The Team
Our teachers are a truly professional team with great motivation and concerned about delivering good quality classes for you to enjoy. SAL was created over five years ago and have been pioneering
Most well known UK teachers collaborated, attended classes or got their teaching skills through Studio Afro Latino.
Past members include:Kwenda Lima, Denise Briscoe, Norma Facey, Sa'id Chernoh, Christian Jean Francois, Neelam Indigola, Nathalie Kalambaye, Melissa Trim, Harville Macleary, Donny Duddikoff & Nathalie Levif
Most well known UK teachers collaborated, attended classes or got their teaching skills through Studio Afro Latino.
Past members include:Kwenda Lima, Denise Briscoe, Norma Facey, Sa'id Chernoh, Christian Jean Francois, Neelam Indigola, Nathalie Kalambaye, Melissa Trim, Harville Macleary, Donny Duddikoff & Nathalie Levif
Iris De Brito - Creative Director - Salsa/ Kizomba/ Afro Fusion/ Rumba Teacher
Trained at The London Studio Center and with the late
William Louther Dance Theatre, Iris is a very diverse dancer/singer/choreographer.
Film and other credits include:” Evita”, “Robin Williams an audience
with..”,”The Des O’Connor show”,”TOP”,”CD-UK”,”GMTV” with Henrique Iglesias.
Iris Has worked as a Salsa coach in “Strictly Dance Fever BBC.
In the last few years Iris has dedicated her career to Latin dance being 2X Salsa Champion( Open World & UK), performing and teaching in the UK and abroad and holds a Lifetime achievement award for her contribution to Salsa in the UK. More recently she has Choreographed and directed “El Barrio” a theatre production with Song, Salsa and Live percussion, which completely sold out.
Iris is also the one who started Kizomba in the UK and together with a team of teachers that she has helped train, she founded her School Studio Afro-Latino which promotes Kizomba and other Afro-Latin Rhythms like Rumba and Afro-Cuban Dance.
In the last few years Iris has dedicated her career to Latin dance being 2X Salsa Champion( Open World & UK), performing and teaching in the UK and abroad and holds a Lifetime achievement award for her contribution to Salsa in the UK. More recently she has Choreographed and directed “El Barrio” a theatre production with Song, Salsa and Live percussion, which completely sold out.
Iris is also the one who started Kizomba in the UK and together with a team of teachers that she has helped train, she founded her School Studio Afro-Latino which promotes Kizomba and other Afro-Latin Rhythms like Rumba and Afro-Cuban Dance.
Sika Tro - Business Development & Kizomba / SalsaTeacher
Sika was born in France from a Beninese father and a Polish mother.She'd
been practicing Cuban Salsa for 5 years when she fell in love with the
sensuality and the footwork of Kizomba Dance.
Attracted by England, she decides to move to London in 2007 where she litterally falls in love with Kizomba. After only a few months of practice, she reaches the finals of the 2009 UK eliminations to AfricaDancar! She then joined Studio Afro Latino as a Salsa & Kizomba teacher.
Her duet ‘African Tango’ was showed for the first time @ BATUKE! in 2010 and more recently invited to the Salsa Kingdom in Liverpool and 'El Grande' in London. She has also taught and performed at The London Cuban Congress 2011.
With a business background ranging from Managing a consulting firm for employers rights, business accounting and staff management, Sika has a proven business record. These transferable skills allow her to pursue her first love: Dance.
Attracted by England, she decides to move to London in 2007 where she litterally falls in love with Kizomba. After only a few months of practice, she reaches the finals of the 2009 UK eliminations to AfricaDancar! She then joined Studio Afro Latino as a Salsa & Kizomba teacher.
Her duet ‘African Tango’ was showed for the first time @ BATUKE! in 2010 and more recently invited to the Salsa Kingdom in Liverpool and 'El Grande' in London. She has also taught and performed at The London Cuban Congress 2011.
With a business background ranging from Managing a consulting firm for employers rights, business accounting and staff management, Sika has a proven business record. These transferable skills allow her to pursue her first love: Dance.
Nuno Campos - Afro Fusion/ Kizomba/Pilates/Salsa
Nuno was born in Lisbon, Portugal and started dancing at the age of 17.
He trained at the London Studio Centre where graduated with distinction in Contemporary dance, in 2000. He has received several awards and scholarships in contemporary dance, and has worked with choreographers such as Darshan Singh Buller and Rafael Bonachela.Nuno has also worked with the Henri Oguike Dance Company as a dancer and later (2005) also as a Rehearsal Director.
He has also danced for Leona Lewis as well as television work such as BBC “Strickly Come dancing”, and assisting Henri Oguike on “So you think you can dance”.Nuno has also dedicated a lot of his time teaching Pilates, which he excels.As a teacher he teaches in leading schools such as London Studio Centre, London Contemporary Dance School and The Laban Centre, and most recently joined Body work company and English National Ballet School.
His dedication to dance makes him search in many fields and has been involved in other types of dancing such as Flamenco, Cape Verdian dance and music, Salsa and the now Kizomba.
He trained at the London Studio Centre where graduated with distinction in Contemporary dance, in 2000. He has received several awards and scholarships in contemporary dance, and has worked with choreographers such as Darshan Singh Buller and Rafael Bonachela.Nuno has also worked with the Henri Oguike Dance Company as a dancer and later (2005) also as a Rehearsal Director.
He has also danced for Leona Lewis as well as television work such as BBC “Strickly Come dancing”, and assisting Henri Oguike on “So you think you can dance”.Nuno has also dedicated a lot of his time teaching Pilates, which he excels.As a teacher he teaches in leading schools such as London Studio Centre, London Contemporary Dance School and The Laban Centre, and most recently joined Body work company and English National Ballet School.
His dedication to dance makes him search in many fields and has been involved in other types of dancing such as Flamenco, Cape Verdian dance and music, Salsa and the now Kizomba.
Gregory Lidlow - KizombaTeacher
Greg has joined Studio Afro Latino recently and it's still training to lead his own class.
He's been attending classes with SAL for a long while and is familiar with our standards and SAL's syllabus. He's a patient teacher and with good eye for detail.His style is sharp and stylish and good for social dancers.Greg is also a Salsa enthusiast specially in the Cuban style.
Luciano "Kimbundo" - Capoeira Teacher
Born in Angola.Luciano is an avid and dedicated capoeirista.
His discipline has made him an amazing athlete and interpreter. He loves to teach and promote his culture to the world. He works with Studio Afro Latino in various projects and performed at BATUKE 2010 as part of Iris De Brito production "Diaspora Songs".
The style of Capoeira he dedicates to is the Angolan Style and he also plays the Ungo ( Berimbau in Brasil) and sings. Luciano has recently started exploring more traditional rhythms and collaborating with KambaSemba, an acoustic Band lead by Ney Corte Real.
His discipline has made him an amazing athlete and interpreter. He loves to teach and promote his culture to the world. He works with Studio Afro Latino in various projects and performed at BATUKE 2010 as part of Iris De Brito production "Diaspora Songs".
The style of Capoeira he dedicates to is the Angolan Style and he also plays the Ungo ( Berimbau in Brasil) and sings. Luciano has recently started exploring more traditional rhythms and collaborating with KambaSemba, an acoustic Band lead by Ney Corte Real.
Alex & Majid - Studio Afro Latino Lille / France - Salsa & Kizomba Teachers
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