Natalia Weedy was born in Indiana from an American mother and a Chilean father. Her mother moved to Raleigh, NC when Natalia was only 5 years old. She works as a studio manager and producer for a very successful advertisement and photography studio, where she has been able to travel extensively. She loves traveling around the world to places like Portugal, Chile, Japan, Puerto Rico, Italy, and the Bahamas, and around the U.S. Her interest for salsa and mambo started during the fall of 2004, when she took her first class with Betto and Joy at Montas Lounge; she has been hooked ever since.

With no other formal or informal dance experience or training, she developed very quickly within Mambo Dinamico's different classes and was able to adopt all the techniques and moves taught. Keeping a positive mental attitude and a constant smile, she enjoys dancing and learning to the fullest. Her energy and charisma catches viewers' attention whenever she hits the dance floor.

Natalia attended her first salsa congress during the fall of 2005 and was shocked by all of the amazing dancers she witnessed at the event. Motivated by this inspiration, she keeps learning and improving her dancing to reach her full potential.

Natalia is also a soccer fan, managing to find time for both her passions, playing soccer and dancing salsa/mambo. She only wishes that she had discovered her newfound passion for dancing sooner, and that she had more time to dedicate to it. When asked to be a part of the team by Mambo Dinamico Directors (Betto and Joy), she was very flattered.

Her natural ability to learn the dance, along with her gift to communicate clearly, has led her to assist and teach for some of Mambo Dinamico's classes and special events. Natalia believes that this group has a great potential to be extremely successful considering each individual's obsession with salsa, the close-knit nature of the group, and mutual respect the members have for one another.

May 2006