Link to: Examiner Article by Patsy Holden

Originally from Jamaica, Sean Wilson moved to the U.S. at age eleven, where he began studying trombone and pursuing his growing passion for jazz music. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army and played trombone in the 82nd Airborne Division Band. He then returned to FIU in Miami to pursue a computer science degree and began intensive Wing Chun kung fu training, which he continues today. After beginning work as a software engineer, Sean was lured into salsa classes in 2003. His prior musical training and the awareness of energy flow he learned from martial arts enabled Sean to move quickly through the salsa curriculum. He began studying casino style salsa, but soon switched to LA style and began performing with Salsa Karibe Dance Team in  2004. It is, however, when he is dancing NY style salsa/mambo on2, that Sean feels his instincts as a jazz musician can be most fully expressed as a dancer. Impressed with his musicality, Juliet McMains invited Sean to teach for Salsa Addiction in 2006. His patience, sense of humor, and ability to relate to a wide range of people quickly helped him become a superior teacher. Sean is currently the director of Essential Element Dance Company.  He teaches classes in New York style salsa (mambo on2). Sean's salsa style, marked by rhythmical shines and the ability to easily adjust to partners of varying skill sets, makes him a highly sought after dance partner for salseras of all levels.