About Salsa Squad

Paul... Paul has been dancing Salsa since it first landed in Cheltenham over 10 years ago. He teaches Salsa full time and this year won 'Top regional UK Salsa Instructor' Award at the 2010 UK Salsa Awards. His other passion is boxing and despite competing in 25 contests still gets caught by the occasional ladies left elbow on the dance floor! He says 'People come to our Salsa nights to have a good time, to socialise and to have fun whilst learning how to Salsa, that's what our salsa nights are all about.

Stuart... Stuart was one of Salsa Squads very first students and he has since progressed to being one of the busiest teachers in the area. He has the knack of being able to turn complete non-dancers into budding Salser's. His other passion is Rugby where his reputation lies in bone shaking tackles as well as a niftly little side step that he picked up from learning the Rumba!

Nina... Meet Nina, Salsa Squads Glamorous Assistant and Original Squadette. Nina has been classically trained in dance since the age of three. She assists Paul at The Barn and The Place and looks after the Beginners at Butlers on Tuesdays,a busy lady and a rock to the SALSA SQUAD team.

Christoph... Chris prefers to dance a funkier style of salsa and as such, to the delight of his students, always likes to include a couple of body rolls and shoulder shimmys in his routine. For Chris it's all about giving people a good time during their class. He always keeps an eye out for people getting things right, this is made a lot easier since his recent laser eye surgery!

Pete... Pete is the younger breed of Salsa Squad's home grown teachers. He is trained in Ball Room and had been dancing this style for 10 years before becoming seduced by the darker side of Salsa ;-). Pete is our resident Improvers teacher at The Place on Friday Night, his motto is 'Get them Laughing' and as such his classes are always fun packed!

Kevano... Kev (nicknamed Kevano), is from a Street dance background. He teaches the Beginners at The Barn on Mondays. Kev gives a lot to his students, even after his class has finished he still takes time to help people fine tune their moves, the sign of a first class teacher.

Joe... Joe looks after the Beginners at The Place on Fridays. As with all the Salsa Squad teachers, Joe's approach is friendly and encouraging. Joe also has a reputation for dancing with every single one of the ladies during the night, twice if there is time!

Pawel... Pawel (known to his Amigos as 'Paul') hailes from a Ballroom background. His teaching syle is strong on technique whilst at the same time keeping things light and fun. Watch out for his party-piece routine when he puts 14 stone men into lifts and dips to the delight of the onlooking crowd.