Christine Schwartz

Christine was born and raised here in Washington state, where she has been classically

trained in many styles of dance.  At the age of  three she was dancing ballet, jazz, and

tap. 

She danced as a soloist with Cameo Dance Company in Seattle continuing her training in

ballet, jazz, hip hop, modern, and theatre dance until age seventeen.  It was at the end of

her classical training that Christine took her first salsa lesson and decided that she wanted

to challenge herself with partner dancing.

Christine worked with Johnny Bravo and her ballet background friend Phillip Laue to

compose a salsa routine and compete for her first Congress in 2005, only months after she

started dancing salsa.

Within the salsa community Christine taught and performed with Somos El Son Dance

Company and graduated to choreographing and performing numerous times with Vassili

with his band Children of the Revolution.  Also notably Christine performed in the

Salsa/Ballroom section of "Dance THIS!" at the paramount working with Vanessa Villalobos

and Brian Jolly for the show.

She took time away from dance to finish her degree in Psychology at the University of

Washington, and now has the time and excitement to be back teaching, choreographing,

and loving dance with Salsa Con Todo.