Brenda Oca

When did you start dancing Salsa?

April 2007

What inspired you to start dancing salsa ?

I’ve always loved dancing! I’m all about having a balanced life and dancing is one of my ways of keeping that balance. Dancing has always featured throughout my life – I’ve done some ballet, modern dancing, zouk, kizomba, semba, samba, hip-hop, kwasa-kwasa. I’m just excited and curious about learning different dances and increasing my dance skills.

Emmanuel Sowah

When did you start dancing Salsa?

In 2003

Why/How did you start dancing?

I love dancing and always love learning any new form of dance. That was what led me to the Aviation Social Centre Salsa Dance Club back home in Ghana, where I come from.

When did you start teaching/performing Salsa?

In October 2004

Davina Gaddin-Xenophontos

When did you start dancing Salsa?

At the end of 2004

What inspired you to start dancing salsa ?

My late mother Molly was my inspiration, motivation, in short, my everything. The turning point in my life - she was diagnosed with terminal cancer in the year 2001.

Once a strong, vibrant, passionate woman...this disease rapidly and extremely painfully reduced her to a shadow of her former self. Wheelchair bound, bed ridden, desperately ill...We were devastated!

Throughout her illness, she never lost her grace nor zest for life. She reminded me that 'dreams' were not meant to be forgotten. They were 'born in our hearts to be followed!'