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

Interfusion Festival IX (Interfusio...
  Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 02:00 PM
 - Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 02:00 AM
   Arlington - Virginia - United States - North America

Past Events

Divergence Zouk Festival
  Fri, Nov 03, 2023  - Sun, Nov 05, 2023
   Austin - Texas - United States - North America
NC Zoukfest 2023
  Fri, Aug 04, 2023  - Sun, Aug 06, 2023
   Morrisville - North Carolina - United States - North America
YoZouk New York Congress 2023
  Fri, May 26, 2023  - Tue, May 30, 2023
   New Brunswick - New Jersey - United States - North America
Canada Zouk Congress 2023
  Wed, May 17, 2023  - Mon, May 22, 2023
   Toronto - Ontario - Canada - North America
Technical Advancement Intensive 2023
  Fri, Mar 17, 2023  - Sun, Mar 19, 2023
   Denver - Colorado - United States - North America
Rio Is Here Dance Festival
  Fri, Mar 10, 2023  - Mon, Mar 13, 2023
   Santa Ana - California - United States - North America
BDF Brazilian Dance Festival Amster...
  Wed, Mar 01, 2023  - Sun, Mar 05, 2023
   Amsterdam - North Holland - Netherlands - Europe
ZoukMX - The Beach Jungle Party Edi...
  Wed, Feb 01, 2023  - Tue, Feb 28, 2023
   Cancun - Quintana Roo - Mexico - North America
Interfusion Festival VIII (IF2023)
  Thu, Jan 12, 2023  - Mon, Jan 16, 2023
   Arlington - Virginia - United States - North America
BraZouky(inho) USA - DC's Brazilian...
  Fri, Nov 11, 2022  - Sun, Nov 13, 2022
   Washington - District of Columbia - United States - North America

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