Josie Neglia

Born in Toronto, Canada, Josie Neglia grew up
amongst many Italian friends as a middle child
of Sicilian parents. From a very young age, she
studied ballet and jazz and later entered York
University as a dance major where she had four
years of extensive daily training in ballet and
modern dance.

In 1989, Josie graduated with a Bachelor’s degree
and entered the ballroom/Latin field as a teacher
for a private studio where she trained daily and
began teaching and competing as a professional
in International Latin dance.

Entering a Toronto Latin club, for the first time in
1990, Josie fell in love with Salsa. In 1993, she
relocated to Los Angeles and for the past twelve
years, has become world renowned as a Salsa
expert and has produced eleven instructional Latin
dance videos.

Josie is known for her easy-to-learn teaching
methods and spectacular performance ability.
Her videos are being distributed globally.

Being honored with an invitation to teach
at the very first World Salsa Congress in Puerto
Rico in 1997, and the first Salsa Festival in
Japan in 1997, Josie quickly made a name for
herself and is currently asked to do workshops in
various cities across the Globe. Josie Neglia was
also a feature dancer in the movie "DANCE WITH
ME" with Vanessa Williams & Chayanne.

December of 2003 was Josie's life-changing gift
from God, the birth of her beautiful daughter Mia
who became the reason for Josie to continue
sharing the gift of dance in a new way.

In August 2005, Josie decided to fulfill her life-long
dream of opening her own Dance Academy that
would be the center of dance for young and young-
at-heart, people of all cultures, sizes, and back-
grounds. She hand-picked the incredibly talented instructors who represent the top in their fields:
from Salsa and Flamenco to Pilates and Swing.

At Josie Neglia Dance Academy you will find only
top quality instructors, great dance lessons and
energy that brings the joy of dance to everyone.
Fulfilling Josie's Dream of Teaching the World to
Dance ~ One Step at a Time.