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Victoria Tolonen
Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
With a background in competitive skating, cheering,
theater, jazz, hip hop, and ballroom, Victoria's style is crisp
and technique-driven. She started dancing ballroom at University
of Oregon in 1993 and was a member of the first Salsa performance
group in Oregon, Ritmo Latino, spreading Salsa throughout the State.
In 1997-1998 she toured the US and Europe with a musical, Up With
People, as a principal dancer and (unfortunately) a singer. She
has travelled to every continent (except Antarctica as penguins
don't dance) and she's danced Salsa from Sweden to Beijing to Ecuador.
She is the sole Salsa and Swing instructor, promoter, and dj in
Central Oregon, cross-pollinating her Salsa dancers with West Coast
Swing musicality. Her teaching style is clear and she teaches at
Salsa/Swing events along the west coast, focusing on techniqe, timing,
and connection rather than flashy moves. For her desk job, she is
a real estate broker in booming Bend, Oregon.
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