Professional Salsa Dancer

High energy performance in captivating costume with great quality of dancing, showmanship and connection with the audience. High level entertainment that gets people up and dancing! You will get interactivity and I gladly share some fun dance steps to have the crowd learn and do with me!

Molly Hagman was born and raised in Sweden where her passion for dance really took off at Malmoe Dance Academy in 2009. Molly immersed herself in all different dance styles offered at the academy, representing World Dance with styles such as Belly Dance, Bollywood, Samba, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Street styles, Jazz, Contemporary and Ballet. During her 6 years as a student, and later also a teacher at MDA, she established a very versatile foundation.

In 2014 Molly completed a one year commercial dance education at International Dance Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark. As part of the program she got the opportunity to train at the world-renowned dance studios Millennium Dance Complex and Debbie Reynold’s in Los Angeles for 3 months. There she trained with some of LA’s top choreographers including Yanis Marshall, Nika Kljun, Tricia Miranda, Will Adams (WillDaBeast), Misha Gabriel, Jojo Gomez and Gustavo Vargas.

In January 2016 Molly packed her bags and left for New York City to study dance at Broadway Dance Center. She did the International Student Visa Program with ballet as her concentration, and graduated in October 2019 after almost 4 years of full-time studies. She took classes for some of the most prominent teachers in the city and got mentored in ballet by Natalya Stavro and Jamie Salmon. The technique-forward training gave her a great foundation and the right building blocks to truly elevate her dance.

Alongside her dance program’s curriculum, Molly has trained with some of the best salsa dancers in the world. In 2016 she trained with Franklin Diaz and formed part of his professional team, having the honor to debut his Boogaloo routine alongside Selene Tovar as a duet in June 2016. Her ultimate merit is having been a member of the world-renowned salsa company ‘Yamulee Dance Company’ for over 6 years since joining in August 2016. She had the privilege to teach and perform with the Pro team Yamuleé for many years.

Since September 2022 Molly is freelancing as a professional dancer, and her career has really taken off. She’s performing her salsa solo at various events nationwide, as well as teaching at different dance studios in New York. She has also recently joined a partnership with the legendary ‘Vittico La Magia’, a pioneer in the New York salsa scene, since April 2023. They are now teaching and performing together, and taking the salsa stages by storm!

Merits:

Performed for the famous salsa artist Yiyo Sarante live in concert at the Ritz Theatre, New Jersey, June 8, 2024

Taught salsa on2 New York Style workshop at The Alumni Society Leadership Summit, June 13, 2024

Salsa instructor at Somethin’ Else Bar and Lounge, Dekalb Market, Brooklyn, May 2024-June 2024

Performed and taught workshop at the BIG Salsa Festival New York with partner Vittico La Magia, May 2024

Latin Dance Entertainer and on2 salsa instructor at Lokum Mediterranean Restaurant, Brooklyn, April 2024-ongoing

Teaching workshops and performing at Crown Dance Studio in Fairfax, Virginia, March 30th & 31st and April 28 & 29, 2024

Teaching and performing at Escape To The Poconos with dance partner Vittico La Magia in the Poconos, Pensilvania, April 19-21, 2024

Teaching and performing at Dance Life, Florida Dancer Center in Fort Myers, March 9, 2024

Teaching and Performing at the SBKZ New York Congress with dance partner Vittico La Magia, February 9-11, 2024, New York

Interviewed by The Arts of Fashion Tv about Molly’s career and salsa, broadcasted on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network, February 7th, 2024

Performed with Vittico la Magia at ‘Salsaholics’ event in Miami, December 15, 2023

Performed with Vittico la Magia at Providence Salsa Bachata Festival, November 4, 2023

Host and Salsa instructor of biweekly Salsa Event at Blue Agave, Brooklyn, November 2023 - December 2023.

Head dance instructor at Salsa Salsa Dance Studio, Brooklyn, September 2023 - ongoing

Dance instructor at ‘Baila Wednesdays’ at Solas NYC, September 2022- ongoing

Dancer for entertainment company Sina Entertainment, doing gigs across New Jersey and New York since February 2023 at various events.

Performed and taught at New York International Salsa Congress with partner Vittico La Magia, September 4, 2023.

Performed at the BIG Salsa Festival New York with partner Vittico La Magia, May 2023, New York.

Performed at ‘Escape to the Poconos Dance Extravaganza’ with partner Vittico La Magia, April 2023, the Poconos, Pennsylvania

Performed Salsa Solo at ‘Salsaholics’ 10 year anniversary in Miami, March 2023.

Taught salsa workshops and a performance bootcamp in Trinidad at XDA Studios, January 2023.

Danced on stage for the renowned salsa band Grupo Niche at the International Salsa Festival June 11 2022, at Barclays Center.

Dancer in various music videos for artists like Papcy the Don (starring in ‘Rockstar’), Doug Beavers (starring in ‘Sol’), Conjunto Imagen (starring in ‘Rumbero’)

Dance teacher at Elizabeth Modeling Talent Studio for kids and teenagers, from May 2022 - June 2022, New York

Hired to teach salsa classes at Eljo’s Restaurant and Body Beat Studio in Trinidad February 2022.

Dancer for the entertainment company Sublime Stars Entertainment, doing gigs across New Jersey and New York since September 2021 at various events.

Dance teacher at Yamulee Dance Company in kids classes from July 2021 - September 2022, New York

Dance teacher at Sublime Dance Company in ballet and salsa for their Summer Intensive junior and teen-program in July and August of 2021, New Jersey

Dancer for the salsa artist La India live in concert at the International Salsa Festival June 2019 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Taught salsa workshops at the famous salsa events Candela Friday’s and Salsamania Saturday’s in NYC, organized by Alex Gonzales on December 1st 2017, November 15th 2019, January 25th 2020, November 5th 2021, February 25th 2023.

Performed with Yamulee Dance Company at congresses and festivals:
April 2017 - taught and performed with the company at The Dance Extravaganza ‘Escape to the Poconos’, The Poconos.
Performed at the BIG New York Salsa Bachata Festival 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, New York.
Performed at the Yamulee Anniversary 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, New York.
Performed at Tri-State Dance Fest September 4th 2021, and July 2nd 2022, Connecticut.

Won the finale of This Is Talent in June 2014, with a cash prize of 10.000 SEK. The competition was held in Malmoe, Sweden and Molly competed with the performance team Dominators representing Malmoe Dance Academy.

Performed with the ladies team Bellasitas from Malmoe Dance Academy at numerous congresses and festivals across Europe year (phone number hidden)5.
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Croatia - Salsa Beach Splash Festival 2012, 2013, Sibenik. Salsa Split Silvester 2013, Split.
Germany - Berlin Salsa Congress 2014, Berlin.
Hamburg Salsa Festival 2014, Hamburg.
Denmark - Copenhagen Salsa Festival 2013, 2014, Copenhagen.
Sweden - Stockholm Salsa Weekend 2012, 2013, Stockholm. Scandinavian Salsa Congress 2013, 2014, Gothenburg. Love Dance Festival 2013, 2014, Malmoe.