Formerly trained in Jazz dance 1979-81 (Lynn Simonson) and ballet (received a ballet scholarship in 1981), Angel has incorporated these elements of dance to create his style of dancing Salsa with the New York influence. He continues his growth in salsa by studying other styles while traveling. He's also very much inspired and influenced by all instructors and friends he meets along his travels. Always seeking to continue learning, Angel in 2003 certified in the Bronze level of the World Salsa Federation Syllabus (the WSF offers a syllabus that is accepted worldwide, used for competitions, teacher certification, and social dancing, and the only official syllabus for the AAU Junior Olympics).

It was In 1992, that Angel first went on tour for Salsa where he visited South America and Puerto Rico to perform alongside major salsa recording artists formerly of the Ralph Mercado Management record label. This tour was in celebration of Tito Puente's 100th Album (buy video "100th LP" at Prodland.com). Traveling with the Eddie Torres Dance Company and performing on stage during Tito Puente's "100th Album" tour was a privilege and the beginning of Angel's career in Salsa now in its 17th year.

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Tito Puente's 100th Album - Tour (1992)
Colombia
Chile
Puerto Rico

Madison Square Garden (1992-1996)
Bi-annual appearances with the Eddie Torres Dance Company

World Salsa Congress , San Juan, Puerto Rico
Featured Salsa Instructor - Five Consecutive years (1997-2001)

Stepping Out Dance Studios
Instructor Night-Club Style On2 and On1
Oct 2004-present

Dancesport
Instructor Night-Club Style On2
(2000-2002)


Major Motion Pictures
Screen Actors Guild - eligible
Carlitos Way (Al Pacino) (Extra)
Center Stage (Columbia Pictures released in yr 2000)-(Extra)

Master of Ceremonies
2nd Bulgarian Salsa Weekend, 2007
Fiesta Salsacional, Brussels 2006
Salsa on the Move, NYC, August 2006
Best of the Midwest Salsa Festival, May 2006
1st Salsa Weekend, Bulgaria, March 2006
Croatia Salsa Congress, June 2006
Innsbruck (Austria) Salsa Congress, January 2005
Brussels Salsa Congress, May 2005
1st Croatia Salsa Festival 2005
1st Austria Salsa Congress, January 2004
Helsingborg Salsa Congress, May 2004
Norwegian Salsa Congress, Skien-Norway 2004
International Summer Festival, Brussels 2004
Norwegian Salsa Congress, Skien-Norway 2003
Barcelona Salsa Congress, August 2003
Helsingborg Salsa Congress, September 2003
Marseille Salsa Congress, November 2003


The early years..1981 the former Morelli Ballet, Inc NYC
West 14th St & 6th Ave (no, the hair is NOT an Afro)

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
Featured appearance in the "Eddie Torres teaches Salsa Nightclub Style"
(released in 1996) Salsa Instructional Video (2 Volume set).
To purchase this video (now available on DVD), go to www.descarga.com

MUSIC VIDEOS/SALSA CONGRESS VIDEOS
Prague Salsa Festival 2003
Barcelona Salsa Congress, 2002
European Salsa Festival, Holland
Tito Puente 100th Album 1992
World Salsa Congress 1997
Bacardi Salsa Congress 1998 "International Mambo Team"
Pontin's (Club Cubana) videos of 1999, 2000, 2001
"Caliente" T.V. Program
Tito Nieves ( I Like it Like That) for the motion picture
Orquesta De La Luz (for Japan release only)
Rey Ruiz, Music Video
Somos Diferentes (Orquesta De La Luz -Japan release only)

TELEVISION APPEARANCES
CNN Turkey 2003
U.S. El Show de las 12 (multiple appearances)
U.S. Caliente (Channel 41)
U.S. Sabado Al Medio Dia (multiple appearances)
U.S. (Channel 41) Cable, featuring Iris Chacon 1991
Parada Plesa-Slovenia National TV Channel 2002

CONCERT AND STAGE APPEARANCES
2003, Latin Splash UK, on stage with "Son Boricua" featuring Jose Mangual, Jr & Jimmy Sabater
1992-1996 Madison Square Garden - Multiple annual salsa dance performance appearances
Lincoln Center "Latin Tinge: Jazz and the Influence featuring: Wynton Marsalis
1994 - Apollo Theater: New York City Tito Puente's Tribute to Dizzy Gallespie, Machito & Mario Bauza

TITO PUENTE'S 100th ALBUM TOUR 1992:
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente Colliseum
South America Tour - Bogota, Cali, Barranquilla
Chile - Santiago de Chile

NEW YORK CITY NIGHTCLUB PERFORMANCES/Early Years
Copacabana
S.O.B's (Sounds of Brazil) (Multiple appearances)
Club Broadway
Latin Quarter
Broadway 2
SideStreet
Tatou
Rockefeller Center's Rainbow Room

NEWS PUBLICATIONS
Tromso - Norway, Press, October 2006
Online at Cincinnati.com, Weekend Edition Newspaper- August 19, 2005
Sabar- Istanbul 2003
Buena Onda Magazine, Italy, February 2003
Stadtteile Newspaper, Saturday 11, January 2003
Japanese Salsa Book published 1997
Oye/Listen - Holland Publication 1998
Freiburg, (Germany) Local newspaper
Helsingborgs Dagblad, 26 September 2003 (Sweden)
Buena Onda, Rome Italy
Varden Newspaper/Skien-Norway, May 2003

DANCE COMPANY AFFILIATIONS/EARLY YEARS
David Melendez Dance Company (NYC)
RazzMTazz Dance Company (NYC)
Santo Rico Dance Company, 1997 World Salsa Congress
Robin Lobe Dance Company (NYC)
Nydia Ocasio Dance Company (NYC

CHOREOGRAPHY CREDITS
Director - Stepping Out Studios Salsa Dance Team
(student dance company 2005 - to present)

Team Oslo (Norway)
Team Oslo Student Dance Company established November 2002)
(Performance at Barcelona Salsa Congress 2003)
(Performance at NYNJ SalsaFestival 2004)

Team Brussels (established August 2004)
(Performance at NYNJ SalsaFestival 2004)

Tribute to Tito Puente
Bacardi Salsa Congress 2000 (35 member dance Team)

Paul Pellicoro and Eleny Fotinos, owners of Dancesport NYC
(Italy Tour)

Eddie Torres Student Dance Company
(the "old" Latin Quarter NightClub)

DanceSport All Stars
(performance at Bacardi Salsa Congress, Copacabana NYC)
DanceSport Student Company

International Mambo Team
(Performance at the World Salsa Congress 1998, Puerto Rico)