Anichi

Growing up in Ecuador, Nicaragua, and partly in Cuba, Anichi came into contact with the infectious rhythms of Latin America at a very early age. At 12, he attended a ballet and salsa school for the first time, which was run by a Cuban.

The instructor discovered his talent and encouraged him until Anichi moved to Germany with his family (father from Germany, mother from Ecuador) at the age of 18, where he not only met his dance partner Anne but also discovered a somewhat different dance style. Through extensive training, discipline, and numerous advanced training trips to Cuba, NY, Puerto Rico, and Milan, Anne & Anichi worked their way up from local champions in Freiburg to the 2007 European Champion title and ultimately to the world elite with their Vice World Champion title in Miami in 2009. His professional expertise, natural charisma, and unconditional love for salsa make Anichi a highly sought-after and popular salsa instructor. See for yourself at: AYA Latin Dance Academy.