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Name:

Alicia Walker
 

But often called:

Alicia
 

Born – when:

July 1979
 

Where:

Wellington
 

The day job that pays for my dancing:

Retail Management
 

Started dancing salsa in:

2000
 

What I love about salsa:

The sex appeal
 

Fave dance style:

Silly question. Salsa!
 

The one person I’d most like to dance with:

My lover
 

Fave/proudest dancing memory:

Asked to perform at the Salsa World Champs
 

If I wasn’t dancing I’d be:

Boring
 

Dancing goal:

To perform at the World Champs
 

Most influential person to me:

My Mum
 

Sport.  Love it/hate it: 

Don’t touch the stuff
 

Fave movie:

Dirty Dancing
 

Fave Book:

Almost French
 

Fave Food:

Cake, any cake
 

Fave Drink: 

Frozen margaritas
 

Fave Place:

Venice

 

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Name:

Niki Boolieris
 

But often called:

Awesome!
 

Born – when:

July 1980
 

Where:

Wellington
 

The day job that pays for my dancing:

Merchandiser
 

Started dancing salsa in:

Wellington
 

What I love about salsa:

The music
 

Fave dance style:

Love Cuban style salsa and rumba too
 

Dance style I’d most like to try:

More rumba 
 

The one person I’d most like to dance with:

Johnny Depp!! (I could teach him)
 

Fave/proudest dancing memory:

My first performance or maybe it was my mum’s proudest moment
 

If I wasn’t dancing I’d be:

Learning to dance
 

Dancing goal:

To still be dancing when I'm 90
 

Most influential person to me:

My Mum
 

Sport.  Love it/hate it: 

Hmmm dancing is a sport..... So have to love it!
  Quote: "Never let someone tell you that you can’t do something."  

 

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Name:

Keren Harris
 

But often called:

Blondie
 

Born – when:

Oct
 

Where:

England
 

The day job that pays for my dancing:

Admin Extraordinaire for MCDEM

(Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management)
 

Started dancing salsa in:

Wellington, 8 years ago
 

What I love about salsa:

The dancing, the guys, my friends
 

Fave dance style:

Cuban and LA
 

Dance style I’d most like to try:

Brazilian Samba
 

The one person I’d most like to dance with:

Give me any good male dancer with natural rhythm who wants show me a good time (on the dance floor that is)
 

Fave/proudest dancing memory:

Getting into Kiwi Salsa of course
 

If I wasn’t dancing I’d be:

Rock climbing, watching movies
 

Dancing goal:

Nail the basics (yep still working on those, 123, 567)
 

Most influential person to me:

DT, Jack Osborne (if that fat whiney b*st*rd can climb Al Cap…), my parents (yeah yeah, what-ever!)
 

Biggest threat to my willpower:

Bacon and laziness
 

Sport.  Love it/hate it: 

Love: outdoor semi-life threatening sports. Hate: Cricket
 

Fave movie:

Dunno
 

Fave Book:

Too many
 

Fave Band:

Dunno
 

Fave Food:

Too many
 

Fave Drink: 

Vodka, lemon and lime
 

Fave Place:

Golden Bay
    Quote: "Where there's a will there's a way"

 

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amanda  

Name:

Amanda Dorrell
 

But often called:

Amanda
 

Born – when:

Jan 1990
 

Where:

Wellington
 

The day job that pays for my dancing:

Still at school and working part time at Hallensteins
 

Started dancing salsa in:

Wellington, 2005
 

What I love about salsa:

The sensuality of salsa
 

Fave dance style:

Salsa!
 

Dance style I’d most like to try:

Tango
 

The one person I’d most like to dance with:

Junior Alabi (Have once before!)
 

Fave/proudest dancing memory:

First solo ballet competition I entered when I was 5 years old
 

If I wasn’t dancing I’d be:

Unfit probably...and sad
 

Dancing goal:

To never stop dancing
 

Most influential person to me:

My mum
 

Biggest threat to my willpower:

Chocolate
 

Sport.  Love it/hate it: 

Love it
 

Fave Place:

Cañete, Peru
  Quote: “We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance” - Japanese Proverb

 

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Name:

Rafael Laverde
 

But often called:

Rafa
 

Born – when:

The year of the pig
 

Where:

Bogotá-Colombia
 

The day job that pays for my dancing:

Project Manager for NZTC International
 

Started dancing salsa in:

Bogotá & Cali in Colombia
 

Around:

Pretty much when I started walking!
 

What I love about salsa:

It makes me feel close to my roots and close to my homeland. I feel salsa in my veins and a good salsa song will make me move and dance
 

Fave dance style:

Colombian Salsa style
 

Dance style I’d most like to try:

Salsa Cabaret
 

The one person I’d most like to dance with:

Heidi Groskreutz & Luda Kroitor and perform with Kristy (from Kiwi Salsa)
 

Fave/proudest dancing memory:

Participated in the NZ Salsa Congress in Wellington and qualified for the world championships in Orlando, Florida
 

If I wasn’t dancing I’d be:

Playing percussion (congas & bongos)
 

Dancing goal:

Get into the finals at the Salsa World Championships
 

Most influential person to me:

My family, my fiancée and the Kiwi Salsa team
 

Biggest threat to my willpower:

Not much is threat to my will power when it comes to dancing! Working late can sometimes get in the way
 

Sport.  Love it/hate it: 

I Love football (soccer)
 

Fave movie:

Lord of The Rings, Star Wars
 

Fave Book:

Books by Garcia Marquez
 

Fave Band:

Sonora Carruseles, U2
 

Fave Food:

Colombian & Mexican Food
 

Fave Drink: 

Mojito
  Fave Place: Caribbean, Pacific Islands
 

Quote:

 “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm”

 

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Name:

Oliver
 

But often called:

Oliver
 

Born – when:

May 1971
 

Where:

Santiago de Chile
 

The day job that pays for my dancing:

Mac Operator
 

Started dancing salsa in:

Wellington 1998
 

What I love about salsa:

Everything...
 

Fave dance style:

Salsa of course
 

Dance style I’d most like to try:

errr
 

The one person I’d most like to dance with:

I do already
 

Fave/proudest dancing memory:

Watching students progress
 

If I wasn’t dancing I’d be:

Watching telly
 

Dancing goal:

Being able to keep up for as long as I can
 

Most influential person to me:

God for giving me the abillity to shake my booty
 

Sport.  Love it/hate it: 

Love Futbol, Hate Cricket
 

Fave movie:

Cinema Paradiso
 

Fave Book:

LOTR
 

Fave Band:

Sonora Carruseles
 

Fave Food:

Chocolate
 

Fave Drink: 

Mojito
 

Fave Place:

Anywhere sunny and warm
  Quote: "If you snooze you lose "  

 

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Name:

Dion Mikaere
 

But often called:

Brown Sugar or Big D
 

Born – when:

Year of the Rooster
 

Where:

Auckland
 

The day job that pays for my dancing:

Computer Programmer
 

Started dancing salsa in:

Wellington 2001
 

What I love about salsa:

It felt so natural
 

Fave dance style:

Slow dancing with a beautiful woman
 

Dance style I’d most like to try:

None
 

The one person I’d most like to dance with:

Not a fair question there are so many
 

Fave/proudest dancing memory:

Dancing with my mother at sisters wedding
 

If I wasn’t dancing I’d be:

Playing sports
 

Dancing goal:

To dance forever
 

Most influential person to me:

Brother
 

Biggest threat to my willpower:

Negative vibes

 

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Name:

Jaffa Beech
 

But often called:

Frank
 

Born – when:

Year of the Rat
 

Where:

Palmerston North, NZ
 

The day job that pays for my dancing:

Computer Technical Specialist
 

Started dancing salsa in:

Hip Hop in Clubs
 

What I love about salsa:

Passion. Everytime you try something the depth of understanding required to achieve it well is enormous - unless you're a natural
 

Fave dance style:

Slasa of HipHop
 

Dance style I’d most like to try:

Done it
 

The one person I’d most like to dance with:

Whomever can do it well
 

Fave/proudest dancing memory:

2nd in DanceSport Latin/Ballroom Nationals, New Zealand Salsa Champion, Choreography was selected for worlds prestigious Salsa Congress in Los Angeles
 

If I wasn’t dancing I’d be:

Would never happen. Are you crazy? Ok maybe drinking...
 

Dancing goal:

Done it. Couple times. Have the video to prove it =)
 

Most influential person to me:

Round home and my life, my girlfriend.  As a constant, mum of course. On the floor, dance partner.  In the world, buggers that are doing good for non-religious reasons. At the bar, the person getting me my drink promptly!
 

Biggest threat to my willpower:

Other idiots or useless bstrds
 

Sport.  Love it/hate it: 

If it has a black fern on it, behind it, if not, take it or leave it
 

Fave movie:

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
 

Fave Book:

Read too many
 

Fave Band:

No idea
 

Fave Food:

Ice Cream
 

Fave Drink: 

Liquid Happy
 

Fave Place:

Mine
    Quote: “Get off your ass and do it, it won't do it itself ”

 

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