caterine  estrada 

Teacher, dancer, choreographer, judge, cultural manager, founder, and general director of the Paso Latino Dance Academy and Company.

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Culture, Recreation and Sports – Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino

  • Exercise and improvement of dance practice – Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

  • Dance Appreciation – Ministry of Culture

  • Choreographic Composition and Methodology in Dance – Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Technique and staging workshop – District Institute of Culture and Tourism

  • Various workshops, seminars, and training sessions in salsa and its rhythms and styles, with masters such as Eddie Torres, Adolfo Indacochea, and the Vázquez Brothers, among others.

  • Workshops and training in various dance genres such as Ballet, Contemporary, Urban, Jazz, Tango, and Folklore.

Artistic Background

Caterine has represented Colombia in major salsa congresses and festivals around the world, participating as a dancer, judge, workshop leader, and choreographer. She has taught the salsa style that characterizes her, in Europe, Asia, the United States, Latin America, and Central America and, has been invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to perform in India, Jamaica, and Honduras.

Invited as judge:

  • Euroson Latino World Salsa Championships Virtual (2020)

  • Cali World Salsa Festival (2015, 2017, 2019)

  • World Salsa Open (2019)

  • World Latin Dance Cup, Medellín (2019)

  • Qualifiers for the World Latin Dance Cup, within the San Francisco Salsa Festival (2015)

  • Ecuador Dancing Fest, Quito (2016)

  • Esmeraldas Salsa Congress, Ecuador (2015)

  • Perú Latin Fest, Lima (2014, 2015)

  • Trujillo Latin Fest, Peru (2017)

  • National-level competition judges

World Titles:

  • Nicolas & Caterine: World Champions in Cha-cha-chá at the World Latin Dance Cup 2014, Miami.

  • World Champion at the World Salsa Championships organized by ESPN, 2016, Atlanta.

  • Two-time World Champion in the Same Gender category at the World Latin Dance Cup (2014 & 2015, Miami).

  • Nicolas & Caterine: Two-time Champions of the South American Championship “Rosario Salsa Congress” (2009 & 2010, Argentina).

  • Nicolas & Caterine: Champions in various national and international competitions as a couple and with their Paso Latino Dance Company.

CONTACT:
📞 3007708416 / 3112725216
✉️ academiapasolatino@gmail.com
📸 IG: @academiapasolatino
📘 FB: Paso Latino