S.A.L. team has members from Angola, France, Spain and has far as Madagascar! Our team truly reflects a diaspora with similar backgrounds and references wich truly connects through music and dance.
Our teachers have a professional attitude and are concerned about delivering good quality classes for you to enjoy.
S.A.L. was created in 2004 and have been pioneering Kizomba and it's related dance styles ever since.
Most well known UK teachers collaborated, attended classes or got their teaching skills through Studio Afro Latino.
Past members include: Sika Tro, Khalifa, Denise Briscoe, Norma Facey, Sa'id Chernoh, Christian Jean Francois, Neelam Indigola, Nathalie Kalambaye, Melissa Trim, Harville Macleary and Donny Duddikoff.
Our teachers have a professional attitude and are concerned about delivering good quality classes for you to enjoy.
S.A.L. was created in 2004 and have been pioneering Kizomba and it's related dance styles ever since.
Most well known UK teachers collaborated, attended classes or got their teaching skills through Studio Afro Latino.
Past members include: Sika Tro, Khalifa, Denise Briscoe, Norma Facey, Sa'id Chernoh, Christian Jean Francois, Neelam Indigola, Nathalie Kalambaye, Melissa Trim, Harville Macleary and Donny Duddikoff.
Iris De Brito - Creative Director
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.
Feka Sam - Schools & Education programmes + Kizomba Instructor.
Born in Angola and raised in England, Feka trained with SAL, learning its philosophy and educational methods, before recently joining its teaching team.
Feka performed at Batuke 2011 in the production ‘Musseke’, choreographed by Iris de Brito, and has taught at well-known events such as ‘El Grande’ and the 2012 London Cuban Congress, where he also performed the duet ‘Fica Comigo’.
He is a committed teacher, with a warm and personable approach, and is keen to share his love of dance and promote Afro-Latino dance forms, particularly Kizomba. He aims always to provide students with an immersive learning experience in classes through simple yet enlightening activities which make learning dance both fun and engaging.
Feka’s background lies in the creative voluntary sector, developing and managing creative educational activities for disadvantaged young people – but not exclusively so. He is passionate about his work and believes art forms such as dance can be an empowering means to develop transferable skills.
Feka performed at Batuke 2011 in the production ‘Musseke’, choreographed by Iris de Brito, and has taught at well-known events such as ‘El Grande’ and the 2012 London Cuban Congress, where he also performed the duet ‘Fica Comigo’.
He is a committed teacher, with a warm and personable approach, and is keen to share his love of dance and promote Afro-Latino dance forms, particularly Kizomba. He aims always to provide students with an immersive learning experience in classes through simple yet enlightening activities which make learning dance both fun and engaging.
Feka’s background lies in the creative voluntary sector, developing and managing creative educational activities for disadvantaged young people – but not exclusively so. He is passionate about his work and believes art forms such as dance can be an empowering means to develop transferable skills.