Addie-Tude Dance Company : Team Member
Photos on this page courtesy of Pablo Munoz of Mambon2.com, Manny Siverio & Brett McNichols

Brett McNichols: Brett McNichols has been dancing in one way or another since 1981. She has a background in Mambo, Merengue, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, Pointe, and Ballet. Always eager to gain knowledge, she continues to study under several instructors. She has trained at the Helen Adams Dance School, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Dance Manhattan Dance Studio, The Santo Rico Dance Studio with Thomas Guerrero and with Addie Diaz in her "Addie-tude" Dance Classes. This is Brett's first time as member of a professional mambo dance company. Addie has taken Brett under her wings by inviting her to join the "Addie-tude" Dance Company family. She hopes to develop Brett's full potential as a mambo performer.

DANCE PERFORMANCES

New York:
  • Salsa Night at Park Slope Geriatric Center, May 2004
  • Stardust Kutshers Country Club, Monticello NY, (November 2002)
  • Latin Madness III (November 2002 - 10 shows)
  • Salsa Hustle Dance Party, Dance Manhattan, November 2002
  • Hispanic Day Parade - October 2002
  • Terrace in the Sky, Manhattan
  • Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center, July 2002
  • Suburban Temple, Wantah, Long Island - NY, May 2002
  • West Chester University at West Chester - Philadelphia, April 2002
  • Dance Manhattan, March 2002
  • La Maganette, February 2002
  • Jimmy Anton Social Dance @ Dance Manhattan, February 2002
  • CCAGN (Chinese Cultural Association of Great Neck) Chinese New Year Celebration, February 2002
  • Starlite Caterers - Mambo Showdown, January 2002
  • 1st Annual East Coast Salsa Congress (Catskills NY), August 2001
  • Diamante Cable TV Show (5/01)
  • Salsa Profiles Cable TV Show
  • Dance Manhattan - "Salsa Performance Team 2000"
  • Puerto Rican Day Parade - HSBC National Bank Float
  • Dance Manhattan - "Spring Social Guest Night"
  • Dance Manhattan - "Christmas Showcase Guest Night"
  • Bank of NY Summer Function - Jazz Performance (Eastchester, NY)
  • Helen Adams Dance Studio - 3 Tap/Jazz Performances at Annual Recitals
  • Helen Adams Dance Studio - 14 Ballet Performances at Annual Recitals
  • Helen Adams Dance Studio - 10 Featured Solo Performances Ballet/Pointe at Annual Recitals

OTHER STATES
Georgia (Atlanta):

  • Sanctuary Latin NightClub, October 2002

California (Los Angeles):

  • 3rd Annual West Coast Salsa Congress (2001)

INTERNATIONAL

Switzerland (Zurich)

  • 1st Salsa Kongress 2 night performance at Zurich "Kongress Hause", Feb. 2002
  • 1st Salsa Kongress pre-party performance at "Club X-tra", Feb. 2002

Dominican Republic:

Workshop Instructor:

  • Atlanta, Georgia Mambo Workshop @ Atlanta Ballroom - October 2002
  • Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center - July 2002
  • Washington, DC Mambo Workshop - March 2002

Music Videos

  • Celia Cruz "Oye Como Vas" Music Video

Dance Experience and Highlights:

  • Summer 2000-Present: Mambo Student "Santo Rico" Dance School
  • Summer 2000-Present: Mambo Student Addie Diaz "Addie-tude" Dance School
  • July 2000: Music Video Salsa Dancer; with Celia Cruz in her "Oye Como Vas" Tribute to Tito Puente video
  • December 1999-July 2000: Salsa Student Dance Manhattan School of Dance
  • June 2000: Member/Performer Dance Manhattan's 1st "Salsa Performance Team 2000 - 'Princesa' " Performance.
  • June 2000: Puerto Rican Day Parade; Salsa/Merengue Dancer on HSBC National Bank Float
  • March 2000: Salsa Performance at Dance Manhattan Ballroom "Spring Social Guest Night"
  • December 1999: Salsa Performance at Dance Manhattan's "Christmas Showcase Guest Night"
  • Summer 1998: Salsa Student, Fred Astaire School of Dance, Westchester, NY
  • Summer 1998: Jazz Performance, Bank of New York Summer Function Eastchester, NY
  • 1996-1997: Hip-Hop Student, Rhythm By Nature School of Dance
  • 1991-1995: Ballroom Assistant Dance Instructor, Helen Adams School of Dance
  • 1991: Award Second Place Ballroom Dancer Achievement Award, Helen Adams School of Dance
  • 1989-1995: Assistant Ballet Instructor/Choreographer Helen Adams School of Dance
  • 1989-1991: Ballroom Dance Student, Helen Adams School of Dance
  • 1987: Ballet performance - "The Nutcracker" At S.U.N.Y. Purchase University
  • 1984-1987: Tap/Jazz Student Helen Adams School of Dance,
    - 3 Tap/Jazz Performances at annual recitals
  • 1981-1995: 14 Years of Classical Ballet/Pointe Training; Helen Adams School of Dance
    -14 Ballet Performances at annual recitals
    -10 Featured Solo Performances Ballet/Pointe at annual at annual recitals 

Brett's Photo Corner

Top: In Beginning pose of "Muneca" number during its debut at the Con Sazon Night Club (formerly Side Street) at a Mambo Showdown (early 2002)


Top: Brett with fellow team member Rodney Lopez performing "Medley" number at the 1st Annual Dominican Republic Salsa Congress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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