SALSA EXPLOSION
About SALSA EXPLOSION
Salsa Explosion has been bringing the joy of Latin dance to Winnipeg for over 20 years. They’re known for their high-energy and fun classes for all levels. The teachers at Salsa Explosion are great at breaking down the dancing into a science so that everyone can learn.
If you’ve ever been to Salsa Sundays, you can thank Salsa Explosion!
Discount Offered
50% off drop-in classes
Restrictions
20% pre-discounted gratuity applied to bill
Can’t be used with other discounts or specials
Must state you are a Commonwealth member while dropping in
Meet The Owner: Ana Lopez
Ana grew up around dancing. Her dad was teaching salsa when she was young, so she was able to learn as she grew up. However, she actually never trained in it until she was 18.
It was 2015, the same year she started training in salsa, that she won 1st in the World Salsa Championship in Miami and the Canadian Championships in Toronto.
Furthermore, she went on to get 2nd at the Canadian Championships in Bachata and 2nd in the World Latin Dance Cup in Bachata.
Ana can be found nearly every day at Salsa Explosion, her dance studio, where she teaches Latin dancing to all ages. In fact, she was the first one in Winnipeg to run a salsa program for kids.
Although many people know Ana for her salsa dancing, ballet is actually her favourite style. Funny enough, when she first started at the age of 7, she hated it. It took her a full year before she fell in love with ballet and started competing.
For Ana, dancing is an escape. There’s no better feeling than turning up the music and dancing her heart out. It’s when her true personality comes out. You would have no idea that she’s actually shy if you’ve only seen her while she’s dancing.
From young, her teachers would find her dancing around her school in Mexico with a smile on her face. Dancing was her first love, and that love still shines through to this day.
The only time you won’t find Ana dancing is when she’s doing puzzles or travelling to a beautiful beach to soak in the sun.
Ana has gone on to be a three-time Manitoba Dance Festival Ballet Scholarship recipient and was featured as the ballet soloist at the gala following the competition.
If winning several salsa championships wasn’t enough, she has also won 2 titles in Dance World Cup Canada in ballet & contemporary.
Whether it’s salsa, bachata, ballet, jazz or contemporary, Ana is not only dancing with passion, but winning competitions while doing it.