Robin Sandell

Salsa Sabrosa Danceschool in the south of Sweden was founded by Robin and Lisa in 2000. The school now have 20 teachers with 30 ongoing courses and over 400 students in the cities of Lund and Malmö. Robin and Lisa have produced two Salsa instruction DVD:s and Salsa Rhythm CD:s both on1 and on2

The school embraces and teaches all Salsa styles and also other dances like Reggaeton, African dance and Samba. They try to give their students a broad repertoire that will work just as well in Sweden as in, lets say, Latin America or New York or wherever you would want to dance

Lisa has been dancing Jazz since the age of ten. In 1998 she started with Salsa. Robin has been dancing Street dance, Disco, Foxtrot, Waltz and Tango, and he too started with Salsa in 1998. They both love to work with body movement/technique in combination with movement across the dance floor. Another detail always in focus is timing. Their main goal with their efforts is to try to give joy, spontaneity, energy, companionship and body knowledge to people wherever they go

My original source of inspiration and teacher is Juan Carlos Ramirez from Cuba. I have had over 220 hours of dance training with Juan Carlos. The dance training has mainly been focused on salsa, son and rumba but also merengue, chachacha and mambo. Before I started with salsa I was already interested in dance (jazz, disco, foxtrot, waltz, tango, swing and Swedish lindy hop) and to this day I still haven't seen anyone with such a feeling and dance technique as Juan Carlos. With focus on technique and feeling for details he brings forth the character and beauty in every dance. This is what inspires me and this is what I want to provide. I work a lot on the movements of the body in combination with movements on the dance floor. All this to create swing and timing to the music

Movie from Robin and Lisas Salsa choreography at La Isla SM 2007:
Robin and Lisa SM Competition 2007

I have taken private lessons in carnival samba for Maria De Souza from Stockholm and I have participated in workshops in samba held by Juan Manzano from Malmo

I have participated in several courses in riosamba and samba reggae for Isa from Brazil (Approximately 40 hours)

I have participated in several big salsa congresses such as Hot Salsa Weekend in Stockholm (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), Amsterdam (2002) and Helsingborg (2003, 2004) and the Scandinavian Salsa Congress in Gothenburg (2006)
I have participated in workshops held by Pablo Trujillo, Tropical Gem, Manuel Mascarell, Frankie Martinez, Griselle Ponce, Johnny & Francisco Vasquez, Leon Rose, Susana Montero and Super Mario among others

Me and Lisa started Salsa Sabrosa Dance School together in January 2000

I have been teaching full time since january 2000 (you can find pictures from our courses in the photo gallery). Both my own courses and on workshops, cultural and theme events on youth centers, schools and companies

I have experience since the year of 2000 in holding party entertainment like shows, kick offs, samba trains, carnival trains and mini courses and hen- & stagparties etc

I am are part of the dancegroup Salsa Sabrosa and I have created several choreographies, shows, performances and carnival trains. The group has done a lot of shows such as at Pinsekarnevalen in Copenhagen (2002), the Malmo festival (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), Kulturnatten in Lund (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) and Hot Salsa Weekend in Stockholm (2002, 2003, 2005)

Me and Lisa were both responsible and arranged the Latin evening on Arenan on Stortoget during the Malmo festival (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006). In 2005 this event was mentioned in the resumé for the Malmo festival as the most crowd drawing stage

I am continuously participating in salsa contests. My best achievements are:
* Robin&Mimi - 1:st place in the skånska tryouts to La Isla's SM in Salsa 1999
* Robin&Lisa - 3:d place in La Islas SM in Salsa on the Silja Line Cruise 2003
* Robin&Lisa - 3:d place in The Nordic Championships in Salsa 2005
* Robin&Lisa - 1:st place in the skånska tryouts to La Isla's SM in Salsa 2007
* Robin&Lisa - 3:d place in Club Mambos Danish Championships in Bachata 2007
* Movie from Robin and Lisas choreography at La Isla SM 2007:
Robin and Lisa SM Competition 2007

I was in the army and served as chief of my squad and in that way gained both a practical and theoretical pedagogic education

I have taken classes in piano, guitar, singing and percussion

I have taken 20 hours of course in Latin-American rhythm instruments for the band leader for the salsa/son-band "Jonny Y Su Constelacion"

I have danced street, Swedish liny hop, disco, foxtrot, waltz and tango