ADDIE
DIAZ Addie
was trained to be a professional Mambo dancer at 25. She had the opportunity
to travel throughout the U.S. and abroad to perform and teach dance workshops.
Addie is a Worldwide pioneer for her Mambo Ladies Styling and New York style
of dancing. She formed her own dance company as Director & Choreographer
in 1998. Her family moved to Westchester County, NY where she teaches weekly
classes, she's a volunteer staff instructor at Side Street Kids Academy and
also teaches kids dance residencies in Public Schools and Community sites throughout
Westchester. She focuses on strong fundamentals for the students. Addie very
much enjoys watching her students growth in dance. And then seeing them have
a good time w/ their own development is the most rewarding accomplishment of
all!MAMBO DANCE INSTRUCTOR:
VOLUNTEER CHOREOGRAPHER/INSTRUCTOR:
• Side Street Kids (Bronx, NY) – Non-Profit Organization: Contributing Choreographer and Staff Volunteer Instructor for Weekly Adult and Children’s Latin Dance Program (Since 1999 -Present)
• L.E.S. Kids: NY Puerto Rican Day Parade Volunteer Choreographer (2001)
• Con Sazon Dance Company: Volunteer Choreographer for Debut Performance Number
NEW YORK (WKLY) DANCE INSTRUCTOR:
• UMC Arts Center (Tarrytown, NY): Weekly Adult Salsa Classes (Since 2009)
• Arts Westchester: Dance Residencies throughout the Public Schools and Community
Sites within Westchester County (Since 2008)
• YWCA & YMCA (White Plains, NY): Weekly Salsa Classes (Since 2008-2010)
• Side Street Kids (Bronx, NY) – Non-Profit Organization: Staff Volunteer Instructor for
Weekly Adult and Children’s Latin Dance Program (Since 2007)
• Theodore D. Young Community Center (White Plains, NY) - Pre-Teen Weekly
Performance Class (Since 2007)
• Astoria Dance Centre – Weekly Salsa Class (2004-2005)
• Sony Music Ent. Employee Gym (HFC) – Wkly Salsa Class (2004)
• The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts – Wkly Salsa Class (1995 – 2004)
• Caribbean Cultural Center – Bushwick H.S. – Dance Residencies: Salsa History & Dance
Course (2003)
• United Nations: 3 Month Employee Dance Class (2000)
• New York Sports Club: Salsa Aerobics Instructor – Manhattan, NYC (1999)
• Eight Avenue Studios - Weekly Mambo/Salsa Dance Classes (1998 – 2001)
• The Harbor for Performing Arts - Weekly Mambo/Salsa Dance Classes (1995-1997)
INTERNATIONAL & U.S. WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR:
• Miami Salsa Congress – Ladies Styling (2009)
• Zurich Salsa Fest, Switzerland – Ladies Styling and Cha-Cha Classes (2004)
• UK International Salsa Congress 2003 – Bognor Regis (South of England)
• 1s t and 3rd Annual East Coast Salsa Congress (2001 & 2003) – New York
• 3rd and 5th Annual West Coast Salsa Congress, Los Angeles, CA - (‘01 & ‘03)
• Kutscher Counry Club, Monticello, NY – Ladies Styling & Cha-Cha Classes (2002)
• Atlanta Ballroom, Atlanta, GA - Mambo Workshop (2002)
• Mambo Monster Promotions, Baltimore, MD – Salsa Partnerwork Class (2002)
• 1st Annual “Salsa Kongress”, Zurich, Switzerland – 3 Workshops (2002)
• 1st Dominican Republic Salsa Congress – Ladies Styling Workshop (2002)
• Aloha Activity Center - Waikiki, Hawaii (2001)
• Skyline Night Club, Munich, Germany – Basic Mambo Workshop (2001)
• "Y' Community Center - Hiroshima, Japan (2000)
• 2nd Annual Salsaweb Convention, Toronto, Canada (2000)
• United Nations - New York City (2000)
• AHRC (Assoc. Help for Disabled Children) NYC-Dance Class for Employee Event (1999)
• Pineapple Dance Studios & Las Brasas - London, England (1999)
• Club Nation Dance Studios - Paris, France (1999)
• 1st Annual Salsaweb Convention - Washington, DC (1999)
• Side Street Kids Academy - Bronx, New York (Various Choreography Contributions)
• Activ Fitness Gym, Zurich, Switzerland - Salsa Dance Workshops (1999)
• Swingtime Studio - Los Angeles, CA – Ladies Styling Workshops (1997)
• Cafe' Cocomo, San Francisco, CA – Mambo Dance and Ladies Styling Workshops (1997)
ARTIE YTHIER Artie started out as an On1 Salsa street dancer.
Being a Salsa fanatic he attended every nightclub and outdoor event he heard
about! He crossed over to formal On2 dance training at David Melendez's Starlite
Dance Studio. In 1992 he began teaching kids & teen classes where he choreographed
numbers for their student recitals. He eventually moved on to working with Adult
students for the last 8 years. Artie's fun personality adds an excitement to
his class that everyone loves. Students enjoy a high energy and creative lesson
mixed w/ a great time overall. Get ready for an awesome workout from a true
pro!
DUPLESSEY-MONIC
WALKER: Duplessey-Monic Walker is a Pace University graduate with a
Masters Degree in Psychology , a TESOL certified English teacher and attended
Mercy college, pursuing her second Masters in School Psychology. Duplessey's
Latin dance career began in 1986 and her dance experience spans over three decades.
Trained in ballet, jazz, modern, latin and social ballroom dance, Duplessey
has performed internationally and nationally in venues like Radio City Music
Hall, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden and in the 1996 Olympics with Wynton
Marsalis, to name a few. As dance partner and niece to New York's Mambo King
Eddie Torres, Duplessey is incredibly grateful and thrilled to carry on her
family legacy, spreading the love of Latin Music and Dance worldwide! 