Jose Cruz, born and raised in El Salvador, has been dancing Salsa, Merengue, cumbia, cha cha, bachata since the age of 12.  He came to US at the age of 18 and performed with a dance group in Eugene Oregon.  After performing for a year, he decided to move on to the next level starting his own dance group "Salsa y Sabor" in 1999.  He gained knowledge on how to run a dance group and few years later, he renamed the group to "Salseros dance co" as he debuted his own website www.salseros.com.

His teaching career also started in 1999 along with directing his Salsa dance group. He started out teaching Casino Rueda (Cuban style) then LA style on1.  Now his teaching style is a combination of on1 (LA style) and on2 (NY style) always Keeping the elegant street style.  His dance background includes Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, cha cha cha; He has taken Salsa workshops and Classes with top dance instructors from around the world.  Currently he takes classes and study all other dance styles and general dance, like Ballroom, tango,  West coast Swing, Modern etc.

He is a dedicated full time instructor, Choreographer, DJ and promoter and he is excited to continue to challenge himself both mentally and physically in music and dance.

 See bio and reviews at Lane arts council of Eugene

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