Samantha Fast - DJ SAvvy

Samantha is an UrbanKiz instructor, DJ, and organizer.

 

A native Winnipegger, Samantha has been dancing for the past 12 years, training under nine-time world champions Regan and Harold for six years.  Samantha is a gold medal winner for team bachata at the national level and silver medal winner at the international level, and has competed in the Bachata Cabaret couples division at the professional world-class level.

 

Samantha caught the kiz bug in 2019, and has been training intensely in UrbanKiz for the past four years to develop her technique and skills. She has learned from many of the best UrbanKiz instructors in the world, including: Rina and Derrick, Audi and Pam, Azzedine, Val’r and Steffy, Ledoux, Enah and Pocahontas, Jojo and Jenny, Gwany, and Dawou.  She has gone through JP and Stephy's teacher training twice, first as a follow and again as a lead.

 

Samantha travels to kiz festivals across North America and Europe to keep up to date on the latest moves and techniques.  She is passionate about sharing her knowledge with others and helping people become the best dancers they can be.  Samantha is patient and meets her students where they are at to give them the best experience possible.

 

When not teaching or dancing, you can find Samantha, a.k.a. DJ SAvvy, behind the deck spinning the lastest tracks from Europe.  SAvvy has trained with top level DJ's in Europe, including DJ T'Peak and DJ Paraïso.  She has DJ'd at some of Canada's top events, including the Calgary Salsa Congress, as well as multiple NeoKiz events.  SAvvy is constantly updating her music to bring you the best tracks.  She is passionate about sharing her love of kiz through music.

 

Samantha is owner of Black Swan Kiz, a dance school and event organizer based out of Calgary, Alberta.