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Ciro Antonio Martinez and Mary Ann Martinez are the founders and directors of La Evolucion Dance Company. They started dancing Salsa in 1997 and have been teaching professionally since 2001. They were members of Ava's Latin Symbolics from 2000-2001. Ciro and Mary Ann have performed and taught workshops in Los Angeles, New York, Nevada, Hong Kong, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Despite their busy schedules, they still try to participate in dance competitions. In the past, they have placed in various events including the following: - Second Place - June 2003 Open Dance Competition, DNA Lounge San Francisco
- Semi-Finalists - 2002 Mayan World Salsa Competition, Professional Division
- First Place - 2000 Alberto's Nightclub Amateur Salsa Dance Competition
- Second Place - 2000 Jillian's Amateur Salsa Contest
In addition to being Salsa Instructors and Team Directors, Ciro and Mary Ann also work with couples and teams as they prepare for competition or performances. They include: - Alex Lee and Chi Le - 1st Place 2004 SF Congress Pro On 1, 2nd Place 2003 SF Congress Pro On 1 Competition
- Junior and Emily Alibi - 3rd Place 2004 SF Salsa Congress Pro On 2, 1st Place 2003 SF Congress Pro On 2 Competition
- Ava's Latin Symbolics
- Yemaya Sacramento
- Salsamania
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Ciro has a strong athletic background that include collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, track and field. He was an assistant wrestling coach at Skyline College and Riordan High School. Currently a dance instructor, Ciro is also planning to go back to school to get a degree in Radiology Technology. |
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Mary Ann started dancing at a young age and studied Polynesian dance, modern, ballet, and jazz. She became interested in adagio dancing in 1987 and became partners with Ciro to choreograph and perform at local dance shows. She is also an Occupational Therapist practicing at a Hand Therapy clinic in Napa. She is a certified Active Release Technique Provider for Spine, Upper Extremity,and Lower Extremity. She is able to correct soft-tissue conditions including dance-related injuries. She is currently preparing to take the national examination to be a Certified Hand Therapist. |
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Alex Lee is a core team member. He has been dancing Salsa since 1999. He was also a member of Ava's Latin Symbolics from 2000-2001 and Salsamania in 2002. He has since moved on to compete and win various Salsa Dance Competitions including the following: - First Place - 2004 SF Salsa Congress Pro On 1
- Second Place - 2003 SF Salsa Congress Professional On 1 Category
- First Place - July 2003 Open Dance Competition, DNA Lounge San Francisco
- Second Place - 2003 Mayan World Salsa Competition, Amateur Division
- First Place - 2003 PB&G Amateur Salsa Dance Competition
- Third Place - 2002 Mayan World Salsa Competition, Amateur Division
Alex has tremendous energy and experience in "boogaloo" that adds a different flavor to Salsa. When he is not dancing, Alex works as a firefighter/Paramedic with the San Jose Fire Department. Congratulations and best wishes to Alex and Chi as they travel around the world energizing the crowd with their explosive style of dancing and aerials! |
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Mark Awobuluyi
Marc is originally from the East Coast where he was in high school with Lucy Lui. He received his MD and PhD degrees from Harvard and MIT. He is currently finishing his training as a neurointerventional radiologist and working as a neuroscientist. He has athletic background in Tae Kwon Do and track and field. Aside from Salsa dancing, he has creative interests in non-linear video editing and DVD design.
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