Salsa Kompaniet

Name: Gatica Brodin

Hometown: Oslo, Norway

Dancer: Gatica startet her life as a dancer at the age of 4 at Jorun Kirkenær Ballettskole and continued training at Den Norske Operaen. When she was 13 she started dancing at Bårdar and learnt several other dance styles, such as jazz, contemporary, hip hop and street jazz. She started dancing salsa when she was 15 years old at Salsa Kompaniet, and she also dances bachata, merengue and cha-cha-cha.

Name: Therese Ludvigsen Fjereide

Hometown: Bergen, Norway

Dancer: Therese started dancing while studying in Grimstad. She was a member of a cheerleading group called Panthers. After moving to Oslo in 2005, she started enjoying Latin American dance. She started as a student at Salsa Kompaniet  and has with time developed into a skillful dancer.

Name: Carlos Miranda

Hometown: Antigua, Guatemala

Dancer: Carlos started his dance career at the age of 7. I 1987 he discovered salsa and understood quickly that this was what he wanted to dedicate his life to. Carlos teaches most Latin American dances, such as rumba, Latin jazz, merengue, cha-cha-cha and bachata.

 Name: Jazzy Ruiz

Hometown: Antigua, Guatemala

Dancer: Jazzy began his dance career at the age of five at his parents' dance school, where he received training in jazz, contemporary, ballet, break dance, hip hop, Latin jazz, flamenco and other Latin dances such as salsa, cha-cha-cha, mambo, Afro-Cuban and show dance.