BIOGRAPHY - CHRISTINE ALMEIDA
Dance Coach:
Christine Almeida's dance career began as a ballroom dance teacher at the largest Dance Studio in Metropolitan
As a Salsa coach, and choreographer, Christine's unique approach makes her a leading instructor. She teaches as a lead and follow simultaneously, and this has helps her to analyze and troubleshoot a student's tecnique from both perspectives. Christine has hundreds of turn combinations in her syllabus and her method of teaching entire routines of several combinations per class, helps retention of freestyle moves on the dance floor. "You may not remember the entire routine, but you have enought moves to look knowledgable on the dance floor." Christine says.
Christine was recognized as the authentic “Salsa Goddess” in a recent Milwaukee Magazine Publication. Journalists Perry Lemek’s article “Some Like It Hot”, read, “Make no mistake; Almeida is
Dance Promoter:
She is recognized as one of the city's leading Salsa dance promoters. Christine together with the Latino Arts, introduced her salsa dance team to the performing arts in 2001 and has since produced programing for prestigeous venues like The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, The Calatrava at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Danceworks, Inc., and more.
As a teacher she saw the need for new salsa dancers to integrate into the Salsa community in a friendly and unthreating environment, and she signed on as organizer for Milwaukee's only cyber Salsa club, the “Milwaukee Baile Salsa Social Club. This is convenient for people who share their passion for Salsa dancing to come together and socialize. She holds Salsa socials at different locations throughout the year.
Producer:
Christine has collaborated with several artists as diverse as International music companies, recording artists, and popular salsa orchestras to produce events, workshops and programing.
Her projects include programing for television, the stage, and radio and special events. This past year she co-produced a half hour documentary, together with April Lynch, for public television featuring some of the city's popular Salsa dancers. She has brought several talented Salsa Dance "Celebrities" to Milwaukee and produced workshops and bootcamps for the enjoyment of the Milwaukee Dance scene.
Entertainer:
She has made her mark as a Salsa performer and now she is charting yet another cours as an emerging vocalist in the Milwaukee area, and has the support of some of the cities most respected musicians. Her soothing vocal style adapts to an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin, country and pop standards. As an American singer with Hispanic roots, she often surprises audiences by transitioning popular standards from English into Spanish. She can get her message across even when she sings a Spanish selection to an all American audience.
Chris appeared on Milwaukee's Channel six's Fox Six New's as part of a St. Valentines Day promotion, and Azteca Television, The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Banquet, Tomasinos Bistro in West Allis, The Baby Grand in Wauwatosa, and Cubanita's, and Hemingway's in Milwaukee.
Columnist/writer:
Her column " Christine's Chronicles" appeared in Wisconsin's largest Circulating biligual newspaper publication, El Conquistador. Christine has profiled the cities most interesting personalities and musical celebrities.
Entreprenuer:
Christines involvement with the Latin entertainment industry has led to the development of Latin Dance Company Productions, Inc. This company moves events through all stages of development from concept, production, talent procurement, and promotion.
Voice over, television and production talent :
Ms. Almeida has provided translation services, voice overs and script writing for print, television, and radio and assisted with the production of National accounts.