Baltimore Salsa Blog

Nissim Albaig, Salsa Now (revised 7/6/11)

Niss combined his love of dancing and people to become a Ballroom dance Instructor in 1994 for the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Bethesda, Maryland.  Proficient in both smooth and rhythm dance styles, he keeps his professional training current and innovative.  He has trained, choreographed, and participated in local and national showcases with top professionals in the dance industry.  Niss was a part of several dance teams and is now the director and a choreographer for the SalsaNow Performance Team.  He is one of the most respected and favored instructors in the Baltimore area, as well as a preferred instructor for Johns Hopkins University's Hopkins Dance Club and Goucher College's Salsa Club.  He is often invited by colleagues to teach and also is asked to participate in some of the city's most notable events and community fundraisers.  As part of Dancing with Grace Productions, Niss was a lead latin dance instructor for 3 years.  A co-founder of SalsaNow he continues teaching dance with an emphasis on technique and style.  While having the natural talent for dancing, he also has a rare ability to clarify and break down the most complicated of steps for any student.  Currently working as a Senior Systems Engineer for an international company, Niss is a loving husband and a devoted father to two young daughters.  He has a friendly, sincere and magnetic personality that people love, and has the knowledge and teaching style that appeals to students with instruction they can understand and follow easily.  Students like his patience and compassion, and can look forward to a fun class while drawing from his vast experience in many forms of club and social dance (Salsa, Hustle, Rueda, Cha Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Fox-Trot, Tango, Quickstep, Swing/Jive, West Coast Swing, Rumba, Mambo, Samba).

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