Edgar Bonner & Cristina Santana

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Edgar Bonner was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the owner of Eye Exclusive and is considered one of the most prolific and accomplished Opticians in the Optical Profession. Edgar styles eyewear to fit your face and your personality. Edgar has a strong trust relationship with God, which gives him confidence in facing life’s difficulties, and a heart of compassion. Edgar is one of only 5 opticians in the State of California that brings eyewear to you. He is the father of 11-year-old daughter Joy Bonner.

Cristina Santana. I was born in Mexicali, Mexico in 1985. I started taking dance lessons when I was 7 years old.

I'm trained in Ballet, Jazz and Belly Dance. 8 years later I started taking Latin rhythm lessons such as Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and Cha Cha Cha.

In October 2005, I joined Master Puppet Salsa Dance Co. I learned a lot and helped choreograph Salsa dance routines for the company.

In January 2006, I was asked by Peppe Alvarez, director and choreographer of Master Puppet Dance Co. to be his professional Salsa dance partner and I gladly accepted. We have now competed together at the 2006 Century Club Salsa Competition in Los Angeles, 2007 San Diego Viejas Casino Salsa Competition, The 2007 Mayan Salsa Competition, and have performed at the Los Angeles and San Diego World Salsa Dance Congresses. We also were assistant choreographers for the Mambo Dance choreography at the TV Show "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 3.

I currently teach group and private Latin Dancing at Champion Ballroom. It's always inspiring for me to rehearse and teach there because of the great energy and dance environment.