Javier & Kiki - San Francisco's Hello! Bachata Fest

Hello! Bachata - Javier Campines and Kiki Amanno - Bachata

Los Angeles, Calif.

KIKI D AMANNO

Kiki is a multiple World Bachata Champion. She is the director and choreographer of 10x World Champions B Queens Elite.

She received her early dance training from Mariko Murakami Houck and Cory-Jeanne M. Houck-Cox, as well as, Yvonne Mounsey and Rosemary Valaire at Westside School of Ballet. At age 9, she was performing as the youngest member of Pacific American Ballet Theatre and had the great privilege of training with Irina Kosmovska, Alexander Godunov, and the legendary Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo star, Tatiana Riabouchinska.

Her dance training also includes Hip Hop with Rennie Harris, Afro-cuban with Teresita Dome Perez, contemporary dance training, Salsa and Bachata training in New York, Los Angeles, and Mexico, as well as, Cabaret training from teachers in Florida, Chicago, Las Vegas, and LA. As a touring concert dancer she has worked with artists Mike Kelley and Alex Ebert in film, and performed alongside Thirty Seconds to Mars, Devendra Banhart, Korn, Motely Crue, Grupo Extra, Pinto Picasso, Dani J, among others. As a choreographer and coach her students have achieved championship titles in solo, same-gender, and team divisions.

She is a certified Yoga, Pilates, and Gyrotonic instructor and teaches dance conditioning and movement education in Los Angeles along with her dance teams and classes.

CERTIFICATIONS

PMA certified
Marie-Jose Blom Pilates Certification: Core Intelligence
Romana's True Pilates
YogaWorks Teacher Training with Maty Ezraty and Lisa Walford
GYROTONIC® certification-Gyrotonic Level 1 and 2, JSB, LEU, Archway, Gyrotoner with Lisa-Marie Goodwin, Debra Rose, Christina Stroh, Sebastian Plettenberg
Smart Core Teach and Treat Professional Course
Harkness Center for Dance Injuries- Dance Medicine

AWARDS

Multiple World Bachata Champion at The Summit Championships
Salsa Sub-Champion at The Summit Championships
10x World Champions B Queens Elite at The Summit and ULDCLV

JAVIER CAMPINES

Javier Campines is a multiple World Champion in Salsa ON1, Salsa ON2, Bachata Classic, and Bachata Cabaret.

His training background includes Jazz, Tango, Salsa, Bachata, Afro-cuban, and all Latin rhythms. His dance training began in Panama where he competed and participated in many world congresses and learned different styles in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and in New York before settling in Los Angeles.

As a dancer he has performed alongside: Marc Anthony, Tom Cruise, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Oscar de Leon, Grupo Niche, Sonora Poncena, Rey Ruiz, Grupo Aventura, Andy Montanez, Roberto Roena, Jose Alberto “El Canario”, Jhony Rivera, Pedro Brull, Tito Nieves, Gilberto Santa Rosa and more.

As a choreographer and teacher, he is known for "making champions". His work and coaching have resulted in many students and professionals achieving championship titles in solo, couples, and team divisions.

Currently, he is the director of Elemento Dance Company-multiple World Champions in Salsa and Bachata and coaches out of Los Angeles.