His undergraduate studies gifted him the opportunity to spend a semester abroad in Santiago, Chile where he achieved fluency in the Spanish language.Ĭurrently, Brandon is a WUSTL 2022 MBA Candidate with concentrations in Marketing and Entrepreneurship and interests in Media/Entertainment, and Fasion. Louis alumnus with concentrations in International Studies (Latin America, Asia, and Africa), Spanish, and Marketing. Monique continues to strive for excellence by taking on more challenges, setting more goals and loving every minute of Itīrandon Hampton is a Washington University in St. Both Monique and Mike are passionate about advocating for body positivity in the Latin Dance Community. Monique is currently in a Partnership with Mike Garcia. She has taken her dance career to new heights, landing a dance role in the film "Shine The Movie". Monique is a unique performer who has dominated stages at Latin Dance Events at home and abroad including, Calgary, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Toronto, Cozumel, Niagara Falls, Orlando, Miami and Hawaii. She has dance training in Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha, Latin Hustle, Kizomba, Afro-Cuban and Ballroom. Monique has trained with world class instructors like Tito Ortos and Flavia (Tamara) Livolsi, Eddie Torres Jr., Nelson Flores, La Mora, Anya Katsevman, Billy Fajardo and Katie Marlow. She is always looking to continue her growth as a dancer. Monique is now competing at a professional level, taking gold in most. She has won gold medals in Bachata, Salsa, Hustle, Kizomba and Cha Cha Cha. She began competing in the amateur division, never taking less than second place. ![]() After 3 years of training she was promoted to the Balmir Latin Dance Company in 2014, where she began traveling, performing and competing nationally and internationally. In 2011 she joined Balmir's Mambo Tirado under the direction of Nina Tirado. Monique walked into her first salsa class in September of 2010 at Latin Fever Dance Studio & shortly after joined the performance class. She grew up with musical influences such as Marc Anthony, Victor Manuelle, El Gran Combo, Antony Santos, Fernando Villalona and many more. ![]() Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and of Dominican and Puerto Rican decent, Monique has been dancing Merengue, Bachata and Salsa her entire life. Monique Richard is a performer/instructor/choreographer at Balmir Latin Dance Studio.
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