Nirico and Emily
Being brought up in a musical family, it didn’t take long before Nirico was hooked on latin music and the dance. Nirico has been involved in the latin dance scene in New Zealand for a number of years. He is one of the founders of ‘Bachaotearoa’ which is a Bachata Performance group in based in New Zealand. Bachaotearoa formed the 1st Bachata team in New Zealand and the team has performed at the New Zealand Pacific Salsa Congress in 2008, and 2009. Nirico has run bachata workshops around New Zealand and abroad. He has taught and performed at the 1st and 2nd Sydney International Bachata Festival.
Emilys love for dance started at an early age where Madonna, Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper were super stars in her eyes. After only being introduced to Latin dance in 2007, she has quickly developed a beautiful Bachata style and is currently a Senior Instructor/Performer for Bachaotearoa. Emily performed with Nirico at the Brisbane Salsa & Brazilian Latin Congress and at the Stardance Academy Showcase in 2009.