Ahí Na' Ma' performs Salsa, Mambo and Chachacha dance and percussion shows. »Ahí na' ma'« is a Spanish expression, short for »Ahí nada más«. It translates to "here and not further" in Salsa it is used by musicians as a sign of enthusiasm when the audience is boiling.

Ellen (percussion), Silke and Jan (dance) teamed up in September 2005 to found Ahí Na' Ma'. The three are from the region Mannheim/Heidelberg in Germany. They've been around in music and dancing for some years.

Ellen studied rhythmics in Hannover at the Hochschule für Musik and Theater, then went to Munich to study Latin Percussion with Cesár Granados (Conexión Latina, Bully Parade, etc) and Marcío Alves. Since 2002 she has been studying Jazz Percussion at the Musikhochschule in Mannheim with Prof. José Cortijo (HR-Big-Band, John Lord, Bobby Mc Ferrin, etc). She studied on Cuba with Panga, and has been to Salvador de Bahia (Brasil) for half a year for percussion studies. As a performer Ellen has worked with various musicians and artists; Robin Gibb (BeeGees, Magnetic Tour 2004), Klaus Meine (Scorpions), Kamary Phillips, The Flames, Dinho Alves, Dominique Dumais and many more. She also teaches percussion. Ellen's home page

Silke and Jan have been dancing together since 2001 - Mambo Palladium Style, Salsa and Chachacha. They studied with Tony Piñeiro, Birgit Flores, Leo Garcia and Freddie Rios of the Mambo Palladium Legends among others. Of all the styles their preference is on New York style and on dancing on the clave. Silke and Jan had their first public performance as partners at the Euro Salsa Congress 2001 in Darmstadt and the Salsa congress of the same year in Berlin. They teach Palladium Style Mambo and Chachacha, Salsa on clave and on 1. Jan is currently spending most of his time in Porto Alegre / Brazil where he teaches Mambo at Cadica - Danças e Ritmos, and is busy as choreographer and dancer. Jan's blog on Brazil    Salsa in Porto Alegre Get this widget!