Christina Montoya

Instructor

Artist Bio

Christina Montoya is an international Brazilian Zouk instructor based out of Orange County, CA. Dancing has always been a part of her life but she did not begin any training until she was 12 years old. Her passion for dance at a young age lead her to experiment in different styles beginning with Hip-hop, Jazz, Competitive Cheerleading, and Tahitian prior to training in Latin styles like Salsa and Bachata. She has trained and performed in partner dancing since the age of 18 with various companies in Los Angeles.  

Once Christina found Brazilian Zouk she dedicated her life to this dance. She began her training with Igor Fraga who partnered with her to compete at the US Zouk Open in 2015 where they received 1st place in the Semi-Pro division. Since then, she has trained with many international artists and sought to deepen her knowledge through taking several Brazilian Zouk Teachers Courses throughout the world. She holds 1st place in various BZDC Intermediate and Advanced Jack & Jill competitions including Prague Zouk Congress 2016, Rio Zouk Congress 2018, LA Zouk Festival 2018, Zouk MX 2022, Canada Zouk Congress 2022 and she is the first person in the US to enter the Advanced division. Christina has taught Brazilian Zouk for 7 years all over the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Brazil, and Australia. She also holds the 1st place title with her partner Alisson Sandi for the "Mixed Latin Cabaret Couples Division" from the World Salsa Solo in 2018 where they also received the highest scores for the overall competition. 

Upcoming Events

NC Zoukfest 2023

August 04, 2023 August 06, 2023

Morrisville - North Carolina - United States - North America

Past Events

YoZouk New York Congress 2023

May 26, 2023 May 30, 2023

New Brunswick - New Jersey - United States - North America
Canada Zouk Congress 2023

May 17, 2023 May 22, 2023

Toronto - Ontario - Canada - North America
Technical Advancement Intensive 2023

March 17, 2023 March 19, 2023

Denver - Colorado - United States - North America
Rio Is Here Dance Festival

March 10, 2023 March 13, 2023

Santa Ana - California - United States - North America
BDF Brazilian Dance Festival Amster...

March 01, 2023 March 05, 2023

Amsterdam - North Holland - Netherlands - Europe
ZoukMX - The Beach Jungle Party Edi...

February 01, 2023 February 28, 2023

Cancun - Quintana Roo - Mexico - North America
Interfusion Festival VIII (IF2023)

January 12, 2023 January 16, 2023

Arlington - Virginia - United States - North America
BraZouky(inho) USA - DC's Brazilian...

November 11, 2022 November 13, 2022

Washington - District of Columbia - United States - North America
Brazilian Zouk World Championships ...

August 25, 2022 August 28, 2022

Scottsdale - Arizona - United States - North America