::: The Great British Salsa Experience ::: 20 | 21 | 22 | November 2009 :::

Biography >>

Laucinda Roberts 

Laucinda aka Lossie was trained at the London Studio Centre where she studied Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary Dance, Music and Theatre.

It was during this time that she performed in the West End and toured with a Theatre Company. She has been teaching, performing and choreographing dance for 21 years with a wide variety of people.  She started teaching and performing Salsa in 2000.

Gareth Roberts

Gareth studied Flamenco at the ‘Greenwhich Dance Agency’ in London.  He received a BA Honours Degree in Dance covering a variety of dance related topics including choreography, anatomy, contact improvisation, stage production.

He performed in various shows including the Edinburgh Festival. He then went on to train at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance where his studies included, Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz and Contemporary Music.  He started teaching & performing Salsa in 2002.

Salsa Training / information

They have trained with several Mambo / Salsa teachers & performers, including an ‘Arts Council’ funded training week in 2003 with Frankie Martinez & private training / performance experience with Emma & Mushi of Salsology.  They are continuously investing in their training having spent time in New York brushing up on their ‘Santo Rico’ techniques & Afro-Latin body movement with ‘Abakua’.  Together, they run the ‘Encuentro Latino’ Dance Company in York.  They teach weekly ‘New York Cross Body ‘On2’ classes as well as guest teaching both ‘On1’ & ‘On2’ & running socials.  Such is their devotion to their students, they spent much of 08/09 preparing some of their advanced level for performance experience.  Their student show ‘Ran Kan Kan’ went down a storm all over the north.  Plus they are proud to have performed in ‘Dansopolis’ at the West Yorkshire Playhouse & at ‘GB Sexp’ II.

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