Jennifer Geyer

Jennifer is an Afro Latin dancer and entrepreneur born in Charlotte, NC. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from Davidson College and Master’s in Business from Queen’s University.  Her dance journey began with Venezuelan folkloric dance as a child and then was rekindled in college as she discovered the Afro-Latin dances of Salsa, Merengue and Bachata in the Dominican Republic during a semester study abroad training under El Soberano in Santiago.

Upon returning to the states, she quickly incorporated into the NC Latin dance scene and hasn’t looked back since! Training with several different companies, attending workshops, eventually performing with Movimentos de Samba (now the NC Brazilian Arts Project, Charlotte Salsa (now RW Dance), Monica Collazo, and forming several performance projects. She founded Rumbao Latin Dance Company in 2013 and has built a thriving community of dancers alongside her team and dance partner Eduardo Diaz.

Jennifer is currently an Emerging Creative Fellow with the Arts and Science Council of Charlotte, training under Marisol Blanco to learn Afro-Cuban folkloric dance. She is passionate about the importance of social dancing for emotional and physical well-being as well as learning the cultural background and impact dance provides.