About Mambo Dallas!
Katie, Director, Choreographer & Instructor
Katie has been dancing salsa since 1998. Although she began dancing On1 and later picked up Casino Rueda with two dance companies, she love dancing NY style mambo On2. When asked which one she prefers, she likes whichever style the guy leads best! Katie also has a background in tango and ballet, but prefers the energy of salsa. She is currently teaching and performing with her partner Frederic in Dallas as she pursues her PhD.
Frederic, Co-director & Instructor
Frederic has been dancing salsa since his sister taught him at the ripe old age of 8. He began training seriously in Miami with Salsa Kings and University of Miami's Salsa Craze and soon rose to the performace level, performing and competing all over Miami. Frederic is trained as a casinero (Cuban-style salsa and Rueda), but is also a skilled On1 and On2 dancer. Frederic began teaching in 2002 but stopped teaching in 2004 to concentrate in his graduate Engineering degree. Frederic and Katie are currently teaching and dancing together.
John (J. D.) Chaparro, Instructor & Dancer
John (J. D.) Chaparro initial dancing training was in formal ballroom, swing, and Latin dancing. In 2008 he began his on2 Salsa training. He has been dancing on1 salsa since he started his ballroom training. John joined Mambo Dallas dance company in 2009. John also works as an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments.
Misty Hill, Dancer
Misty was first introduced to salsa in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala in 2003. She started social dancing and from time to time, taking classes from different instructors (On1). She has traveled all over and could always rely on a friendly, welcoming environment within the salsa community. Just reciently she offically made Dallas her home and decided to take her salsa to another level by joining Mambo Dallas. Dancing will always be a part of her life because for her it is the way we rejoice life.
Katie has been dancing salsa since 1998. Although she began dancing On1 and later picked up Casino Rueda with two dance companies, she love dancing NY style mambo On2. When asked which one she prefers, she likes whichever style the guy leads best! Katie also has a background in tango and ballet, but prefers the energy of salsa. She is currently teaching and performing with her partner Frederic in Dallas as she pursues her PhD.
Frederic, Co-director & Instructor
Frederic has been dancing salsa since his sister taught him at the ripe old age of 8. He began training seriously in Miami with Salsa Kings and University of Miami's Salsa Craze and soon rose to the performace level, performing and competing all over Miami. Frederic is trained as a casinero (Cuban-style salsa and Rueda), but is also a skilled On1 and On2 dancer. Frederic began teaching in 2002 but stopped teaching in 2004 to concentrate in his graduate Engineering degree. Frederic and Katie are currently teaching and dancing together.
John (J. D.) Chaparro, Instructor & Dancer
John (J. D.) Chaparro initial dancing training was in formal ballroom, swing, and Latin dancing. In 2008 he began his on2 Salsa training. He has been dancing on1 salsa since he started his ballroom training. John joined Mambo Dallas dance company in 2009. John also works as an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments.
Misty Hill, Dancer
Misty was first introduced to salsa in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala in 2003. She started social dancing and from time to time, taking classes from different instructors (On1). She has traveled all over and could always rely on a friendly, welcoming environment within the salsa community. Just reciently she offically made Dallas her home and decided to take her salsa to another level by joining Mambo Dallas. Dancing will always be a part of her life because for her it is the way we rejoice life.