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Ruby Espinosa
Mambo Bravo Artistic Director
PROFESSIONAL LATIN DANCER, PERFORMER AND CHOREOGRAPHER
She can take any stage, any space and make it her own. A serious-minded professional dancer,
teacher, ensemble member and visionary choreographer.
Ruby has worked and studied with the Mambo legend, Mr. Eddie Torres. She has danced live at
Manhattan's most illustrious venues including Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan
Center and Town Hall. Ruby also shared her artistry with an appreciative worldwide audience,
appearing on stage next to the top legends of Latin Music, such as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Cachao,
Eddie Palmieri, El Gran Combo, Andy Montañez, among many stars. TV and Music videos are still
another arena the multi-talented Ruby has conquered, appearing in “All My Children”, “The Kitchen”,
motion picture as well as a variety of Music Videos. Ruby’s unique style in Mambo, Salsa and Cha-
Cha and her knowledge of the Latin American Folkloric repertoire, plus a lively take on other
contemporary and traditional dances including Afro-Caribbean, Samba, Modern and African Dance,
ensure that she's always in demand -- from the local club to the barrio, from Los Angeles to Italy
anywhere excellence is found.
Mambo Bravo Artistic Director
PROFESSIONAL LATIN DANCER, PERFORMER AND CHOREOGRAPHER
She can take any stage, any space and make it her own. A serious-minded professional dancer,
teacher, ensemble member and visionary choreographer.
Ruby has worked and studied with the Mambo legend, Mr. Eddie Torres. She has danced live at
Manhattan's most illustrious venues including Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan
Center and Town Hall. Ruby also shared her artistry with an appreciative worldwide audience,
appearing on stage next to the top legends of Latin Music, such as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Cachao,
Eddie Palmieri, El Gran Combo, Andy Montañez, among many stars. TV and Music videos are still
another arena the multi-talented Ruby has conquered, appearing in “All My Children”, “The Kitchen”,
motion picture as well as a variety of Music Videos. Ruby’s unique style in Mambo, Salsa and Cha-
Cha and her knowledge of the Latin American Folkloric repertoire, plus a lively take on other
contemporary and traditional dances including Afro-Caribbean, Samba, Modern and African Dance,
ensure that she's always in demand -- from the local club to the barrio, from Los Angeles to Italy
anywhere excellence is found.
Stages Performed
International
Italy
• Baila Con Migo Tour, tour in Italy
• Baila Con Migo Congress,
Maratea, Italy
Southern Caribbean
• Curacao Salsa Congress,
Dominican Republic
• Dominican Republic Congress
Colombia
• Concierto Estadio de Medellin
Central Asia/Rusia
• Tour in Kyrgystan 2007
(Former Soviet Union)
National
New York
• Madison Square Garden
• Lincoln Center
• Manhattan Center
• Central Park Summer Stage
• Town Hall
• Aaron Davis Theater, NYC
• Puerto Rican Day Parade Float
• Copacabana
• Verizon Hall, Philadelphia
• Fountain Bleu, Miami FL
• Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo FL
• San Juan Hotel & Casino, PR
• San Francisco Jazz Festival, CA
• Carnival’s Salsa Cruises
• NJ Performing Arts Center
International
Italy
• Baila Con Migo Tour, tour in Italy
• Baila Con Migo Congress,
Maratea, Italy
Southern Caribbean
• Curacao Salsa Congress,
Dominican Republic
• Dominican Republic Congress
Colombia
• Concierto Estadio de Medellin
Central Asia/Rusia
• Tour in Kyrgystan 2007
(Former Soviet Union)
National
New York
• Madison Square Garden
• Lincoln Center
• Manhattan Center
• Central Park Summer Stage
• Town Hall
• Aaron Davis Theater, NYC
• Puerto Rican Day Parade Float
• Copacabana
• Verizon Hall, Philadelphia
• Fountain Bleu, Miami FL
• Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo FL
• San Juan Hotel & Casino, PR
• San Francisco Jazz Festival, CA
• Carnival’s Salsa Cruises
• NJ Performing Arts Center
Victor Rivera
Mambo Bravo Mambo/Salsa Instructor
PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR, PERFORMER AND CHOREOGRAPHER
Victor brings to Mambo Bravo a distinctive and refreshing take on dancing.
His creative classes give students the opportunity to quickly capture complex
turn-patterns with ease. Victor's flavorful style and innovative turn-patterns
attract some of the most advanced dancers in New York City.
His natural patience, dedication and love for teaching are Victor’s trademark.
If you are looking to learn something different and loaded with style, try one of
Victor's energizing Mambo/Salsa classes.
Mambo Bravo Mambo/Salsa Instructor
PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR, PERFORMER AND CHOREOGRAPHER
Victor brings to Mambo Bravo a distinctive and refreshing take on dancing.
His creative classes give students the opportunity to quickly capture complex
turn-patterns with ease. Victor's flavorful style and innovative turn-patterns
attract some of the most advanced dancers in New York City.
His natural patience, dedication and love for teaching are Victor’s trademark.
If you are looking to learn something different and loaded with style, try one of
Victor's energizing Mambo/Salsa classes.
Steve Colón
Mambo Bravo Mambo/Salsa and Cha-Cha Instructor
Steve Colón is a Salsa/Mambo/Cha-Cha dancer, performer and instructor from New
York City. Born in The Bronx, he was deeply influenced as a teenager by the
revolutionary changes to Latin music that transformed it into what was to become
known world-wide as Salsa.
He was a long-time student of Eddie “The Mambo King” Torres and his wife Maria
and also spent a number of years studying with Jimmy Anton.
Since 2005, he has been a proud member of Almyra Ayos’ CASA DE LA SALSA
Dance Company. Steve and Almyra represented the company in September of ’07
when they traveled to Thailand where they had been invited to teach Salsa
workshops and perform at the annual SalsaBangkok Fiesta. Steve also recently
performed with the dance company Oriki Omi Oddara in the Afro-Cuban stage
spectacular ORIKI A CUBA! – REZO POR TI under the direction of legendary
choreographer, dancer and performer Felix “Pupy” Insua. Other performances of
note include the New York Salsa Congress, CDLS Tsunami fundraiser, S.A.V.E.
benefit for Film Aid, the book release party for “Mambo Peligroso”, Hope Inicitiva’s
benefit for the Casa Bernabe orphanage, the Connecticut Salsa Congress, the
Windows of Hope benefit for 9/11 and the Palm Springs Winter Salsa/Mambo
Festival as well as events for HBO, See and Be Scene Art & Music collective, and the
NYC Board of Education. He has also performed at venues such as Lincoln Center,
the United Nations, Central Park and various clubs, schools and institutions in and
around New York City.
Steve is also an instructor at Rhythm Break studio in Manhattan and their sister
studio NY Wedding Dance, where he occasionally teaches classes at the studio but
spends most of his time in Rhythm Break’s Corporate Dance Program. He goes on-
site to teach Salsa to the employees of companies like Citigroup, Avon, JPMorgan
Chase, and NBC. Additionally, he has conceived Wedding-Dance-choreography for
some of the clientele of NY Wedding Dance.
No matter where he teaches, Steve’s open, friendly, and patient style of teaching is
always very popular with his students. He’s grateful to Ruby for the invitation to join
Mambo Bravo and excited to help her spread the joy!
Mambo Bravo Mambo/Salsa and Cha-Cha Instructor
Steve Colón is a Salsa/Mambo/Cha-Cha dancer, performer and instructor from New
York City. Born in The Bronx, he was deeply influenced as a teenager by the
revolutionary changes to Latin music that transformed it into what was to become
known world-wide as Salsa.
He was a long-time student of Eddie “The Mambo King” Torres and his wife Maria
and also spent a number of years studying with Jimmy Anton.
Since 2005, he has been a proud member of Almyra Ayos’ CASA DE LA SALSA
Dance Company. Steve and Almyra represented the company in September of ’07
when they traveled to Thailand where they had been invited to teach Salsa
workshops and perform at the annual SalsaBangkok Fiesta. Steve also recently
performed with the dance company Oriki Omi Oddara in the Afro-Cuban stage
spectacular ORIKI A CUBA! – REZO POR TI under the direction of legendary
choreographer, dancer and performer Felix “Pupy” Insua. Other performances of
note include the New York Salsa Congress, CDLS Tsunami fundraiser, S.A.V.E.
benefit for Film Aid, the book release party for “Mambo Peligroso”, Hope Inicitiva’s
benefit for the Casa Bernabe orphanage, the Connecticut Salsa Congress, the
Windows of Hope benefit for 9/11 and the Palm Springs Winter Salsa/Mambo
Festival as well as events for HBO, See and Be Scene Art & Music collective, and the
NYC Board of Education. He has also performed at venues such as Lincoln Center,
the United Nations, Central Park and various clubs, schools and institutions in and
around New York City.
Steve is also an instructor at Rhythm Break studio in Manhattan and their sister
studio NY Wedding Dance, where he occasionally teaches classes at the studio but
spends most of his time in Rhythm Break’s Corporate Dance Program. He goes on-
site to teach Salsa to the employees of companies like Citigroup, Avon, JPMorgan
Chase, and NBC. Additionally, he has conceived Wedding-Dance-choreography for
some of the clientele of NY Wedding Dance.
No matter where he teaches, Steve’s open, friendly, and patient style of teaching is
always very popular with his students. He’s grateful to Ruby for the invitation to join
Mambo Bravo and excited to help her spread the joy!
Silvana Marquina
Mambo Bravo Brazilian Samba Instructor
Dancer ,choreographer, singer,writer and songwriter(she's a teacher
graduated in Ballet,and studied a variety of dances and techniques such as:
modern, jazz, capoeira angola, butoh, contact improvisation,street dances like
popping and locking, hip hop, house, yoga and zen shiatsu.
In Brazil she danced at the Ballet Stagium, in Argentina at the Ballet Teatro
Argentino, in United States she performed at Lincoln Center, Radio City,
Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space and the White House (Capoeira Angola
National Fellowship Award).
Silvana currently choreographs for SOB's (Sounds of Brazil) in NYC.
She has performed with Stars: Aretha Franklyn, Wyclef Jean and friends
(Destiny Child's,Mary J Blage,Stevie Wonder)
Live performance for Jennifer Lopez during her record release party for "on the
6". Featured in ABC TV "One life to live", NY Morning News Channel 11, VH1
story tellers Wyclef Jean. India Arie's Video "ready for your love"
Participated in the Olympic Games in Athens Greece, where she danced in
behalf of Brazil in a production of forty countries.
Mambo Bravo Brazilian Samba Instructor
Dancer ,choreographer, singer,writer and songwriter(she's a teacher
graduated in Ballet,and studied a variety of dances and techniques such as:
modern, jazz, capoeira angola, butoh, contact improvisation,street dances like
popping and locking, hip hop, house, yoga and zen shiatsu.
In Brazil she danced at the Ballet Stagium, in Argentina at the Ballet Teatro
Argentino, in United States she performed at Lincoln Center, Radio City,
Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space and the White House (Capoeira Angola
National Fellowship Award).
Silvana currently choreographs for SOB's (Sounds of Brazil) in NYC.
She has performed with Stars: Aretha Franklyn, Wyclef Jean and friends
(Destiny Child's,Mary J Blage,Stevie Wonder)
Live performance for Jennifer Lopez during her record release party for "on the
6". Featured in ABC TV "One life to live", NY Morning News Channel 11, VH1
story tellers Wyclef Jean. India Arie's Video "ready for your love"
Participated in the Olympic Games in Athens Greece, where she danced in
behalf of Brazil in a production of forty countries.
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Performance Highlights
Venue: Madison Square Garden
On-stage performance with: Eddie Palmieri, El Gran
Combo de Puerto Rico, Los Adolecentes, Jose
Alberto “El Canario”, Tito Nieves, Tito Rojas and
Johnny Pacheco.
Venue: Toured in various venues nationally as part
of the Tito Puente Dancers (Eddie Torres Dancers)
On-stage performance with: Tito Puente and his
Latin Ensemble
Venue: Ocean Reef Club, Florida
On-stage performance with: Cachao
Venue: Manhattan Center
On-stage performance with: Celia Cruz, Tito Puente
and Jose Albero “El Canario”
Venue: Salsa Cruise 2005
On-stage performance with: Larry Harlow and His
Orchestra
Venue: Salsa Cruise 2006
On-stage performance with: El Gran Combo de
Puerto Rico
Venue: Madison Square Garden
On-stage performance with: Eddie Palmieri, El Gran
Combo de Puerto Rico, Los Adolecentes, Jose
Alberto “El Canario”, Tito Nieves, Tito Rojas and
Johnny Pacheco.
Venue: Toured in various venues nationally as part
of the Tito Puente Dancers (Eddie Torres Dancers)
On-stage performance with: Tito Puente and his
Latin Ensemble
Venue: Ocean Reef Club, Florida
On-stage performance with: Cachao
Venue: Manhattan Center
On-stage performance with: Celia Cruz, Tito Puente
and Jose Albero “El Canario”
Venue: Salsa Cruise 2005
On-stage performance with: Larry Harlow and His
Orchestra
Venue: Salsa Cruise 2006
On-stage performance with: El Gran Combo de
Puerto Rico
Ruby Espinosa
Over 12 years performing, choreographing and teaching Latin Dance.
Director and Owner of Mambo Bravo Latin Dance Studio
Director of DulceBembe Latin Dance Company.
Director or Rumba Buena Latin Dancers
Member of the Carlos Konig Dancers
Former Eddie Torres Latin Dance Company Dancer
Toured and performed as a member of the following companies:
CCNY Dance Company, Specializing in Modern and Jazz Dance techniques
Long Island University Dance Company, Specializing in Modern Dance techniques
NYU Dance Company, Specializing in African Dance
Ballet Folklorico de Colombia, Specializing in Colombian Folklore
Eddie Torres Latin Dance Company, Specializing in Mambo, Salsa and Cha-Cha
Carlos Konig Dancers, Specializing in Mambo, Salsa and Cha-Cha
DulceBembe Latin Dance Company, Specializing in Mambo, Salsa and Cha-Cha
Over 12 years performing, choreographing and teaching Latin Dance.
Director and Owner of Mambo Bravo Latin Dance Studio
Director of DulceBembe Latin Dance Company.
Director or Rumba Buena Latin Dancers
Member of the Carlos Konig Dancers
Former Eddie Torres Latin Dance Company Dancer
Toured and performed as a member of the following companies:
CCNY Dance Company, Specializing in Modern and Jazz Dance techniques
Long Island University Dance Company, Specializing in Modern Dance techniques
NYU Dance Company, Specializing in African Dance
Ballet Folklorico de Colombia, Specializing in Colombian Folklore
Eddie Torres Latin Dance Company, Specializing in Mambo, Salsa and Cha-Cha
Carlos Konig Dancers, Specializing in Mambo, Salsa and Cha-Cha
DulceBembe Latin Dance Company, Specializing in Mambo, Salsa and Cha-Cha
Artist Accompanied on stage / Toured
• Tito Puente
• Celia Cruz
• Cachao
• Willie Colon
• Eddie Palmieri
• El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
• Larry Harlow
• Johnny Pacheco
• Andy Montañes
• Tito Rojas
• Jose Alberto "El Canario"
• Los Adolecentes
• Michael Stewart
• Gerry Galante
• Tito Puente Junior
TV & Video
The Kitchen, PBS Movie
Role: Dancer
Walt Disney’s Flubber, Commercial
Role: Dancer
Clavado En Un Bar, Jose Alberto “El Canario”,
Music Video
Role: Dancer
All My Children, ABC
Role: Dancer
MSG Special, MSG TV
Role: Dancer
The Kitchen, PBS Movie
Role: Dancer
Walt Disney’s Flubber, Commercial
Role: Dancer
Clavado En Un Bar, Jose Alberto “El Canario”,
Music Video
Role: Dancer
All My Children, ABC
Role: Dancer
MSG Special, MSG TV
Role: Dancer
NylaPhoenix
Mambo Bravo Belly Dance Instructor
Egyptian Oriental and Folklore, Arianna al Tiye technique
Born under the element of fire, NylaPhoenix is nothing short of sizzling!
Originally trained in Modern, Salsa, and other Afro-Latin dance forms,
NylaPhoenix began her studies in Middle Eastern Dance in 2002, under her
noted master teachers such as Morocco, Tarik Sultan, Nourhan Sharif, and
Arianna Halima al Tiye, who helped to mold her dance career. Additionally,
she accredits her inspirations in dance to great legends such as Mona El
Said and Raqia Hassan, both with whom she studied in Cairo, Egypt. In
2007, NylaPhoenix joined as a member of the foremost Sub-Saharan
Oriental group, in the United States, "Nubian Moon Daughters Dance
Company", under the direction of Arianna Halima al Tiye.
NylaPhoenix has performed both in the U.S. and internationally, such as the
Rakkasah Festival of the East, Ahlan Wa Sahlan Dance Festival in Cairo,
Hunter College Dance Showcase, and at an array of weddings, restaurants
and private events in and around town. She holds firmly to the belief that
music and dance are special gifts offered by the gods and goddesses,
helping us to celebrate the gift of life. Thus this gift should be exercised
daily, with every breath one takes.
NylaPhoenix currently teaches Egyptian Oriental and Folklore, Arianna al
Tiye technique at Mambo Bravo Latin Dance Studio in New York City.
Mambo Bravo Belly Dance Instructor
Egyptian Oriental and Folklore, Arianna al Tiye technique
Born under the element of fire, NylaPhoenix is nothing short of sizzling!
Originally trained in Modern, Salsa, and other Afro-Latin dance forms,
NylaPhoenix began her studies in Middle Eastern Dance in 2002, under her
noted master teachers such as Morocco, Tarik Sultan, Nourhan Sharif, and
Arianna Halima al Tiye, who helped to mold her dance career. Additionally,
she accredits her inspirations in dance to great legends such as Mona El
Said and Raqia Hassan, both with whom she studied in Cairo, Egypt. In
2007, NylaPhoenix joined as a member of the foremost Sub-Saharan
Oriental group, in the United States, "Nubian Moon Daughters Dance
Company", under the direction of Arianna Halima al Tiye.
NylaPhoenix has performed both in the U.S. and internationally, such as the
Rakkasah Festival of the East, Ahlan Wa Sahlan Dance Festival in Cairo,
Hunter College Dance Showcase, and at an array of weddings, restaurants
and private events in and around town. She holds firmly to the belief that
music and dance are special gifts offered by the gods and goddesses,
helping us to celebrate the gift of life. Thus this gift should be exercised
daily, with every breath one takes.
NylaPhoenix currently teaches Egyptian Oriental and Folklore, Arianna al
Tiye technique at Mambo Bravo Latin Dance Studio in New York City.
| August '07, Kyrgystan (Central Asia) Opera House Performance Sold-Out Show! |