Leo Florin, director of Salsamania Dance Studios was born and raised in Miami, FL.  Through the majority of his life Leo has always had the rhythm inherited from his late grandfather Juan Rodriguez.  Where he found his beat was at a family wedding where they asked him to perform as part of the entertainment when he was only 12 years old.  Throughout his days in Miami as he trained to learn the unique steps of Salsa, he found his teaching roots.  After noticing that he had a unique way of explaining dance steps, he found it easy to teach other people how to dance. 

Now in Tampa, Leo found that a school to give quality instruction in Salsa Casino/Rueda was needed.  The formation of Salsamania in Tampa was an easy solution to a growing number of requests to the way that he teaches.  He teaches with style, passion and the desire to see his students excel where it has never been seen in Tampa.

Leo’s goal for Salsamania is to create a community through music and dance that can come together and work as a family.  Helping each other out as his family did for him in Miami.  The most interesting thing you find about Leo is his love for his students and the joy that he has when they express the same joy for Salsa music that he teaches on a daily basis. 

Janette Roque, a director at Salsamania Dance Studios was born and raised in Tampa, FL.  Since the first time that she was introduced to salsa music she has not stopped moving her feet.  Janette was able to particate in dancing in a few sweet 15’s parties and wedding parties.  She learned to dance to different types of music but compared to salsa it just moves you.  So she asked her mother to teach her how to dance.  She gave her a broom and showed the first basic steps; she was there with the broom practicing all day.  As she grew older she was introduced to different styles of salsa.  She danced to the old style of Cuban salsa which are your enchufla (back rocks) and she also learned to danced to freestyle but after dancing to Casino/Rueda Salsa she was hooked.  She found herself enjoying all the different turns that are incorporated in Casino/Rueda.  She found herself teaching a few friends how to dance Casino/Rueda Salsa at her home.  This is something that is enjoyable and to her. She found herself meeting new people, who are now some of her close friends.