MetaMovements Guest Instructors: Marlon
Marlon "International" Mills is one of New York's most well-known Salsa dance personalities, having traveled to many congresses and events in the states, throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Caribbean. Marlon was born in NY to parents from the Caribbean and was educated in NY & Spain. His drive to learn Salsa became quite apparent after studying in Madrid, Spain. He found his love of Salsa in 2001, having been taken to a class by a co-worker and has not looked back since. His dancing career began under the guidance of Eddie & Maria Torres. He has trained with some of the best in the business, including Eddie & Maria Torres.
He currently teaches classes in NY; at several dance studios and at prestigious universities such as Long Island University (LIU) and Columbia Business School. He has taught at New York University (NYU), Hofstra University, and the 7th, 8th, & 9th Annual New York Int'l Salsa Congress as well. Internationally, he has taught in Dublin, Ireland; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Bahamas; Latvia; Hungary; Sweden; Denmark; Switzerland, and Hong Kong.
He has performed salsa for films, television, festivals, and on stage at congresses and many famous venues in the USA, with artists such as Jose Alberto El Canario, Hector Tricoche, and El Gran Combo,
Also, Marlon is a Teaching Artist for the "Dancing Classrooms" program, teaching ballroom dance to kids throughout NYC public schools. When not teaching, he produce several weekly Salsa events here in NYC as well as collaborating on annual events such as NY Salsa Congress and the Punta Cana Salsa Congress in the Dominican Republic. He has been teaching Salsa in NY for the past eight years and is known for his warm smile, amazing lead, and excellent teaching abilities.
Through clear teaching and strong fundamentals, he takes people from having two left feet to dancing up a storm while having fun on the dance floor in no time. His goals are to continue teaching, dancing, traveling the world, and positively impacting the lives of others. His motto- Changing lives, one dance at a time!