Irene Miguel is a leading choreographer, performer and teacher with a background in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Salsa, Yoga S and Pilates. Her qualifications include a Trinity Laban MFA in Dance Creative Practice, a ED BA Dance, UEL Bsc Sports science, Fitness and Health, Stott Pilates, Ashtanga Yoga teacher,. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Somatic approach to Salsa improvisation. With over 30 years of experience in dance, pilates, yoga and somatics she has developed her own training systems: "Danzalifestyle systems, the world's first somatic and holistic approach to Salsa and Mambo" the systems include emphasis on a somatic journey through musicality, improvisation, posture, breathing, flexibility and safety. She trains dancers and teachers on her Systems all over the world. Her Teacher Training offers an Internationally recognised qualificatin ( Danzalifestyle UKA ).

Irene is a pioneer, and amongst her Systems and other achievements she was also the first international teacher to teach performance courses specially designed for congresses, giving the students the opportunity to perform alongside their favourite salsa stars! Her vision and project is now done all over the world.

Irene has been travelling around the world teaching and performing for 24 years and has partnered dancers such as Seon Stylist, Angel Ortis, Edgard Del Rosario, Leon Rose, Laith Sami, Frank Santos and Tamambo amongst others. During Irene’s time teaching abroad, she has visited many cities within the UK, US, Holland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, China, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Argentina and Brazil to name a few! She is continuing to spread the Latin Dance movement across the world and plans to visit many more places.

Irene firmly believes that we should never stop learning and encourages her students to do the same.

Specialism: Contemporary Dance, Creative Labs, Dance, Laban/Bartenieff, Mindfulness, Music, Pilates, Practitioner Lab, Somatic, Somatic Approach to Salsa Dancing, Yoga