Who
is Mambo Dream Team?
Through our past experience in dance and performance we are pleased to offer a wide scope of classes ranging from salsa, rumba, samba, flamenco and Afro Cuban. You will be assured of professional training and support, whatever your chosen area of interest is.
Strong emphasis is placed on understanding the culture, roots and basics of a given dance.
Recently we have started children’s dance program. The mission of this program is to empower youth with the necessary skills to understand and appreciate the importance of art through dance.
Dora:
Dora’s dance background involves jazz, modern dance, flamenco as well as Brazilian and Afrocuban. Her introduction into the world of dance as an art form started early when she participated in the 8 year gymnastics program. This initiated love for visual statements that eventually developed into passion.
After extensive training in various Latin dances with the world renowned instructors she became a professional salsa dancer. Currently she is member of the “Ire Omo” Afro-Cuban Dance Company in Toronto. Partnered up with Pawel they both competed and won several salsa competitions including the International SalsaWeb Competition, La Classique and Berlin Nightclub Competition. They performed and taught in different countries around the world representing Canada in places such as Puerto Rico, United States, Japan, Hawaii, Ireland, Germany and Poland.
View Resume >
Pawel:
Pawel is a professional mambo dance instructor. His experience with dance started when he was seven. At that time he was performing and traveling with “Lublin”, Polish National Folk Dance Ensemble. His passion later diverted toward Latin dance. He is presently a member of the “Ire Omo” Afro-Cuban Dance Company under the direction of Sarita Lleyva. After partnering with Dora he traveled competing, performing and teaching in several countries across the world representing Canada at different dance festivals and conventions.
Pawel is a professional mambo dance instructor. His experience with dance started when he was seven. At that time he was performing and traveling with “Lublin”, Polish National Folk Dance Ensemble. His passion later diverted toward Latin dance. He is presently a member of the “Ire Omo” Afro-Cuban Dance Company under the direction of Sarita Lleyva. After partnering with Dora he traveled competing, performing and teaching in several countries across the world representing Canada at different dance festivals and conventions.
Dailyn:
Dailyn Martinez has been born in Havana, Cuba and involved in dancing since a very young age. As of nine years old she already performed in prestigious stages for the Cuban government in Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Pinar del Rio and others. She started her training at Casa de Cultura Dance and Music School. When she reached the age of twelve has successfully auditioned for Juan Pablo Dualte, the Provincial School of Art in Havana to prepare for three years of higher level performance technique. Between 1996 and 2000 she completed her education at The National Academy of Dance specializing in modern dance, contemporary, jazz and other forms of traditional Cuban dances. In the years to follow Dailyn taught and performed on the National Cuban Arena.
Presently she dance in the Ire Omo Cuban Dance Company and teaches for the MamboDreamTeam School of Dance.
Rafael:
Rafael Steyners was born in Guantanamo City, Cuba. At the age of 5 he was chosen to join a special dance academy. At the age of 12 he started his first professional school of dance. Then, after a hard audition, he was accepted at one of the most prestigious schools of arts in the country (The National School of Scenic Arts located in Havana City). There he specialized in all kinds of Cuban and Latin dance, international dance, as well as taking lessons at the National School of Ballet. He found himself not only having a passion for dancing, so he trained as well in singing, acting, and guitar. By the age of 15 he had performed in dance videos and commercials, soap operas, special national events, and with some of the best known dance companies of Cuba. With his certificate with honours, he worked at the Tropicana de Cuba in Veradero, later in Cayo Coco. As well as being a member of Mambo Dream Team Dance Company, he is part of Ire Omo Dance Company in Toronto.
View Resume >