Nicknamed Aochan, he is loved by everyone. Please call him Aochan. He used to be just a regular salaryman, and now is a shy, almost 42 year old Japanese guy (already an old man?!).
A pioneer of Latin dance in Japan, he started spreading Latin dance more than 10 years ago. Later he taught around the world, based in NY. Since October of 2003 he is based in Japan.
Aochan is recognized around the world for his fun loving and fun inspiring style as well as his teaching magic. He gives off energy. He amazes everyone with his top level techniques for the dances he teaches. That's why a lot of people think he speaks fluent Spanish, Portuguese and English, but he really only speaks Japanese. Apparently, his students in NY had to know how to understand his English. But he was always able to get his point across, and students would translate or translate his English into correct English for the new students, so that Aochan ended up learning too. So who was the instructor?
Aochan has a reputation for choosing beautiful music for his lessons. He's also a DJ!
Aochan's style is natural, smooth and feels great!
If you learn Aochan's style, you can apply it right away to any dance, and you'll learn more quickly without bad habits. All over the world, all dances are different depending on the instructor and the country. There are many dance steps that people can only do with other students of the same instructor. However, Aochan selects and teaches smooth variations that anyone can not only do, but can also feel good doing.
There's also one other secret. There's no other instructor anywhere who teaches as much about follow and lead. Women can really experience the importance of a good follow. That's why they can dance with anyone anywhere. Of course, men also can experience the importance of a good lead. There's a lot you can learn only from him. Try the classes for just 3 months. You'll feel completely different about dance.
And the dance Aochan recommends to everyone to improve their dancing is Zouk. In Zouk, natural movement is very important. It's also called the yoga of dance. If you are dancing salsa or any other dance, please try it out just once. After dancing zouk, you'll feel better in your steps, smoother and more relaxed.