About Our Teams
Our dance teams were created to meet the needs of our students. We currently have five teams, ranging in age from 13 to 50. Our teams are:
- Yemaya Teens - Our very popular teen group
- Training Team - Our more recent
team members/students who either new to salsa or would like
to receive more technical training.
- Salsa Libre - Salsa Libre is our
amateur team and the next level up from our training. This
group is for more experienced dancers who are still in training
but capable of performing more complex moves, styling, etc.
- Ladies
of Yemaya - Ladies of Yemaya (self-explanatory). All
ladies routines, footwork, styling, and no male partner.
This is a selected group of the more experienced female
dancers that perform hot ladies salsa numbers for the
crowds.
- Yemaya Performing Team - This is our performing team for the most experienced dancers that we have. While still in training, the performing team members must also be able to learn advanced footwork, patterns, and styling and some tricks in a relatively short period of time for more difficult routines.
Team Highlights
Over the past few years, the Yemaya Salsa Dance Company has performed all over California and Nevada. Performance highlights include:
- West Coast Salsa Congress (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), Los Angeles, CA
- San Francisco Salsa Congress (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), San Francisco, CA
- Salsa with the Sacramento Kings (2003, 2004), Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
- Festival de la Familia (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
- Sacramento County Fair, Cal Expo (2006), Sacramento, CA
- Las Vegas Salsa Congress (2005), Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV
- "Good Morning Sacramento" KTXL 10 Studio Performance/Interview (2006)
- Oakland Raiders halftime show (2006), Oakland, CA
- KCRA Studio Performance (2004)
- March Salsa Madness (2006), YWCA, Sacramento, CA
- September Salsa Fest (2006), YWCA, Sacramento, CA
- Salsabor I, II (2001, 2002), San Jose, CA
- Cafe Cocomo (2003)
- Dirty Dancing "Havana Nights" movie promotion (2004), Sacramento, CA
- Glas Kat (2005)
- V101 Picnic (2003), Elk Grove Park, Elk Grove, CA
- "Neighbors & Health", Kaiser Permanente (2002), Stockton, CA
- Camellia Festival (2001, 2002), CSUS, Sacramento, CA
- Reno Dance Sensation (2006), Grand Sierra Hotel & Casino, Reno, NV
- Elite Studio of Dance Showcase (2006, 2007), Cosumnes River College
- Spotlight Dance & Fitness Showcase (2006, 2007)
- UNIVISION Studio Performance (2001, 2004, 2007)
- "Sabor Latino", UNIVISION (2006)
- "The Latin Show" (2006), San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose, CA
- Dance Team Competition (2005, 2006, 2007), Roccapulcos, San Francisco, CA
- New Year's Eve Extravaganza (2005), Palm Springs, CA
- Cesar Chavez celebration (2004, 2005, 2006) Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
- Salsa Summer Splash (2006), Palm Springs, CA
- Cinco de Mayo Festival (2003, 2004, 2005), Rocklin, CA