him the first steps in Casino style
, his love for music grew and he began preparing for contests, many of
which he won 1st place. Later he competed on municipal and provincial
levels and another television program called "Para Bailar" where
he won many other prizes, this at the ages of 9 through 11. Later on,
his friends and him began calling out and dancing Casino style in Cuba's
most popular clubs. In 1991, Henry arrived in Miami and immediately began
competing in some of Miami's most popular night clubs as well as some
television programs such as "Sábado Gigante and Jugando con
Fernando" often placing first place. He was the Miami winner at the
"Musicomanía" competition sponsored by Channel 51, Telemundo,
as well as the Paladium Jack Daniels Competition. His Rueda team was the
winner of the International Hustle and Salsa Competition 2001. He was
given the "Salsero of The Year 2002 Award" and also the "Chin
de Plata y Oro 2002 Award" He also became the new reigning champion
of the Professional Salsa Division in International Hustle & Salsa
2003. He has choreographed and performed in the movie "From Justin
to Kelly" in the year 2003 in the Latin Grammy Awards 2003 and he
is the dialect coach and Dance Choreographer in the movie Miami Vice.
He was the recipient of the Cuban Pete Lifetime Achievement Award 2004
at the International Hustle and Salsa Competition in Miami and 2005 Honoree
for the contributions as a dancer and instructor in the World of Latin
Music and Dance Presented by Albert Torres Productions Inc at the 7th
Annual West Coast Salsa Congress 2005. Henry has also been judge in several
events including Guatemala Salsa Congress,San Marino salsa event in Italy,
Marselle-France salsa congress,Venezuela salsa open ,IHSC Miami,L.A salsa
congress,Philadelphia,Peru salsa congress and Las Vegas World Championship
. He also performed in stage with Israel Kantor, Carlos Oliva, El Canario,
Frankie Negron, Frankie Ruiz, Oscar de Leon, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor
Manuel,NG2, Olga Tañon, Charlie Cruz,Alfredo De la Fe , Lefty Perez,Celia
Cruz, Jean Carlos,Los Doctores del Ritmo, Hansel y Raul, Luis Enriquez,El
General, Albita, DLG, Manolin El Medico De La Salsa, Paulo FG, La Reve,
La Ritmo Oriental, Dan Den, Van Van,La Charanga Habanera, La Banda Meteoro,
Irakere, Bobbie Brown, Jhonny O, Stevie B, and many more. He also provided
his teaching skills to train Colin Farell, Gong Li, Jim Carrey, Will Smith,
Bruce Willis and many other stars. Henry Herrera also worked in dance
entertaiment for Cruise Lines like Royal caribbean and Costa Victoria.
He has created 43 instructional DVDs porviding detail explanation of his
steps, and performances demostrating his well known talent. He has a segment
on a television show, on now for Seven years, showing on Channel 41, America
Te Ve.
He has also performed in many Salsa Congress and taught workshops in many
places around the world like: Guatemala, Puerto Rico, France,Italia, Norway,
Canada, Zurich,Gineva, Portugal, Stockholm ,Ireland,Peru, Miami ,Boston,
New York, Arizona, Chicago, Los Angeles ,Texas ,Guadalupe, Bahamas,Curacao,Spain,
Haiti, Dominican Replubic, Jamaica, Austria, San Fransisco,Colombia, Venezuela,
Germany,Washington D.C , London, Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina,
Atlantic City, Holland,Orlando Florida, New Orleans, Tennessee, Brussels
and many more... After teaching thousands of people how to dance throughout
the years, competing and succeeding on a professional level he decided
to open his own studios to teach others what he so much enjoys. At Salsa
Racing Dance Studios you learn to dance in a short period of time with
private or group lessons.
IDO World Cabaret Exhibition Dance Champion and IDO World Disco Hustle Champion!
Billy
Fajardo & Katie Marlow
Billy Fajardo has over 30 years of dance performance experience. As a young man, he was the founder and lead performer of the Dance Dimensions, the internationally acclaimed dance company who appeared on Don Kirshnerís Rock Concert from 1978-1982. He has appeared at Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Radio City and numerous top venues around the world. He has worked and choreographed for numerous headliners, including Gloria Gaynor, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Bob Hope, the list goes on. Film credits include Carlitoís Way, Cross Over Dreams, and the recently released Summer of Sam
.Katie
Marlow has been performing professionally since 1981. As a performer,
she has assembled a wide range of credits stretching from cabaret revues,
to theatre to television and feature films. She is a member of both Screen
Actors Guild and Actors Equity Association. Beginning her performance
career as a showgirl aboard the Cunard NAC Cruise Line, she later branched
out to do commericials and feature films. Just a few of her credits include
A Chorus Line: The Movie the television show
"The Equalizer" and Miami Vice. She later moved into choreography,
putting together, the ìHot Nights in the City nightclub revue in
Japan. In 1995 she founded Dancesation! Entertainment an upscale production
company who provides entertainment services throughout the United States
for major corporations.
In the relatively short span of their partnership, Billy and Katie have amassed an impressive list of credits. The pair quickly moved up through the discriminating ranks of the ballroom dance world, and boast the current titles of IDO World Cabaret Exhibition Dance Champions and IDO World Disco Hustle Champions. They are the only couple in the history of the US to hold two separate world dance titles within the same year.
A few of their other titles include 2000 US Open Cabaret Champions, 1999 United States Hustle Champions, 2002 NADC Cabaret Champions. In addition, the couple have been three time invitees to the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival Open Exhibition Championships, an honor reserved for only a select few throughout the world. They have been featured performers in many far off destinations, including Singapore and China, and have been featured at home in the US at such well known venues as Radio City Music Hall and Lincoln Center. They were the subjects of a special television segment for Good Life TV.
In addition
to their performance career, Billy and Katie continue to run Dancesation!
Studio and Entertainment, producing top notch entertainment programs for
thier various corporate clients. Recent Dancesation! performances include
Deloitte and Touche, McKinsey and Company, Lorillard Companies, Merck
Pharmeceuticals, and Home Depot.
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