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Hilary caught the salsa
bug in Italy whilst staying there as a student, then, on returning to
England in 1994 took classes in the UK then in Spain before coming to
Ireland in 1999 where she set up her own classes.
Hilary has been teaching salsa in Dublin since 1999 and is a qualified
fitness instructor and dance teacher (UKA, United Kingdom Alliance of
Professional Teachers of Dancing). She has been a guest teacher at national
and international congresses including the London Latinfest (2008, 2009),
Great British Salsa Experience (2008, 2009), Salsa School Maynooth (2006,
2007, 2008, 2009) Cork Salsa Bonanza (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Dublin
Congress (2006, 2007), Belfast Dance Asylum (2008) as well running popular
weekly classes in Dublin. For a full CV for
Hilary click here.
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Paula has been on the Danzon team since 2005 and teaches
regularly at the Dance Theatre of Ireland, St. Colmcille's College and
Foxrock College, as well as at Strictly Salsa
at the Garda Club every Thursday. Here's what Deborah Fry had to say
about a salsa hen party class led by Paula in September 09:
"Hilary we had so much fun, it was just brilliant.
Everyone was really complimentary about the class and Paula was great.
Excellent idea and will be sure to recommend to all." Deborah
Fry
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Sinead has been on the Danzon team since 2005 and teaches
regularly at Castleknock College. She specialises in cardiosalsa and
teaches classes on Mondays at Wynn's Hotel,
in Clonsilla Hall on Wednesdays and is
about to start morning classes in various venues in Dublin 15. Here's
what Mairead Quinn had to say following a class with 40 girl guides:
"Just to say a very big thank you to Sinead for
a really great workshop, the girls had a fantastic time." Mairead
Quinn
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Catharine has been a member of the Danzon team since
2007. She has taught regular classes at Newpark College in Blackrock.
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Maggie comes from a background in ballroom
dancing and has been on the Danzon team since 2007. She teaches classes
of all levels at Strictly Salsa on Thursdays
and one-off workshops. Here's some feedback from one of her students,
Toirleach:
"I had a great time on Saturday afternoon
at the beginner's workshop. It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
The instructor was excellent. I was speaking to many of the other attendees
and they all were saying much the same."
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Justin is the DJ at Danzon Tuesdays at the Turk's Head.
He prefers salsa with a good beat and an excellent brass section, but
doesn't mind playing the odd bachata. As much as he loves playing salsa,
there is nothing better than actually dancing to it!
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Tamara has been on the Danzon team since
2006. She teaches classes of all levels at Strictly
Salsa on Thursdays, teaching the advanced class regularly with Ciaran
and specialises in ladies' styling, in which she also teaches workshops.
She was a member of the performance troupe 'fusion' who came second
in the European Salsa Championship.
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Mary has been on the team since 2007 and has been teaching
classes of all levels at Strictly Salsa on
Thursdays since then. She also teaches workshops around Dublin and travels
a lot attending congresses all round the world as awell as social dancing
in London. Mary likes salsa becuase no matter where you go in the world
you have an instant social life and meet like-minded people. She likes
helping people develop from being timid beginners to confident and flamboyant
dancers out on the dance floor.
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Trisha came onto the Danzon team in 2008 but has been
dancing since she was 4. She regularly teaches the improvers' and intermediate
classes on Thursdays at Strictly Salsa.
She loves salsa on2 and travels all over the world with salsa. She enjoys
salsa more than ballroom as it's more fun and free, you can express
yourself better. She also has an interest in hip hop and jazz dance.
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Neil has been with Danzon since 2003, managing the admissions and coatcheck.
He enjoys the fun, social element of the salsa night, getting to know
new people, but envies those out on the dance floor!
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Vava started salsa classes as a beginner with Danzon
at the Dance Theatre of Ireland in 2006. She came onto the team in 2009.
She has a bubbly, vivacious manner. She is a member if the Dublin-based
performance troupe 'Hell's Belles'. She loves salsa because it gives
her energy and lets her express herself. She loves bachata and bachatango
above all. She loves helping beginners because she remembers needing
help herself at that stage.
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Aoife has been dancing salsa since 2002
and teaches the advanced class on Thursday nights with Paul.
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Paul teaches the advanced class at Strictly
Salsa on Thursdays.
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Mark has been on the Danzon team since its
inception in 2003. He teaches the improvers' class at Strictly
Salsa on Thursdays and DJs the club night with Gary. Mark's favourite
song right now is Via by Al DeLory, and his favourite part of teaching
is the leading technique.
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Patrick has been on the Danzon team since 2006. He teaches the advanced
class on Thursdays at Strictly Salsa and
has performed with AlfaT, a popular dance troupe in Dublin.
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Ciaran has been teaching the advanced class
at Strictly Salsa on Thursdays since 2007 with Tamara.
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Doreen has been on the Danzon team since 2006.
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Jennifer has been on the Danzon team since 2005.
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Sinead has been on the team since 2005. She has a background
in modern jazz dance and is also an aerobics instructor.
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Naomi has been on the Danzon team since
2008. She teaches the beginners' class on Mondays at Wynn's
Hotel from time to time.
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Rosemary started ballroom dancing in Cambridge in 2004,
but soon switched to salsa, which was a lot more fun... She continued
dancing salsa when she came to Dublin in 2007 and joined the danzon
team two years later. She teaches at Danzon
Tuesdays at the Turk's Head.
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Beth has been dancing salsa since 2004 and teaching with
Danzon since 2006. She has taught weekly classes in Stoneybatter and
Killester and regularly assists with the classes at Wynn's Hotel on
Monday nights. Beth enjoys the fun of salsa, being such a complete break
from her normal day to day life. She enjoys watching students progress,
coming through the door with no steps at all, and coming into the advanced
class some months.
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Gary has been Ding at Strictly Salsa on
Thursdays since 2007. He is a well-established DJ and can be found at
various other salsa nights throughout the week.
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