The new website of Erik And Consuelo (Norway/Mexico);dancers/instructors based in Beijing, China
"We enjoy teaching and sharing our love of this beauiful art with our students.
Dancing with somebody is amazing! We are here to provide all you need to know to get dancing.
We believe that learning quality rather than quantity is the shortcut to become confident on the dance floor. When you just stick to what you know, and are able to communicate that in a very clear way, then the dancing becomes enjoyable not because of the quantity of steps, but the quality of what you execute."
Erik and Consuelo
About Erik and Consuelo
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Erik and Consuelo (Norway/Mexico) are recognized internationally for the quality of their performances and teaching. These are highly educated dancers that understand dance movement and proper technique to the fingertips. They are the teachers that educate and certify the salsa instructors in the National Dance Association in Norway. They are experts on teaching dance in a fun and simple way at any level.
Their dance training include Salsa/Mambo, Argentine Tango, standard and latin ballroom dances, Swing, African, Dunham Technique (modern dance technique), jazz ballet and Street Jazz, etc.
The couple have thaught and performed at many international salsa dance events/congresses such as in Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, China, Taiwan, Sweden, Warzaw Poland, Chez Republic, Finland, Philadelphia USA, etc. They have performed at several events in New York City, such as famous Club Cache on Times Square. They placed among the top ten couples at the World Open Salsa Championship in Puerto Rico.
Erik and Consuelo have received valuable training from some the best instructors in the world such as US champion of Latin Ballroom (mambo) Edgar Osorio, Eddie Torres - 'the mambo king', Frankie Martinez (New York), Pasi and Maria (Finland), Ambrosia (Russia), Beijing Dance Academy, etc. They are certified instructors of standard and latin dances, and are listed as instructors on SalsaNewYork.com.
Besides regular dance classes Erik and Consuelo are also known for their "Dance Core Technique"- classes that include pilates, yoga, ballet and african dance. "Don't miss the opportunity to learn from two of the Worlds top instructors!" [phoenix-dance]
E and C currently work as professional dancers in Beijing, China where they perform, teach classes and private lessons, and choreograph in music videos for recording artists at Creative Kingdom.
The couple have represented Norway on numerous occasions performing at the International Salsa Congresses in many cities around the world. They have taught and performed at events/congresses such as in Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, China, Taiwan, Sweden, Warzaw Poland, Chez Republic, Finland, Philadelphia USA, etc. They have performed at several events in New York City, such as famous Club Cache on Times Square.
They found each other on the dance floor in 2002 at the world Salsa Congress in Los Angeles. They married in 2003, moved to Norway and started teaching together. The dynamic duo is known as creators of the salsa scene in the city of Tromsø, Norway .
Photo: 4th Beijing international Standard Latin Competition, China 2008
In 2006 They started to teach, perform and compete internationally. In 2007 Dance became the main profession for both of them when Erik left his academic carreer as university professor of economics.
Photo: World Salsa Championship, Puerto Rico 2006
- Consuelo from USA is a trained dancer. -
Before she moved from USA to Norway in 2003, she was a salsa performer and instructor. She was a member of Salvaje Dance Company in Arizona, one of the finest salsa dance companies in the states, known from international events such as the world congress in Los Angeles. Consuelo is a talented and trained dancer. She started studying dance in highschol in 1993 and performed ballet and Mexican folklore for 4 years. She later recieved formal dance training from college in Oregon, where she studied ballet, jazz and hip hop. She is by many considered the best female salsa dancer in Norway. Since 2003 she has devoted 100 % of her time to learning and teaching dance.
- Erik from Norway also has his dance background from USA.
However, he had absolutely no dance background before he got involved in salsa.
With no talent for dance, but a strong will to learn, Erik has worked very hard
to become a very trained
and educated dancer . He has great understanding of what the dancer is doing, how
to learn it and how to teach it. Using many years
experience as a professor of economics at the univeristy, Erik is known for his
ability to teach dance in a fun, easy and inspiring way. In January 2007 he
jumped off his academic career to become a full time dancer.
