Salsa Rica Productions :: Directors
 

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Eric Caty & Kelly Lannan  

Eric and Kelly are the owners of Alberta Dancesport- Calgary’s best place to dance, the directors of Salsa Rica Productions, and the organisers of the Calgary International Salsa Congress, and the Rocky Mountain Dancesport Grand Prix.

Eric and Kelly are proud to be choreographers on So You Think You Can Dance CANADA, and to represent Canada at the World Professional Salsa Championships where last year they placed 4th in the World.

     
Kelly Lannan    

 

Kelly Lannan has been a finalist at many World Championship Salsa events including twice at the Mayan World Salsa Championships, has represented Canada at 4 ESPN World Salsa Championships, and recently placed 4th in the World Professional Salsa Cabaret Championships at the World Latin Dance Cup. Kelly is proud to be an owner of Alberta Dancesport, Salsa Rica Productions, the Calgary International Salsa Congress, and the Rocky Mountain Dancesport Grand Prix. Kelly has been a featured choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance CANADA and has danced on the local tour stop of Dancing With The Stars. Kelly is most proud to have the opportunity to represent her family, the dancers of Salsa Rica, and her hometown of Calgary.


Eric Caty    

 

Eric has represented Canada 4 times at the World Salsa Championships where he is currently ranked 6th in the World, having placed 6th at the 2009 World Championships. Eric is a featured choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance CANADA, and was a featured dancer on the DANCING WITH THE STARS tour stop in Calgary. Eric is a former Open North American Ten-Dance Champion, and has traveled the world competing at some of the world’s most prestigious dance events including the Ohio Star Ball, which has been broadcast on television for the past 20 years, and at the Blackpool Dance Festival, which is the largest dance competition in the world. This experience has allowed Eric to coach many of Alberta's top professional and amateur couples including some national and World Champions. Eric is the co-director of Salsa Rica Dance Company, the co-producer of the Calgary International Salsa Congress, and this year has become a certified International Standard (Ballroom) and Latin adjudicator.

Eric began his dance training at the age of six in Montreal, and received training in the Latin and Ballroom dances from some of the world's top instructors and coaches. He moved to Calgary in 2000 to pursue a very successful professional ballroom career, and here he was introduced to Salsa in the clubs. Eric quickly fell in love with salsa because of its free and fun social style. Eric has become one of salsas most recognized faces performing in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Montreal, Chicago, Philadelphia, Mexico and Las Vegas.


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