Patrick Mussendijk is definately one of Holland's finest dancers, and has been that for many, many years. He won several competitions and performes all over Europe. he is known for his fancy footwork and smooth combinations.
When it all started…
The first time I got in touch with Salsa was where I used to go out with my friends, I just picked up some moves here and there, Salsa felt immediatly like a real passion to me so I started dancing around 1996. Only a year later I became two time national champion in the Dutch competion and in 1998, I became 2nd in the European competition in London. After this competition, my international career started.
I started and still teach Amsterdam, my styles and specialties are on 1, on 2 and Cuban. I really enjoy it and I love to teach and give mostly class in partnerwork, footwork, styling and techniques, body movement, leading, choreography class and showteam training.
Events where I taught and peformed
The Leeds weekenders from the Latin Quarter
The British Congress 2002
London in Scala Latina 2002/2003
Mambo City events for Robert White 2003
Big winter Gala ball Edinburgh, Scotland 2003
The London Latinfest/ Notting Hill weekender
Salsa after hour school event, Ireland
1st salsa congress, Oslo, Norway 2003
Birmingham weekenders 2003/ 2004/ 2005
1st and 2nd salsa congress, Dublin, Ireland
1st salsa congress, Berlin, Germany
Salsa congress, Toronto, Canada 2004
1st salsa congress, Bremen, Germany
salsa congress, Hamburg, Germany
European congress, Paris, France 2005
5th salsa congress, Cannes, France 2005
Salsa congress, Marseille, France 2005
2nd SalsaSuri congress, Surinam 2006
1st Slovenian salsa congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1st Mambo congress, Paris, France 2007
Salsa sunrise weekender, Belgium
Brussels salsa congress, Brussels, Belgium
1st Amsterdam salsa festival, the Netherlands, 2008
I performed and jugded at the Competition for WSF (World Salsa Federation), Miami, USA and I also joined and had much fun with the Salsa holidays from Salsa tours in Malaga and Barcelona in Spain.
In 2005, I did the latin part choreography for the video clip from the famous teenage pop Group CH!PZ for their hit Carnaval, wich was a number 1 hit. The video shoot took place in Euro Disney in Paris
Showteams
Started a dance team called Guateque, the show is still in the making.
