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Jonah Inikori,
owner and director of Inikori Dance
Studio, has become a well recognized
dancer, instructor, performer, and
choreographer, not only in Rochester,
but nationally and internationally.
Jonah has developed a unique style
of dance that is recognized for
it's smoothness with strong accents,
showy artistic expression, and technical
detail. Jonah has traveled the United
States extensively dancing, teaching
and performing, in cities such as
Los Angeles CA, San Francisco CA,
Toronto Canada, Detroit MI, New
York NY, Boston MA, Miami FL, Cleveland
OH, Atlanta GA, Syracuse NY, Binghamton
NY, Ithaca NY, to mention a few.
Jonah Inikori is Rochester's ONLY
internationally recognized latin
dance teacher and performer. |
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| Art in Motion Latin Dancers performance group was formed in late 2003 and is based in the Philadelphia/South New Jersey area, with members from New Jersey, Delaware, and Washington DC. This group of energetic, experienced and gifted teachers and performers assembled to share their artistic visions and to create and perform their own choreography. Most of the members are dance instructors and teach salsa at various locations including La Luna Dance Studio, the Starlight Ballroom, local nightclubs, the University of Pennsylvania, and also at venues in Delaware and the Washington DC area. Art in Motion has performed in dance clubs locally, and has performed nationally and internationally. They have performed and taught at 6 Salsa Congresses last year alone. Other accomplishments include various members being featured in MTV's Real World: Philadelphia, in Jill Scott's video "SLIDES", and as back-up dancers for Latin Singer Gloria Allende. |
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workshops, private lessons, and performing) |
Chicago
natives Adrian Tenorio and Cristina
Zavala met while dancing with the
world re-known dance company, Descarga
Caribe. Cristina is one of the original
members of Descarga Caribe and was
the principle dancer and partner
of Artistic Director and founder,
Sekou McMiller.
The word
"prodigy" comes to mind
when getting to know Adrian Tenorio.
Since his start in "Tierra
Colombiana," a Colombian Folkloric
Dance Company, he has always had
a thirst and hunger for Native rhythms
and dance. His quest to continue
his dance growth lead him to become
one the core members of Descarga
Caribe Dance Company
They have
both had great success traveling
the world and sharing their tallents
and love for dance. |
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Saturday) |
DJ Efrain
“Frankie” Flores (Cleveland)
specializes in rare classics and
swinging tunes of Central and South
America. He is currently working
with other DJs specializing in the
same field to produce events exposing
these forgotten rhythms. He is currently
the main residence DJ for the Baila
Duro Festivals and has spun in NYC,
DC, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Toronto,
and Tokyo.
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Friday and Saturday) |
DJ -E-
is Inikori Dance Studio's resident
Latin music DJ, playing the sweet
sounds of classic Salsa, Mambo,
Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata, and
more, every Sunday at our well attended
dance social. You would also find
-E- spinning at all our monthly
Latin parties and special functions.
Today, -E-is the Latin dancers favorite
DJ in the Rochester NY area!
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(Will be spinning
Friday & Saturday) |
Born in
the Dominican Republic, DJ Nilson
Diaz Gomez arrived in Canada 1998
and brought with him just a few
salsa records, cds, and a deep love
and passion for the flavour of the
music and dance. Being a professional
dancer in Puerto Plata, he also
had a strong feel for the unique
and 'danceable’ rhythms the
music had to offer. It was that
same love and passion for salsa
that spawned his professional DJ
career in Toronto, 2001. Today,
DJ Nilson's rare and beautiful salsa
music collection consists of over
4000 Vintage Lps and Cds! His favourite
styles are New York and Puerto Rican,
both new and old school, Boogaloo,
Latin Soul and Latin Jazz.
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Friday) |
Host of
Rochester' s #1 salsa radio show
Esencia Latina on Jazz 90.1
(WGMC-FM.) Javier was editor of
the Afro-Caribbean magazine Oasis
Salsero and has also written Latin
Music articles and CD reviews for
Rochester’s Democrat and Chronicle,
CONXION and many other periodicals
in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Javier
has taken his Old School Salsa
style all over New York, Cleveland,
and Canada. |
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Performers and instructors
are subject to change without prior notice.
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