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Addie-Tude Dance Company: Team Member
Photos Courtesy of Manny Siverio

Michael Garcia: Michael has a very diversified dance background which includes Hip-Hop, Step, Salsa/Mambo, Cha Cha, Merengue, Rumba, and Samba. He has assisted in classes at La Salsa De Hoy Dance Studio and has moved to teaching at the C.C.A.P. Summer Youth Program during the Summer of 2002. He begun his mambo dancing career at the age of 12 with his mother (Sharon Garcia) along side of him while going to the Salsa De Hoy Dance Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Michael was fortunate enough to have Joe Delgado and Cecilia Williams (a.k.a. Cee Cee) as his first Mambo Instructors. Influenced by the style of Latin dancing, Michael kept going to classes and was the youngest in the adult classes on Friday nights. Advancing his talents he began to study under Ray Colon in the Saturday night classes at la salsa de hoy. He was later introduced to the world of performing groups when he began attending social dances. A short time afterwards, Carlos Vasquez, the owner of La Salsa De Hoy Dance Studio placed him in his student Dance Troup with other teens his age to perform at local events. Besides being a member of the Addie-tude Dance Company, Michael has been a part of La Salsa De Hoy's Dance Troup (Director: Carlos Vasquez), Tropical Image Dancers (Director Arelis Beato) and The Revelation Dancers (Director: Cecilia Williams). At 14 Michael is currently the youngest member to ever have joined the Addie-Tude Dance Company. Later forming his own group, God's Glory Dancers with teens in his church, he began to open up doors for Clergy and Community members around him. At Age 19 Michael Has formed another group Center Of Attention, Dancing Hip Hop. He began choreographing routines to Inspire and install growth in the youth around New York. With Best friend Brigido Rosado,Also a dancer in the group Center Of attention, Michael Co-Managed A young Hip hop group with the same heart for dance as his, named Growin' Painz. Though young in age he is respected by his peers for his dancing skills, his maturity and for his hard work ethics.

DANCE PERFORMANCES:

New York:

New York's Puerto Rican Day Parade,Manhattan (June 2008)
Williamsburg Community day, Brooklyn with Growin' Painz Dance Group (May 2008)
Safe Night With Rodney Stone,Harlem with Center Of Attention Dancers (January 2008)
Williamsburg community day, Brooklyn with Growin' painz (December 2007)
An Evening With Addie-Tude, NY, Addie-Tude Dance Co. (January 2005)
Rodney Lopez Dance Social , Dance Manhattan (December 2004)
Piel Canera dance social, Dance New York (March 2004)
New York City Salsa Congress (September 2004)
Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY (November 2003)
Plum Pointe Catering Hall, New Windsor, NY (November 2003)
Benefit Fundraiser for Master Instructor Fran Chesleigh, Dance Manhattan, October 2003
Swing/Salsa Halloween Bash, Dance Manhattan, October 2003
NYC Education Department Arts Conference, Bronx, NY, September 2003
New York Salsa Congress with Addie-tude (August 2003)
DJ Rumbero's Socia, Dance New York Dance Studio, 3/3/03
Stardust Kutshers Country Club, Monticello NY, (November 2002)
Salsa Hustle Dance Party, Dance Manhattan, November 2002
Con Sazon Showcase Addie-Tude Dance co. (2002)
Hispanic Day Parade Addie-Tude Dance co. (October 2002)
Revelation Dancers Fund Raiser 2002 with Revelation Dancers
Harlem's Neighborhood party August 2001 with Tropical Image Dancers
La Salsa De Hoy's Christmas Social 2000 with La Salsa De Hoy Dance Troup
La Salsa De Hoy's Super Bowl Social 2000 with La Salsa De Hoy Dance Troup
Puerto Rican Day Parade 2000 with La Salsa De Hoy Dance Troup