All Dance Professionals

Bachata YYC Takeover's mission is to inspire growth and ignite excitement for the Bachata scene in the city of Calgary. Our mission is to put Calgary Bachata in the map by developing our local talented dancers by providing them with diverse, effective and unique workshop experiences that will leave students with the appetite to LEARN more. We want to create a culture that cultivates learning, growth, and respect that we hope will be infectious towards the whole community.

Beverly Lopez is a Bronx native, dancer, choreographer, and educator. She is the founding Artistic Director of REDi Dance Company (2017), which comprises a professional contemporary dance company as well as educational programming for youth. Beverly earned a BFA in Multimedia Performing Arts at CUNY Lehman College. She works as a teaching artist for grades k-12 at the DreamYard Project since 2017 and is an adjunct professor of Latin dance at Lehman college.

Beverly Co-founded ¡Dame Tu Pasito! Bachata Party social in 2024 and serves as a bachata instructor in New York City. Beverly's choreography fuses multiple forms that were born out of the African Diaspora. While utilizing house, improvisation, salsa, bachata, theater and other Caribbean influences Beverly fosters collaborative spaces. She finds multiple ways to build community with an urgency to form healing connections/platforms for BIPOC artists.

Cat Gloria and Blanquito Flo are nomadic teachers and community organizers primarily based in Washington, DC, Miami, and Spain.

Chris, a dynamic New York-based instructor, is known for their innovative and fun approach to teaching. They foster a welcoming environment where dancers feel free to explore, experiment, and embrace the joy of Bachata.