Ia Améen

Her first contact with salsa was as a piano player in a salsa orchestra in 1994
After that she has played in two other salsa orchestras to the year 2000

She started dancing salsa in 1998 for Juan Carlos Ramirez and have been dancing ever since! In addition Juan Carlos and Robin & Lisa at Salsa Sabrosa she has also danced for Jesper Kristoffersson, Hamlet & Patricia and Johan & Alexandra (EzSalsa). She has been at salsa congresses in Stockholm, Helsingborg och Göteborg

Ia has danced rueda for several years, both Cuban rueda for Robin och Lisa, and Miamirueda. Ruedan was a good way to learn to lead ("to dance as a man")

She has been to Cuba several times to take lessons in piano and percussion, to go see salsa concerts, visit family and friends and to dance