{"id":8431,"date":"2026-10-15T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/denver-cory-merrill\/?post_type=team_member&p=8431"},"modified":"2026-10-16T20:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T02:03:34","slug":"jessika-flores-professional-dance-instructor","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/denver-cory-merrill\/member\/jessika-flores-professional-dance-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessika Flores – Professional Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Place of Birth:<\/strong>\u00a0Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n

Favorite Food:<\/strong>\u00a0Mexican and Chinese food!<\/p>\n

Favorite Music:<\/strong>\u00a0I love all kinds of music! Latin music has a special place in my heart because it connects me to my Mexican culture. I also love retro music, especially from the 1920s through the rock-and-roll and disco era. For me, music is a way to explore emotions, cultures, rhythms, and different styles.<\/p>\n

Favorite Dances:<\/strong>\u00a0Rumba, Bolero, Paso Doble, and Salsa. I love the passion, musicality, and expressive personalities of these dances. Each one tells a different story and allows me to express myself in a unique way.<\/p>\n

Competition Style:<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019m interested in exploring all competition styles, but my previous experience has been in International Latin.<\/p>\n

What I Love Most About Teaching:<\/strong>\u00a0I love that dance is a universal language. You don\u2019t always need to speak the same language to connect with someone through movement. Teaching dance allows me to help people build confidence, express themselves, and discover new ways to connect with others. Seeing students grow and become more comfortable on the dance floor is one of the most rewarding parts of my job<\/p>\n

Ballroom Dancers:<\/b> Kristina Moshenskaya and Derek Hough. I admire Kristina for her technique, elegance, and musicality. I admire Derek for his versatility and creativity, and for bringing ballroom dance to mainstream television and entertainment. I love how he combines different dance styles and techniques to create exciting performances and make ballroom dance accessible to a wider audience.<\/p>\n

One Thing Most People Don\u2019t Know About Me:<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019m Mexican, but I don\u2019t like spicy food! I\u2019m also a circus artist and a clown, and I\u2019d much rather be a witch than a princess. Witches are more fun, a little mischievous, and they make their own magic.<\/p>\n

Biography<\/b><\/p>\n

Jessika Flores is a Mexican dancer, performer, and dance educator who graduated from the Academia de la Danza Mexicana, with over 15 years of experience in dance and the performing arts. Specializing in Mexican Folk Dance, her expertise also includes Salsa, Latin dance styles, ballroom dance, and other movement disciplines.<\/p>\n

Throughout her career, she has worked with various dance companies and entertainment productions, as well as major hospitality brands, including Palladium Hotels & Resorts, TRS Hotels, and Pac\u00edfica. She has also competed in salsa congresses throughout Mexico in the cabaret-style salsa category, combining technical skill, choreography, and stage performance.<\/p>\n

Her professional experience includes working with ANADAC in Mexico, a ballet company for artists with disabilities, where she taught dance techniques adapted to the performers\u2019 individual needs and abilities.<\/p>\n

As a dance educator, Jessika has experience teaching a variety of techniques and styles to students of different levels. She adapts her teaching methods to each student\u2019s abilities, needs, and goals, combining technique, musicality, creativity, and self-expression to support their growth and development.<\/p>\n

Her international career has taken her to Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Peru, and Italy, where she has shared her talent and represented Mexican culture through dance and performance.<\/p>\n

Jessika believes that dance is a universal language capable of bringing strangers together, creating friendships, and breaking down barriers between people and cultures. She loves sharing her knowledge, connecting with others through movement, and continually learning to elevate her own artistic and professional skills.<\/p>\n

With a diverse background in Mexican Folk Dance, Latin rhythms, ballroom dance, and international performance, Jessika brings a versatile, creative, and multicultural perspective to her teaching. For her, dance is much more than learning steps\u2014it\u2019s an opportunity to build connections, express individuality, and celebrate the richness of different cultures and rhythms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8432,"template":"","class_list":["post-8431","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/denver-cory-merrill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/8431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/denver-cory-merrill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/denver-cory-merrill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/denver-cory-merrill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/denver-cory-merrill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}