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Billy Fajardo has over 30 years of dance performance experience. As a young man, he was the founder and lead performer of the Dance Dimensions, the internationally acclaimed dance company who appeared on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert from 1978-1982. He has appeared at Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Radio City and numerous top venues around the world. He has worked and choreographed for numerous headliners, including Gloria Gaynor, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Bob Hope, the list goes on. Film credits include "Carlito's Way", "Cross Over Dreams", and the recently released Summer of Sam. Look for Billy on the new UPN Series "South Beach" dancing with the lovely Vanessa Williams of "Dance with Me".
Katie Marlow has been performing professionally since 1981. As a performer, she has assembled a wide range of credits stretching from cabaret revues, to theatre to television and feature films. She is a member of both Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity Association. Beginning her performance career as a showgirl aboard the Cunard NAC Cruise Line, she later branched out to do commercials and feature films. Just a few of her credits include A Chorus Line: The Movie the television show "The Equalizer" and Miami Vice. She later moved into choreography, putting together, the "Hot Nights in the City" nightclub revue in Japan. In 1995 she founded Dancesation! Entertainment an upscale production company who provides entertainment services throughout the United States for major corporations.
Together, they are considered to be one of the most highly accomplished and versatile dance teams in the world. They are the 2002 IDO World Champions for both Hustle and Cabaret Exhibition. They are the only couple in the history of the United States to hold two separate world championship titles in the same year. Other titles include 2000 Open Cabaret Champions, 1999 United States Hustle Champions, and the 2002 NADC Cabaret Champions. In addition, Billy and Katie were four times invitees to the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival Open Exhibition Championships, an honor reserved for only a select few throughout the world. With their exceptional talent of being able to perform both theatrical dance and social partner dance on a world class level, they hold the distinctive position of being in demand on a number of circuits, including the Ballroom circuit, the Hustle circuit, the Salsa circuit, and even the Swing dance circuit.
They have the number one selling hustle instructional dance videos in the world, and are in demand in many Blackpool destinations as performers and instructors. Recent overseas performances include Hong Kong, London, Ecuador, Taiwan, and Italy. The pair has been featured at home in the US at such well-known venues as Radio City Music Hall and the Lincoln Center. They were the subjects of a special television segment for Good Life TV, and Billy was a featured interview subject for VH1's "When Disco Ruled The World". They have been interviewed in various dance publications including: SalsaWeb.com and DanceSport Magazine, as well as being the subjects of numerous newspaper and television interviews. Look for their upcoming, featured performances at the World Salsa Championships on ESPN, and on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars".
In 2003 Billy was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Miami Salsa Congress by Albert Torres. Billy and Katie were also the recent recipients of the Augie and Margo Rodriguez Award which is awarded to exemplary and inspirational performers within the dance world.
Billy and Katie, are the organizers of the International Hustle and Salsa Competition (IHSC) which takes place every April in Miami, Florida.
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