Kazumi DeVries 

Location: Orange County
Company Website: Reflejo Dance Company
For more info and videos on Kazumi, please check out her website.

Kazumi DeVries 2001: Introduced to salsa by a friend/ballroom dancer. 2002: Took classes from Frank Restrepo (former Salsa Brava dancer). 2003-4: Trained with Joby Brava, the director of Salsa Brava Dance Company and Joby Brava Production in her progressive closed class. - Joby is the Pioneer of "LA Style Salsa". 2004: Asked to substitute for Joby in her OC class while she went on tour. Helped promote and organize "Shine" a salsa event in Japan. It later became one of the most successful events in Osaka, Japan. 2005: Partnered with Paco Evangelista  and taught LA Style salsa classes. Later trained in NY Style under Willie Watana.  2006: Promoted " New Year " salsa event in Osaka, Japan.

2007: Organized and established "Reflejo Dance Company ". Within a year, Reflejo performed at the "2008 LA Salsa Congress".

2008: Started Teaching NY Style salsa with a partner. Started a student performance team the "5th Beat".

2009: Organized and promoted "OC Clave Lab Social" in Fountain Valley. The salsa social was held every 2nd Saturday of each month. It has become one of the most successful salsa socials in the OC. Dancers have come from Hollywood and even as far as the Bay Area.

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