Sarah Zuccaro, a seasoned dancer of 28 years, boasts a rich repertoire spanning Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballroom, and Latin dances. Now a prominent figure in the Afro-Latin dance scene, she owns and directs Urbanity Dance Chicago, where she specializes in Zouk and Body Movement programs and is sought after nationwide for her teaching, coaching, and choreographing prowess. She has also managed the Kizomba/Zouk room for multiple festivals, and organizes regular weekenders at Urbanity Dance Chicago.

Alain Marroquin is an instructor and community organizer from Milwaukee, WI and the Midwest. He has performed and competed as part of Salsabrosa and Salsabrositas for 5 years where he achieved 13 first place awards as both a lead and follow in multiple categories. Alain was also the first ever male follow to compete at the Brazilian Zouk World Championships in the Pro Originals category taking 5th place. Alain has experience directing two dance companies that performed throughout the USA. Most notable performances included: The half time show for the Milwaukee Bucks, opening act for international Salsa artist La India, backup dancer for Bachata artist J Torres, and for and Latin dance congresses and Festivals in major cities like New York, Nashville, Phoenix, Los Angeles & Chicago.

Verity Rose, originally from the Pacific Northwest, started dancing at a very young age. In 2011, latin dancing captured her heart, and in 2019 she was introduced to Zouk and fell in love with the art.

She moved from Nebraska to Iowa in 2021 to train in Brazilian Zouk. In 2022, she took on the role of "director" for Iowa Zouk. In April 2022 she founded V Rose Productions to bring events to Iowa to help grow and develop the community. She has produced 13 Brazilian Zouk events since July 2022 and aims to expand to other styles of social dancing. She hopes to introduce this dance to as many people as possible across the Midwest and beyond.