Fanny has been dancing and teaching salsa since 2008. She frequently attends salsa congresses and festivals where she participates in workshops, classes, performs and shares the dance floor with some of the biggest names in the world of salsa. She has trained with five-time World Salsa Champion Oliver Pineda of Australia, Salsa On2 pioneer Eddie Torres of New York, Griselle Ponce of New Jersey, The Cobo Brothers of North Carolina, World Champions Karen Forcano and Ricardo Vega of Chile and many more. Fanny was born and raised in Lima, Peru where she grew up listening and dancing to the sounds of salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, cha cha cha, Afro-Peruvian and other latin styles. These sounds were a part of Fanny’s everyday life from a very early age and have created in her an undying passion for music and dance. Fanny is regarded as one of the best dancers in our region and has been awarded best latin dance instructor of Western NY 4 years in a row!
Other accomplishments:
-Puerto Rican & Hispanic Day Parade 2011 – 2019
-Miss Borinquen Leadership Choreographer 2011 – 2015, 2017
-UNY Festivals Rochester Fall & Spring 2012 – 2018
-BPO Youth Concert Series 2013, 2016
-West Side Concert 2017
-Honorary Host of Puerto Rican & Hispanic Day Parade 2013
-Salsa For a Cure 2015 – 2023
-Buffalo Spree’s Magazine Best Dance Lessons of WNY 2015 – 2018
-Music is Art Festival
-Taste of Diversity 2013 – 2017
-BPO & Hispanic Heritage Month celebration 2014, 2017, 2018
-BPO Educational Concert 2014, 2017
-Forty under Forty Rising Latino Star Western Region of NY 2016 Award winner (Fanny Olaya)
-Lackawanna School Musical 2016
-Salsa Fuego 2016, 2018, 2019
-Peru-Colombia Fundraiser 2017
-Puerto Rico Hurracaine Relief fundraiser 2017
-Dance Days of Buffalo 2016, 2017
-Albright Knox M&T Fridays 2017, 2018
-Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress 2018, 2019
-City Hall Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 2018
CULTURAL EVENTS’ PARTICIPATION
-Hilbert college
-Buffalo State The State University of New York
-University at Buffalo the State university of Buffalo
-Canisius College
-Fredonia University
-Daemen College
-D’youville College