Andreas

Andreas took his first Salsa course in 1999 at Mälarsalens dance academy in Stockholm, but he had danced hip-hop and other dance styles as a child. In the year 2000 he moved to a new city and he didn't continue with Salsa until 2004 when he started dancing full on again in Lund. The style of Salsa that he preferred when he started dancing was the Cuban style. Today he dances most styles of Salsa.

Andreas has been inspired by many teachers both nationally and internationally and has taught in several different dance schools. He has traveled to multiple Latin American countries to develop as a dancer, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Colombia. He has also been in many different shows and performed and taught at international congresses. In 2015 he attended the Sensual Bachata teacher training course with Korke and Judith in Spain.

Competitions: Andreas competed in dance for the first time in 2012 when he won first place in the Swedish championship of Bachata together with Matilda Tuomela. He also won the same competition in 2013 and finished in third place in 2014. In 2015 he competed with Frida in Swedish Bachata Stars, where they won silver. In 2016 Andreas and Frida became the Swedish champions of Bachata. In 2017, Andreas competed together with Ingrid and they became Swedish champions once more and in 2018 they competed and won again. Andreas has been crowned Swedish champion of Bachata 5 times with 3 different dance partners.

In addition to the Latin American dances Andreas has taken courses in many other dance styles such as Lindy hop, Bugg, Samba, Kizomba, Zouk, different Hip hop styles, Tango, Ballet, Jazz and Capoeira which is a form of Martial arts dance.

Andreas started teaching Salsa and Bachata in 2008 and is now a renowned instructor. In his classes, you can expect lots of laughter, joy and opportunities to learn something new.