Salsana is the only independent UKA Qualified Salsa Teacher on the Wirral. British born with Venezuelan heritage, Salsana has 13 years experience of dancing and teaching salsa including on-1 LA salsa, on-2 NY salsa, La Rueda, Cuban salsa, Merengue, Bachata and Cha cha.
Ana was featured on Radio
Merseyside on the 20th April 2009.
You can listen to her interview with Claire Hamilton by clicking here...
Ana Arends was born in Liverpool due to chance
rather than design, after her father was posted to Camel Lairds with
the Venezuelan Navy. Both her parents are from Venezuela, which is
where she lived until the tender age of 10.
After moving to the UK to study, she remained in the UK with her
mother, brother and sister. She went on to work for the multi-national
company Lever Brothers Ltd and gained a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry
and Masters Degree in Business Management. Ana then changed her career
path to become a Secondary School teacher after obtaining her PGCE in
Science.
It was d
uring her time at Lever Brothers that her love for salsa
emerged and grew although, being always surrounded by Latin music, it
was in her blood. Ana has been teaching salsa for 13 years on the Wirral, Chester and Liverpool.
She is fully qualified to teach salsa
through the United Kingdom Alliance of Professional Teachers of
Dancing, and is an associate member of the UKA.