About me

Paulina was born in Morelia, Mexico. She developed an interest in dance at an early age. At the age of 15, she began with “bailes de salón”. Enchanted, her passion for dance exploded and she began training in classical ballet, jazz and gymnastics.

At the age of 18, she was invited to be the partner of the very talented professional dance teacher, Carlos Carmona, director of the "Salsabor" dance company in Mexico City. In the same year she won her first national title as Salsa Champion in the 2005 Acapulco Salsa Congress. Boosting her confidence and interest, the win incited Paulina to pursue more training in ballroom, tango, acting, singing, musicals and hip-hop in Mexico, United States, Canada and Italy.

Paulina is part of the project “Dream Team”, a professional salsa team originally composed of World Salsa Champion couples Rafael Barros and Carine Morais (Brasil), Karen Forcano and Ricardo Vega (Argentina-Chile) and Paulina Posadas and David Zepeda.

Today Paulina is a world renown salsa dancer, coach, teacher and choreographer. She has taught workshops to thousands of people in more than 50 countries around the globe. Current and undefeated 6x Salsa On2 World Champion.

Accomplishments

DANCE PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

2024

1st Place - Tango Canada Championship - Tango Stage- Toronto, CA.

2015

1st Place - World Salsa Summit 2015 - Salsa On2 division - Miami, USA

2nd Place - Toronto Salsa Congress 2015- Heats Hustle division - Toronto, Canada.

2014

1st Place - World Latin Dance Cup 2014 - Salsa On2 division - Miami, USA

1st Place - Canada Salsa Congress 2014 - Toronto, Canada

2013

1st Place - World Latin Dance Cup 2013 - Salsa On2 division - Miami, USA

1st Place - Canada Salsa Congress 2013 - Toronto, Canada

4th Place - Puerto Rico World Salsa Open 2013 - San Juan, Puerto Rico

1st Place - Montreal Salsa Convention 2013 - Montreal, Canada

1st Place - World Salsa Summit 2013 - Salsa On2 division - Miami, USA

2012

1st Place - World Latin Dance Cup 2012 - Salsa On2 division - Miami, USA

1st Place - Canada Salsa Congress 2012 - Toronto, Canada

3rd Place - Puerto Rico World Salsa Open 2012 - San Juan, Puerto Rico

1st Place - US Salsa Open Championship 2012 - Professional Salsa Open division - San Francisco, USA

1st Place - US Salsa Open Championship 2012 - Professional Salsa Heats division - San Francisco, USA

1st Place - Montreal Salsa Convention 2012 - Montreal, Canada

2nd Place - Six Degrees Salsa Competition 2012 - Toronto, Canada

2011

1st Place - World Latin Dance Cup 2011 - Salsa On2 division - Las Vegas, USA

1st Place - Acapulco Salsa Bachata Congress 2011 - Acapulco, Mexico

1st Place - Six Degrees Salsa Competition 2011 - Toronto, Canada

1st Place - Canada Salsa Congress 2011 - Toronto, Canada

1st Place - US Salsa Open Championship 2011 - Professional Salsa Open division - San Francisco, USA

3rd Place - SF Bay Area Salsa Congress 2011 - San Francisco, USA

4th Place - Puerto Rico World Salsa Open 2011 - San Juan, Puerto Rico

2010

1st Place - Euroson Latino Puebla 2010 - Puebla, Mexico

1st Place - Canada Salsa Congress 2010 - Toronto, Canada

1st Place - SF Bay Area Salsa Congress 2010 - San Francisco, USA

3rd Place - World Latin Dance Cup 2010 - Salsa On2 division - San Diego, USA

2009

1st Place - Campeonato Nacional de Salsa México 2009 - Mexico City, Mexico

1st Place - Euroson Latino Puebla 2009 - Puebla, Mexico

2nd Place - Acapulco Salsa Bachata Congress 2009 - Acapulco, Mexico

2008

1st Place - Acapulco Salsa Bachata Congress 2008 - Acapulco, Mexico

2007

2nd Place – National Salsa Championship 2007, Federación Mexicana de Baile, A.C.- Mexico City, Mexico.

1st Place - 3° Acapulco Salsa Congress- Acapulco, Mexico

2nd Place –National competition of salsa “Tlaxcala 2007”- Tlaxcala, Mexico

Finalist -World Salsa Championionships- Orlando Florida, USA

2006

1st Place “MORE SALSA TEAM” – “segundo encuentro de Salsa” in Morelia- Morelia, Mexico

2005

1st Place – National Sport “Federación Mexicana de Baile, A.C.”- Mexico City

2005

1st Place - 1° Acapulco salsa congress- Acapulco, Mexico