Billy Fajardo

USA

From the streets of the South Bronx, to the biggest stages and shows in the world, there is few that Billy has not been able to master in his long career. Billy was the first ever World Hustle Champion at the 1975 Billboard Championships and the 2002 IDO World Hustle Champion. Proud Founder of IHDA

Danny McGee

USA

 Is the founder and co-owner of Top Hat Dance Studio in Philadelphia, PA. Daniel has been a top hustle competitor and instructor for 20 years and is a two-time World Hustle Champion (2001 and 2012). Daniel also served on the board of IHDA for 12 years, serving as president from 2010-2014.

Graziano Boggiani

& Ilaria Zegna

ITALY

Graziano Boggiani dances hustle since 1999 and it's the first promoter of this discipline in Europe. He perfected the technique and wrote the Latin Hustle book with the Great Master Billy Fajardo. 

Ilaria Zegna started studying the world of dance at the age of 6 and to date she has dedicated herself professionally to Caribbean Dances for 5 years. In 2018 Master Billy Fajardo certified her as an international teacher of Latin Hustle.

Carmen Lorente

& Rodry Santos

SPAIN - BRAZIL

She began her training in 1990 both in dance and in Latin and ballroom dance. Since then she has traveled the world and train with the best in the industry. From 2012 to the present, she is a judge of the best salsa and latin hustle competitions both in Spain and in Europe, such as the World Salsa Open, the Italian and European Latin hustle Championship, the World Salsa Master to name a few.

Jeff Selby

USA

Creator of New Style Hustle. Based on the original partner dance of the 1970's the hustle, New Style Hustle allows freedom and variation of footwork and styles as well as rhythm changes connecting with today's music and generation.

Jameson Kilburn

USA

Is the co-owner of Top Hat Dance Studio in Philadelphia, PA. A top hustle competitor and instructor, Jameson has won many top titles including World Hustle Champion in 2014.

Gina Cancetty

USA

Spanning from 1986 and on Gina is known for her versatile background consisting of Salsa Mambo, Cha Cha Cha on 1 & 2, Bachata, Merengue and Tap, etc. Today she's also very active the cultivation of the "New Style Hustle" scene, alongside its founder Jeff Selby.

Ahtoy Juliana

USA

Ahtoy began her professional dance training in childhood in Guam and studied classical ballet and modern dance with the Houston and San Francisco Ballet Companies. Ahtoy became a top International Latin Ballroom competitor in the collegiate circuit while attending Columbia University. As one of the principal dancers and instructors of salsa company, Santo Rico, she has performed in over 35 cities worldwide in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Americas.