Amanda (she/her) grew up surrounded by music in her Filipino family, whether it was karaoke sessions, playing instruments, or ensuring there was always a tune in the background.

Over time, her passion expanded into dancing and DJing at Sacramento’s Firehouse 5, where she blends a variety of genres and cultures, with a strong emphasis on bass-driven Latin, Blues, and R&B. Her love for music, teaching, and movement drives her to inspire others to find deeper connections through rhythm and groove.

Originally by way of New York, Malik Delgado draws his inspiration from his Afro American and Afro Caribbean origins. Malik's journey has led him to immerse himself in many cultures from B-Boying to Popping/ Boogaloo to Krump, and his love of movement and artistic expression eventually led him to embrace Salsa, American Style Ballroom, and Afro-Latin Fusion. 

He has helped to form local street dance crews like Portland City Rockers and Soul Trigger PDX and has shared his street dance education with many local schools and programs.

Alex Cabaluna (he/him) dove into the dance world after joining the Filipino dance troupe at his college in 2015. Over the next near decade, he religiously attended fusion events in the Sacramento/ Bay Area locale. As a seasoned dancer, he is drawn to the community aspect of dance, welcoming both newcomers and veterans to the unique experience of overlapping cultures that fusion social dance can offer.

He appreciates the niche within the niche, balancing the abundance of styles seen on the dance floor with lessons inspired by often overlooked foundational skills. His teaching is directed at honing individual dance styles through intentionality and breaking down dance "moves" into their empirical parts.

Alison has held a library card in almost every region of the Bay Area throughout their life and currently calls San Francisco home. While she has been partner dancing officially only for the past two years, she feels like she should have been doing this her whole life and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.

When they’re not dancing, Alison can be found blending the last of the co-op vegetables into a soup, scrolling on Substack, making some new variety of 3D art, in an overly meta-analytic, crackpot-neuroscience conversation, or perhaps just staring at a wall. She will bring her ability to listen and her curiosity for the body and brain to the training and weekender.

Jaesic (they/it) is a HUGE movement nerd and cannot wait to groove with you! Combining their lifelong background in music as a vocalist and instrumentalist with a decade of partner dancing across numerous styles (starting with Lindy and Blues), Jaesic has developed a teaching vocabulary that supports dancers to embrace new concepts with ease, be more present and authentic in their connection, and get more spirited in their dances in ways that feel safe and accessible to them. With its focus in musicality, mindful but playful connection, and micro fusion, Jaesic has something to offer everyone, so come get nerdy and play!

Bonnie (they/she) is a multi-faceted creator who enjoys exploring how various ideas and mediums are fused, and believes that collaborative and playful environments are where the most magical and important ideas are synthesized. They have been dancing their entire life, including solo forms such as Ballet, Hip Hop, and Jazz, as well as partnered forms such as Rockabilly, Lindy Hop, and Fusion. Bellydance was the form that first felt completely like home in their body, and through their exploration of solo dance, they have come to deeply understand the ways in which solo movement is an integral part of connecting to / discovering oneself, which in turn leads to deeper connection with others. 

As the daughter of a ballet teacher and a contradancer, Eleanor grew up in the ballet studio and first learned to social dance outdoors in the Appalachian mountains. She fell in love with blues and fusion in 2016 and became a DJ and teacher in the West coast fusion scene after years of dedication. In true fusion form Eleanor has since studied elements of tango, WCS, urban kiz, zouk, and any other partner dance she can visit, plus solo movement styles. Most known for leading community workshops on social change, Eleanor brings presence and depth to her dance teaching; she works to put students at ease, to make learning approachable and natural, and to incite enthusiasm for doing hard things.

Tali is a full-time dancer and performer with a passion for both solo and partner dance styles. While she has primarily taught and performed solo dance for almost 2 decades, she has delved deeper into partner dance over the past three years, starting with Lindy Hop and then Tango and Zouk. Tali believes that everyone can dance and views dance as a profound way to connect with ourselves and others.

Currently, she teaches Zouk at Omni Studios, Pilates and Franklin method privately and numerous forms of solo dance. She is a passionate teacher and lifelong student, dedicated to creating space for exploring the transformative power of movement.

Gracie is the Logistics Coordinator of Greenville Fusion. She dances a wide variety of styles, with her current focus being West Coast Swing and Fusion. Gracie believes her background in teaching non-traditional learners helps her bring patience, creativity, and compassion to her instruction. Specializing in dance mechanics for bigger bodies, Gracie believes that teaching accessibility benefits everyone! Gracie found social dancing in 2016 and revels in anything that presents an opportunity for the perfect body roll. She believes passionately that the foundation of good social dancing is connection, clear communication, and embracing a sense of playfulness. Gracie’s special skills include filling awkward pauses and providing well-timed one-liners.

Reuben grew up as a jazz musician, ran away to join the circus, and eventually found a home in fusion dance. In their dances, they aspire to combine the rhythm and conversation of music with the playfulness and momentum of partner acrobatics.

I'm Ale (they/them), born and raised on a speck of land in the middle of the Caribbean. I'm sometimes professionally loud and i have a wicked green thumb. A dancer on and (mostly) off for 10 years, community building enthusiast for 8. At my best I'm curious and compassionate but on average I'm distracted and excitable. Formerly an educator, now only an eternal student. I'm excited to hear about that thing you really care about and have spent maybe too much time learning about. 

Mollie's partner dance journey started in 2012 with a varied approach - learning tango, waltz, salsa, and swing all at the same time. She eventually focused in on Lindy Hop, which became her main dance for 5+ years until about 2019 when Mollie discovered her love for fusion. ❤ When it comes to dancing and DJing fusion, she enjoys fun music with changes in tempo & feeling, musicality, and the occasional big drop.

Josh brings 7 years of Fusion and more than a decade of varied movement experience. He wants to bring creative classes that help you move in ways you haven't before, and break patterns you have.

Angela Heyun is curious about everything embodiment and improvisation - all the ways we inhabit ourselves, meet life, cultivate presence and imagination, and make choices as humans together. In her facilitation, Angela creates spaces for discovery, to be playful and reverent, to be with what is emerging, to go into the unknown together. She is committed to always being in the practice and learning of what she holds dear.

Angela primarily teaches Contact Beyond Contact and relational movement. Angela's influences include Authentic Movement, Qi Gong, Contact Improvisation, Yoga, Tango, Blues, Microfusion, Butoh, intuitive movement, embodied theater, grappling, bodywork, and ensemble improvisation.

Jonathan Liu started dancing through his local West Coast Swing college club in 2013 and has been hooked ever since. Over the years, he has also picked up experience in Tango, Blues, Brazilian Zouk, Contemporary and (most belovedly) Fusion dance. A scientist by training, he loves to approach partner dance from a first principles-based perspective, grounding lessons in simple fundamentals rather than complex patterns. As a regular DJ in the Bay Area, he also is incredibly passionate about incorporating musicality into his teaching repertoire. Jonathan is a strong believer that anyone can learn to dance, and that everything is more fun when approached from a curious learner’s perspective. Come to class to take a deep dive into various facets of partner dance such as connection, musicality, and more!

Jay (they/them) has been fusion dancing since 2013 and fell in love with the embodied, meditative, and conversational nature of partner dance. They started teaching fusion in 2021 out of a desire to dance with their housemates during lockdown and have since taught at various arts festivals and social gatherings. With extensive teaching experience as a climbing coach and in academia, Jay loves identifying themes of movement and breaking them down into small, digestible, practicable pieces. As a fusion teacher, they encourage dancers to play and explore the full axis within a given technique to find the balance that’s fit for their style. They love facilitating experiences where people can find connection, confidence, and play in their bodies.