Dany Joshua

Salsa Dancer with 20 years of experience, Salsa Instructor, Salsa DJ, Salsa Performer, Salsa Socials Host, Salsa Web-developer, and Salsa Writer

Dany’s Mission

Dany Joshua is a passionate, dynamic and down-to-earth Salsa dancer and instructor who promotes this beautiful art form through his focus on the Scarlet Mambo concept. Scarlet Mambo’s mission is to promote Salsa in the Central New Jersey area through social dancing, dance classes, performances, choreographies, Salsa events and Salsa friendships.

Individually, Dany aims to give each dance student the most enjoyable time that he can, irrespective of their experience level. Salsa dancing is a social activity and, therefore, its ethos rests on the satisfaction of all participants. Similarly, Salsa is a social animal that thrives under the idea that one cannot have enough Salsa friends. Therefore, Dany believes in building and fortifying Salsa relationships and partnerships with colleagues, dancers and enthusiasts.

Dany’s Journey

Salsa dancing has been a journey for Dany since 1998, when he began Salsa dancing at the Rutgers University Recreation Dance program (for which he is now an instructor). Over the years, Dany has trained with numerous (too many to count) International Salsa instructors and Performers including classes in New York City and New Jersey with dance professionals.

Dany is a Salsa dance instructor at Rutgers University. Each semester, he is responsible for teaching Salsa dancing to hundreds of participants in about a dozen dance courses. Additionally, since 2003, Dany has been an instructor for the Rutgers University Salsa Club.

In 2006 he founded Scarlet Mambo. Under the concept of Scarlet Mambo, Dany teaches independent Salsa courses in the Central New Jersey where he draws many dance enthusiasts each month.

Dany has taken lessons and continues to take lessons with instructors over the years, and so he has borrowed the pedagogical techniques that worked best for his learning. In terms of technique, his teaching approach emphasizes the breakdown of the most complicated moves into the basic concepts of Salsa. His classes are inclusive, relaxed, easy-going, full of humor and wit, yet they retain the principal goal of explaining the material.

Dany is available for Private Lessons and Private Performances. Please contact Dany for more details.