Vali Damaskou
Of Greek origin, Vali Damaskou began her passion for dance at age 5. It all started for her, more than 23 years ago entering the world of ballet, jazz, contemporary, ballroom, hiphop, salsa, zouk, kizomba and Burlesque. She was born always to detonate the floor on fire and as a lover and practician of all styles of dance it is no surprise that she is already recognized worldwide and known as the “Greek Goddess” of the latin beat and one of the worlds best and more exciting body shakers of the dance arena today.
Vali for more than 7 years representing Australia and Greece at various congresses & festivals around the globe including Australia, New Zealand, Bali, Malaysia, San Fransisco, New York, Seattle, Holland, Spain, Beirut, Russia, Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore, Miami, Montreal, Los Angeles just to name few and she was both pivotal and instrumental for introducing Kizomba down under and Zouk around the world together with Oliver Pineda.
Achievements:
- WORLD Salsa Champion 2012
- Australian Bachata Champion 2011
- World Salsa Championships 6th place 2009
- Asian Salsa Open Champion 2009
- Australian Salsa Champion 2008
- Australian Salsa Champion 2007
- Australian Dancing Society Honours 2006
- Dancesport Latin/Ballroom Champion 2006
- Assistant Movie Director 2011
- Choreographer in “Dancing With The Stars” & “So You Think You Can Dance” - Australia 2008 - 2009
- International Judge since 2008
- Head Dancer in the Show “Dance Dance Dance” Productions since 2007
- Dance Partner of Oliver Pineda 5 Times World Salsa Champion since 2007
Multi award winning international artiste Vali is ready to further mesmerize your every sense in the world of dance.