I have been dancing for over 12 years now, originally started off with Salsa at Wessex House in London Clapham.

My first teacher was a gentleman by the name of Elder Sánchez, and once advanced to intermediate Miguel Monteiro and the lovely Marlene Almeida. 

It was amazing how I just stumbled across the dance scene, I was at the time working for (AIG American International Group) as their National Sales Manager.

When it was a work colleagues birthday in the office, they would choose, what we would all do as a group on Friday or the Thursday after work. One of the girls choose salsa, so we all went into the beginners class at Wessex house. Being of a competitive nature and coming from a sales background, I was so gutted that I couldn’t just do it, and wasn’t able to just dance with anyone. Standing at the side just watching some of the superb dancers, however still feeling the great energy and vibe, I so wanted more of the action. I then decided to book a block course, to ensure I attended and got up to speed very quickly.

Being the  National Manager of one of the biggest organizations in the world, with over a 100 reports, was very stressful and consumed so much of my energy and life. We had to have a annual health consultation, with a company doctor and I always remember a question he asked me “Trevor when do you switch off/when are you not thinking about work? I couldn’t answer that question, I actually couldn’t remember a time when I wasn’t thinking about work.

However, after I had finished my 6 week course, my Thursday nights we set in stone as long as I was in the country, I would be dancing at Wessex house. It was one night when I was leaving that it suddenly dawned on me, that while I was there dancing I actually didn’t think about work once. It was a really bazaar feeling, as this was something I hadn’t experienced for years. Also, I would arrive at dance sometimes shattered mentally and physically, would emerged completely re-energized, but most importantly was actually switching off from work. This became my escapism from reality, my sanctuary, a world where Race, colour, religion and age, was insignificant, it was just all about the dance…awesome!

I then wanted learn everything so started bachata at Wimbledon salsa Partytime with Simon Lord bachata. Then came Kizomba, which I remember once giving Miguel Monteiro lift, and he said to me,” every time I get in you’re car your listening to Kizomba, do you actually know how to dance it?” I didn’t even know an actual dance existed, he then suggested I start attending his workshops in Wandsworth South London, and guess who was the up and coming Dj at the time, no other than the legendary Hugo Boss.

My love and obsession then took another angle when after dancing for a around 4 months my close friend now Dj Dennis, convinced me to come to Rovinj Salsa festival.

…and I think from that day my life has never been the same. After Rovinj I then attended Berlin, followed by Warsaw (El Sol), and Londons very own Mambo City 5 star festival.  What a baptism to Salsa, four of the dance world’s biggest institutions, and I have returned every year to date. By now my dance addiction had truly kicked in, I became self employed, where I was now able to work while in transit. I was now averaging around 2 sometime 3-4 festivals a months, what was even more bazaar was that I had also past my travel addiction on to some of my close friends ie Laura Callous, and Amanda Zahrai who have now become serial dance festival attendees.  Like a most of the dance world, when I was away working abroad, I would I be googling  somewhere to dance, and that’s one of the unique things about the dance world, where ever you are in the world, you can always find somewhere to dance. After over 10 years of traveling and observing, 2020 was always my target to emerge

I feel I have done my ground work, and have acquired a wealth of knowledge, and music of all genres required to entertain and sustain a dance audience, while at the same time taking them on a wonderful musical adventure. 

After a magical time at Johannesburg Latin Festival 2019, there was never any doubt that I would be returning in 2020.