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About Us

A Mission of Movement

Salsamology Dance Academy is primarily a Latin and Ballroom Dance School that has been formed to teach, develop and elevate the quality of dancing on all rhythms. At Salsamology Dance Academy we know your free time and leisure activities are important.

We offer a diverse range of dances to meet your cultural, entertainment and recreational interests. Whether you are looking to meet new friends or just get away from it all Salsamology Dance Academy can help. Shed the stress and worry of everyday life and have a fantastic time.

We aim to produce a more complete dancer. Our main focus in each class is musicality, timing, body movement, rhythm and tempo.
Students will be able to identify various instruments within the music, in order to find Beat One in any genre of music they are dancing to. Salsamology Dance Academy will be focusing on several areas of the dance.

1. Musicality
2. Timing
3. Rhythm
4. Shines (footwork)
5. Turn Patterns

We keep evolving and continue to share our knowledge and educate our students.

“knowledge is movement”

Salsamology

Dance Academy

Experience

2018 - Present

Dance Styles

The main focus of the Academy is Salsa, Bachata and kizomba. Instructors trained with International Coaches from the United States, Canada and France in these genre of dances.

2016 - 2018

International workshops

The Academy hosted international Kizomba Workshops and was the first school to bring Sarah Lopez to Trinidad & Tobago in 2016. In 2018 Salsamology Dance Academy invited two renowned couples Isabella and Felicien from France and Dr. Kizomba & Flavie from Kizomba Cananda.

2013

Principle Instructor

Sheldon Harding A.R. DVIDA
Founder & Director, Head Instructor of Salsamology Dance Academy. Sheldon Harding is a Dance Vision International Dance Association (DVIDA) graduate with an Associate Degree in Rhythm Dances, Specialization in Ballroom and Latin Dance (Honors).

With over 20 years’ experience as a dancer, choreographer and educator, Sheldon is the founder of Salsamology Dance Academy, which is a very well-known and established Ballroom and Latin Dance school.

Additionally, he has competed performed and taught in many Ballroom and Latin Dance events in Trinidad, in 2013 he founded Salsamology Dance Academy.

Education

2017

ProDVIDA

Sheldon Harding, DVIDA Teachers Associate Degree

2016

American Style – Smooth & Rhythm

Smooth
Waltz
Foxtrot
Tango
Viennese Waltz

Rhythm
Cha Cha
Rumba
Samba
EC Swing
Bolero
Mambo
Merengue
WC Swing

2001

Sheldon Harding was first introduced to Salsa On1 in 2001 under the tutorship of Mr. Walter Diaz, a Venezuelan national. However, his first “taste” of Salsa On2 is attributed to visiting Puerto Rico for the Salsa Congress in 2003 and taking classes from the renowned Eddie Torres and Nelson Flores.

Since that time there has been no turning back for this passionate lover of this dance genre. He was determined to practice and perfect this style of dance even though in his country, Trinidad, the norm was and is still for most, to dance Salsa On1.

His quest to master Salsa On2 motivated him to make frequent visits to New York where he continued taking classes from Eddie Torres, Nelson Flores, Frankie Martinez and Alfred Pena, making him a very knowledgeable and experienced person to teach Salsa On2 in his country.

Most Requested

Salsa 76%

Bachata 93%

Kizomba 85%

Merengue 99%

Rumba & 3 Step 76%

Cha Cha 83%

Latin Hustle 65%