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began dancing at the age of four training in Ballet and Jazz at Louise Woodvine Dance Academy in Barbados.
In 2001 she taught ballet and jazz to young students for a year at the Louise Woodvine Dance Academy as well as working
at a Plantation Restaurant performing in a Cabaret Production called "Bajan Roots and Rhythms".
In 2002, Teisha was accepted to Ryerson University where she has recently completed her BFA Degree in Theatre Performance
major in dance. She has had the opportunity to perform in Ryerson Dances 2004 and 2005, produced by Nadia Potts, as well as
showcasing her own works in Choreographic Works 2004 and 2005, produced by Vicki St Denys.
She danced Dance Kraze Productions as one of the HoneyKatz, a dance company directed by Katarina Rajkovic where she had the opportunity
to perform in Dance Ontario 2005 and 2006, BMPTV and FfIDA 2005 and 2006. She has recently also joined COBA, beside
being a principal dancer with AfroLatino Dance Company.
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has an extensive background in dance including ballet, modern dance, jazz, flamenco, and
afro-cuban. She started salsa dancing in 2001, studied with some of the best salsa and
afro-cuban instructors in Toronto and taught as senior instructor for United Salseros for two years.
During that time, Albena was part of Grupo Sabroso as well, performing at various venues
throughout Toronto and at Salsa Congresses in Ottawa, Detroit, and Toronto. She has also
performed with Yoruba Havana, an afro-cuban dance ensemble, and OnBeat Dance Company.
In 2004 she co-founded Latin Dance Theatre, with which she has performed at many festivals
and venues throughout Toronto, expanding her repertoire to Latin Cabaret. 2005 saw her starting
a new venture by forming AfroLatino Dance Company, with initial collaboration from Sarita Leyva,
a Cuban professional dancer and teacher. Presently she also performs with Samba
Explosion and Escola de Samba de Toronto, in a variety of Brazilian Samba shows.
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