Alex de Smet (Belgium/Dubai)

From a young age, Alex always had passion for dancing, but it wasn’t until 2002 that she found salsa, a dance that moves her like no other. When a friend first told her about salsa, she never thought she would become as attached to it as she is today. What was first an activity to keep her busy soon became an addictive hobby that has transformed over the years into a full time profession.

Alex’s journey into salsa began with a couple of weekly classes, a desire to go out dancing every night and her participation in a student show. The following year, she partnered up with her first dance partner, with whom she started working more seriously on various shows and projects.

It was during 2005 that Alex started dancing with James, who had spotted her on the dance floor and saw her potential. After improving her technique for many months, they performed their first show together at the Dubai Salsa Festival 2005. From that time, they both knew they could take their dancing to the next level and subsequently never looked back.

Alex has since taught and performed in a number of countries around the world such as Bulgaria, Turkey, India, Japan, Greece, Malaysia as well as several others. In August 2008 she created with James "Mambo Classico", their Pro Team for which they have high hopes and they are currently working on a number of other projects for 2009.