Genny Godano
She started studying ballet since the age of 5. Since the age of 10 she also attended modern jazz and funky classes at the Estudio De Danzas Academy of Mirta and Marcelo Aulicio and she approached to Caribbean dances in 1998, beginning to attend Salsa Cubana, Puerto Rican and Bachata lessons by several teachers. From 2002 she began competitive training with her dancer Mauricio Guevara, with whom she achieved excellent results already in first competitions and she danced with him until September 2005.
From February 2004 to September 2010 she taught at Sampaoli Dance School, where she has experience both as a teacher in group courses and in private lessons, and as a choreographer of couples and groups for F.I.D.S. In 2005 she obtained title of WORLD CHAMPION OF RUEDA.
In January 2006 she met Ivan Zappetti and together they obtained the 3 levels of Master of Caribbean Dances at the F.I.T.D. They qualified as National Judges at F.I.D.S. and they began to dance in competitions in the Masterclass 19/34.
In 2006 she was selected to record a DVD of dance lessons sold as an attachment to the magazines: "Gente" and "Visto". Since 2006 she started again to study ballet at Royal Academy with the teacher Elena Del Mastro and jazz dance with Teacher Don Marasigan, with whom she currently continues to study. In 2006 and later in 2008 she was invited to teach at "Congreso Mundial de la Salsa" in Turin.
Ivan Zappetti
He studied ballet, modern and jazz dance since the age of 10. In 2000 he won the tv show “I PERSONAGGI” (G.R.P. television). At the age of 16 he studied for 2 years at the MAS in Milan, where he obtained several presence tokens as a dancer for the broadcast Mediaset "SUPER". Dancer at "Settemari" and "Valtur" in different tourist facilities, he began to get passionate about Caribbean dances.
In January 2006 he met Genny Godano and together they obtained the 3 levels of Master of Caribbean Dances at the F.I.T.D. They qualified as National Judges at F.I.D.S. and they began to dance in competitions in the Masterclass 19/34.
Together, they won these dance titles:
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Professional Italian Champions in bachata, cuban salsa, puerto rican salsa and merengue
2010
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Bronze at World Latin Dance Cup Miami
2012
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Bronze at World Salsa Summit Miami
2014
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Winners of Italy Bachata Open
2014
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Genny Godano, World Salsa Champion at World Salsa Solo Australia
2014
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Bronze at World Salsa Summit Miami
2015
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IDO Judges in Latin Dance Festival COREA
2016
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World Champions of Salsa at IDO St. Pietroburgo
2016
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Judges at World Salsa Solo
2017
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Semifinalists at Georgia’s Got Talent
2017
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Guests at the last episode of Ballando Con Le Stelle
2018
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4 YES obtained at Cesko Slovenko Ma Talent
2018
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4 YES obtained at Romanii Au Talent
2019
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4 YES obtained at Got Talent España
2019
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4 YES obtained at Bulgaria's Got Talent
2019
Ivan & Genny participated in important dance world congress, like:
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Salsa Open Puerto Rico
2010
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World Latin Cup Las Vegas
2011
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Eventopeople
2011
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Italia Bachata Festival
2011
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Brisbane Australia
2011
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World Salsa Meeting Milan
2012-2013
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Balkan Salsa Congress
2013
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Kizomba Open Madrid
2013
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Madrid Salsa Festival
2013
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Galà de Navidad Barcelona
2013
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Bachata Open
2014
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Bachatea Summer Alicante
2014
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Milan International Festival
2014
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Bachatea Madrid
2015
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Salsea
2015
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Dancin Italia
2015
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Roma Dance All Star
2016
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World Salsa Summit Miami
2016
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Bachatea Madrid
2016
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Torino Summit Festival
2016
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Dancin Bachata Fusion Festival Milan
2016
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IDO Latin Dance Festival Corea
2016
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Europe Bachata Master
2016
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Bailando Milano Congress
2017
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World Salsa Solo
2017
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Carthago Latin Fest
2018
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Sofia Salsa & Bachata Bush
2018
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...and many other