La Fuerza Gigante
The very meaning of "La Fuerza Gigante" is "The Giant Force" which is shown in their style of music and presentation. LFG is a very powerful Orquesta that for over 10 years has been bringing you the best Salsa in the Bay Area and beyond. This high-energy Orquesta consists of some of the finest musicians in Northern California and this nice blend of experienced, and up and coming young talent is reflected in their showmanship.
Each member brings the flavor of his country ranging from Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Chile, and the USA. The high energy Latin sounds of LFG  will be sure to keep you on the dance floor!

Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Pacific Mambo Orchestra has changed the salsa landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area. This 19-person band plays has created quite a ‘buzz’ by establishing itself within the short period of 6 months as one of the most exciting live acts in the Bay Area, featuring some of Northern California’s finest musicians! Trumpeter Steffen Kuehn and Pianist Christian Tumalan, both experienced bandleaders in their own right, formed this Latin Salsa Big Band to bring back and build upon the great Latin Big Band sounds of the 1940’s through 1960’s.

Edgardo Cambón & Candela
The debut presentation at The Redwood City Salsa Festival, of this blessed tenor Salsa singer and skilled “conguero”, have been called “A pillar point for the San Francisco/Bay Area Salsa Scene.” Through rhythms like Mambo, Cha-Cha-Chá, Merengue, Bolero, Bachata, Cumbia, and the more contemporary style Timba,  Edgardo’s  voice shows what a superb gift he has to offer.  Formed in 1987, “Edgardo & Candela” has performed for sold out audiences at venues like, Yoshi’s, San Francisco Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, and internationally at Festival Benny More (Cuba), Budweiser Festival in Guam, and at Salsa venues in Stockholm, and Gothemburg, Sweden.
“Candela’s” unique sound has consistently delivered to the Bay Area dancers what they do best: Salsa Para Bailar!

Orquesta Saboriche
Saboriche is the hottest new salsa band in California's San Francisco Bay Area. Specializing in "salsa dura", Saboriche is guaranteed to keep you dancing all night long! Orquesta Saboriche knows how to turn up the heat. Each member of this swinging, high-energy band has a passion for the music. From classical concert halls to the streets of Cuba, Orquesta Saboriche's members represent the vast diversity of skills and talents required for a world-class salsa band.

Third Sol
Third Sol is a Latin & Funk Dance band that represents Red Hot Latin Rhythms, mixed with the sounds of Funk from yesteryear. The core group has talents ranging from Latin, Funk, R&B, and the Soul genre, and their music simply puts in trance their audience and makes the most staid move their feet with the beat. Each concert turns into a party with this group of seven, who make the Latin feel a sound to remember!

En Vivo
More than sixteen years ago, a group of well-talented musicians formed a band known today as EN VIVO, a Latin Style group comprised of six well-talented and seasoned musicians.  EN VIVO is known for their smooth yet rich quality of sound and energy with their original songs as well as their own arranged favorite cover-tunes. EN VIVO stayed a humble local band for many years and has now embarked on a new journey to spread their music beyond…Bursting with new songs and a new vision as well as maintaining they’re great and original style for which they’re known EN VIVO will keep thecrowd dancing and moving while touching their hearts with the soul and words of their original music. 

Richard Bean & Sapo
"In the annals of Bay Area music, Malo's "Suavecito" will no doubt go down as the ultimate Latino love song. The San Francisco Latin rock group's 1972 hit featured the voice of Richard Bean, who wrote it. Today the longtime Hayward resident is still going strong with Sapo, the band he formed after leaving Malo. Sapo (the name translates as "Frog") also got national exposure with a very nice self-titled album; barrio low-rider classics such as "Can't Make It," "Sapo's Montuño," and "Ritmo del Corazón" came out of that now-collectible LP."

"The Emergence of the "New Chicano Groove" has sparked renewed interest in Latin rock bands whose appearance in the late 1960s and early '70s altered the face of popular music. Santana is rightly credited for kick-starting this mini-revolution. Hitching African-Latin polyrhythms to rock guitar, the band paved the way for a myriad of other Chicano-led ensembles, most notably Azteca, Malo and Sapo. The incorporation of R&B, percussion and jazz elements made these bands sound unique. Richard Bean was instrumental in upping the funk quotient in the then novel sound."

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
"San Francisco native Wayne Wallace is practically a one-man ecosystem of jazz. He is a phenomenal trombonist, composer, arranger, bandleader, educator, producer, and head of his own record label. With impeccable musicianship and boundless imagination, this group (The Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet) takes listeners on a multicultural musical voyage to Cuba, Africa, and
Latin America." 

Ray Obiedo & Mistura Fina blends the beautiful rhythms and vocals of Brazil. The Caribbean sound of Steel Pans adds yet another dimension to the fire. Mistura Fina is made up of some of the finest jazz musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area. With its heavy influence of Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, a traditional West Coast Latin Jazz sound is always at the core of the ensemble. Guitarist / composer, Ray Obiedo, formed this group in 2002 to further explore his love of Latin music. His compositions for the group are drawn from many musical influences, including Jazz, Funk and R&B as well as other music genres. Mistura Fina works with a wonderfully rich array of textures and colors, melding together all of its musical elements for a delightfully distinct Bay Area flavor.

Instructor- Kimberly Bringas' dance background is an eclectic mix of styles and genres. Her love affair with dance began with hip hop at age four and over the years she's learned waltz, swing, bhangra, cha cha, merengue, bachata and jazz dance. During college she got her first taste of salsa dancing and has been hooked ever since. Over the last five years, she has been part of several dance teams, most recently the Rica Salsa Dance Company in San Francisco. She created the FIRST EVER salsa flashmob for the San Jose Jazz Festival in 2010. One of her proudest accomplishments was winning 2nd place at the San Francisco Salsa Congress 2010 Amateur Jack and Jill Contest. Furthermore, while she accomplished her goal of being able to dance salsa On1, On2 and On5, she believes there is always more she can learn. When she isn't out social dancing, she is an assistant dance instructor to Tianne Frias, World Champion Salsa dancer, and looks to constantly inspire new salsa dancers. 

Her motto for dance: "Don't move to the music, let the music move you."