Come join Ritmo Bello and the San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup Group at their upcoming events, including the Cafe Sevilla Boat Party in September.
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Susie Nguyen "Salsa Susie". A Petite Powerhouse. Passionate Dancer. Salsa Dancer. World Traveler. ESPN World Salsa Cabaret Finalist-Ranked 15th in the World. All-American Cheerleader. Captain. 1st American to hold a National Costa Rican Championship Title. MTV's Hip Hop Finalist. An SDSU Aztec International Business Major. A Spanish & Finance Minor. President's Club Acheiver. First Generation Dreamer. Lover. Fighter. Susie loves intensified living, adventure and spontaneity. Always laughing, embracing change and coming up with new ideas, Susie keeps life exhilarating! She pirouettes, sails forbidden seas, gallivants the globe and does it in high heels! She has a powerful religion and it’s called Life. Dance makes her feel physical, strong and empowered so she equates Movement with Freedom. “Music is my diet & dance feeds my soul.” In 2003, she fell in love with salsa dancing and "Salsa Susie" was born. She learned from Alex Da Silva, the top choreographer from the hit TV show, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and other Salseros. Addiction was an understatement as she taught salsa at the four top Dance Studios in Santa Barbara. Relishing uncertainty of life on the road, at 25 Susie packed her bags and surfboard to exotic-erotic Brazil. She wrapped herself around blue water, learned Portuguese 101 and danced Samba with the Brazilians. In 2005, she traveled to Argentina to learn Tango the authentic way….in Buenos Aires. In 2006, she joined forces with Juan Garcia to form the dynamic duo of San Diego's Premier Lifts & Tricks Salsa Dancers.
In 2007, Susie traveled across international borders to compete, perform and teach. Susie & Juan were the first San Diego couple ever to represent San Diego at the 3rd ESPN World Salsa Championships. Susie is currently teaching Salsa all throughout San Diego. Susie also continues to specialize in Weddings and the Brides & Groom's First Dance. Her talent in choreography, instruction and performance enables her to teach Brides & Groom's the secret to getting the crowd on their feet with their First Dance.
Today, Susie is the director, creator & choreographer of Ooh La La Dance Company based out of San Diego, CA which is the home of the 2 performing dance teams: Cosabellas & the Hot Tamales. Susie debuted her first instructional salsa DVD and is dedicated to the life of dance. In her spare time, she is a world citizen who travels the globe and loves spending time with her family, friends, bestfriend & lover, Justin and and Puppy Dog, Jewels. Susie is booked & scheduled to dance, teach & perform in the Bahamas in May of 2009. She is also bringing her dance troops on tour to go to the Far East and to dance at The Great Barrier Reefs in Australia, Bali in Indonesia, and Phuket in Thailand for 2 months from October through November 2009. "I am so excited about this time in my life and hope you will join me in this dance….in my journey of life."
David has been dancing salsa for over 8 years now, however he has been dancing since he was just a kid. He entered many talent shows and was an avid break-dancer throughout high school. He joined a group called O.T.B, (Out to Break). People called him "Dancing Dave". He is a skateboarder and been featured in skate videos, and skate magazines. Growing up it was all about extreme sports and break-dancing. He has worked for a skate shop for over three years, and wanted a change. One day while looking for a job, he came across an ad in the paper for "Dance Instructors Needed-Will Train". There he was trained in latin ballroom dancing and he did that for 8 months. During that time he developed a great passion for salsa and met Stephen Gallardo and Josie Velsasco. They all teamed up and decided to move on to the next level starting San Diego's first dance company Salsa Y Fuego . While working with them, he gained knowledge on how to run a dance company. A year later he and his prior dance partner, Espie Hernandez decided to start the dance company now known as Rumba Rica . While working together the two performed, taught at salsa workshops, and were a part of major salsa events in Southern California. After working with Espie for over two years, David decided to start Majesty in Motion one of San Diego's newest dance company. Since working with this dance company, David has been given the opportunity to travel to Arizona, New Orleans, Bermuda, New York, Seattle, Boston, Canada, Portland, Japan, San Francisco, Mexico, Vancouver and many cities in Southern California. With his new group of dancers, David has been working on taking his dance company to the next level. He along with Steve Meyer have created the duo " White Boy Wonders " of San Diego Known for their high energy performances. Through his new routines, they incorporate many styles of dance such as, Jazz, Ballroom, and Hip Hop. David is currently developing San Diego's largest dance company performing, and teaching throughout Southern California.
Jennifer Stein
Jennifer has been dancing salsa for about 4 years now, in addition, she has also trained in jazz for 2 years. She met David at Cafe Sevilla November 2002 and the next day she was dancing salsa. She was new to salsa but her jazz background helped her pick it up fast. She joined Majesty in Motion in June 2003. She has performed throughout San Diego and has traveled to many cities such as Boston, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Mexico, Orlando, Las Vegas, and Vancouver. She recently started a ladies team and she plans to continue to grow with Majesty in Motion. David trained her how to be the dancer she is today. They are now partners and also married!
