Jessica Dieseldorff

Jessica Dieseldorff is a salsa instructor and the co-founder of Salsa Gente (formerly “Salsa Rueda Santa Cruz”). Jessica has over 25 years of dance experience, including 16 years of ballet, which she performed professionally with the Harbor City Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and Nashville Ballet.

Jessica started dancing salsa rueda in 2003, and has since studied with some of the top instructors in the world, including Henry Herrera, Billy Fajardo, Ariel Oceguera Flores, Yanek Rivera, and Karelia Zhuk. She teaches Cuban style salsa along with her husband Chris Dieseldorff in Santa Cruz.