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Mauro Casali

Maro started dancing at the age of 24 when he arrived in London from his home town of Milan. Within 2 years he had featured in a music video on MTV Asia and was teaching for Elder Sanchez (Salsateca) at some of the most popular venues around London (Bar Salsa, La Finca, Bar Rumba, Bar Havana). In 2001, Mauro was a finalist in the British Salsa Competition with Nicky Britton.

His reputation as an inspiring an dentertaining teacher quickly spread and in 2003 Mauro was asked to teach and perform with Leon Rose and Tamambo as part of the SOS team. It was here that he met and began dancing with Eva. Mauro currently teaches at SOS and Bar Salsa (London) and has recently started his own weekly styling and partnerwork classes. Over the past three years Mauro and Eva have firmly established an international reputation as performers and teachers of the highest calibre.

Eva Hurychova

Eva started dancing ballet and learning gymnastics in the Czech Republic at the age of four. Three years later she swapped ballet for ballroom and Latin-American dance and, as a child, won many national competitions. While at university, Eva and her dance partner reached international masters level in Latin-American dance, were classified in the top twenty couples from the Czech Republic and successfully competed in many national and international competitions.

After moving to the UK, Eva began dancing salsa with the Mundo Latino Team and after a couple of months was chosen to perform with the Laith Sami Diablo Dance Company. In 2004, she was a finalist in the Tropicana Salsa Competition and was a member of the dance cast in the West End musical Murderous Instincts' directed by Puorto Rican choreographer Jesus Aponte. Eva was also invited in 2005 to dance with the Leon Rose Dance Group and performed as part of his dance project.

Eva currently teaches and performs, both within the UK and internationally, with Mauro Casali and together they were finalists in the South East Championships in 2006. Eva and Mauro teach classes with the Latin Collective and SOS teams and also run their own weekly styling and partner-work classes in London.

Artist's Website

www.maurocasali.co.uk

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