INSTRUCTORS

 

 

 RONIE SALEH (Sweden)


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Ronie Saleh has been singing/composing his own songs, playing guitar & dancing on stage since childhood. During adolescence his focus was mainly Hip Hop, Breakdance and Popping. It was not until 2009 he came in contact with couple dancing; Modern Foxtrot.

In 2013 he was introduced to Kizomba and fell in love immediately, a love so strong that he left his profession as a Speech & Language Pathologist to dedicate his life to Kizomba & Foxtrot. 

Today Ronie is one of the most requested Kizomba teachers in the world and has been giving workshops & Master classes in countries as USA, Taiwan, Russia, Israel, Germany, Belgium and Latvia, among others. He has taken Mestre Petchu & Vanessa Kizomba & Semba Teachers Course and travelled around the world taking classes with the most respected Kizomba teachers. Ronie Saleh has been singing/composing his own songs, playing guitar & dancing on stage since childhood. During adolescence his focus was mainly Hip Hop, Breakdance and Popping. It was not until 2009 he came in contact with couple dancing; Modern Foxtrot.

In 2013 he was introduced to Kizomba and fell in love immediately, a love so strong that he left his profession as a Speech & Language Pathologist to dedicate his life to Kizomba & Foxtrot.

In Scandinavia he introduced the new dance style “FoxKiz” (Foxtrot with Kizomba touch), which has expanded fast and its now very popular in the northern countries.

Ronie is known for his musicality skills and smooth Kizomba style, influenced by foxtrot. Even though he makes advanced footwork and choreographies, he still emphasizes the importance of the Connection, Feeling & Flow with the dance partner. Having practiced meditation & mindfulness for 10 years, he says:

“The moment you realize that your soul is connected and ONE with your dance partner – and Everything else in this world – you become truly present in your movements and your dance experience reaches a whole new level.

 

MISTURA MOVEMENT (HOLLAND)

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Selwin first explored music before he got into dance. Being active in sports and listening to music were always present through his youth. He was triggered by all kinds of music styles such as Latin, soul but also oriental and Asian music. He started with playing flute at a young age. From flute he went to keyboard and finally he started playing Arabic percussion and guitar. His first performance was he was 16 years old playing Darbuka/Tablah on different stages. Passionated by making music he also got into contact with Latin dances such as mambo, cha cha, bachata and Kizomba. After a period of engaging into the dance Kizomba and meeting Suleika as his dance partner, they started together Mistura Movement.

Selwin sees Dance as a way for a person to express himself/herself by using the body as a tool. Being conscious about that makes a person conscious about herself/himself. Energy, discipline and being yourself are important for him. The goal of Selwin is to explore yourself and your environment, mentally & physicially, through dance.


Holland and Europe.

Ever since Suleika was young dancing has been her passion. From Hip Hop to all kind of technical dance styles at the dance academy, to Kizomba. Together with Selwin she has been studying Kizomba and they have created their own style of teaching and dancing. In her opinion dance must feel natural and logical and you can see that in their techniques. This makes it approachable for everyone and the essence of Kizomba a lot clearer.

Their goal is to let everyone grow and to make everyone feel comfortable during social parties.


 

 

ÁLVARO & MIRABELLA 

11109200_896715593684695_5726053131700436551_n.jpgÁlvaro: Born in Portugal, he is been dancing all his life. Inspite of constant exposure to the music, he only started dancing Kizomba after he moved to Bratislava. Over five years ago his attention got captured by latin dances, only to quickly learn that Kizomba is the dance he identifies himself with. After he took the first step, he didn't stop dancing ever since. Álvaro started his teaching phase in Bratislava for 6 months until he partnered with Mirabella.

Mirabella: Born in Serbia, she started dancing when she was 13 and couldn't stop ever since. Having a background in belly dancing, Streetstyle and latin dances, she first fell in love with Kizomba music four years ago. Shortly after she met the dance and got addicted. Three years ago she started assisting her former dance partner in Vienna.

Álvaro and Mirabella have been teaching regularly in Vienna for 2 years now and have taught in several events, including international festivals as FLAC, BIKE (2 editions), Warsaw Kizomba Festival.


IVANA & IGOR (Croatia)

Ivana_Igor.jpgIgor was always fascinated with the music, so in 2005 he decided to attend a DJ Academy in Zagreb, which helped him later on with his career as a kizomba DJ. A couple of years later, he discovered his passion for dance when he started dancing standard and latin dances, and salsa and bachata afterwards.

Ivana loved dancing since she was little, which is why she started folklore dancing when she was 12 in her hometown Dubrovnik. When she moved to Zagreb, she wanted to continue to dance, so she started learning salsa, bachata and other social dances.

The two of them met each other on a dancing course in 2013, and briefly after they started learning kizomba which from then on holds a special place in their lives.

Since they believe that in dancing learning never stops, they keep educating themselves visiting numerous workshops and festivals and learning from many international teachers.

They love spreading their love for Kizomba to others so they teach regularly in Zagreb from 2015.