Jonas Örknér

Director, choreographer, teacher

Jonas is a full time professional contemporary dancer and has worked as a dancer and choreographer since graduating the Stockholm ballet academy in 2004.

In early years, before attending Ballet academy, he focused his energy on music with saxophone and drums as his instruments. He quickly found a passion for Latin American music playing in latin jazz bands as well as samba orchestras.

His later passion for salsa made him visit Puerto Rico where he now returns a few times a year to work, teach and train. He has choreographed twice for Andanza which is the biggest contemporary company in Puerto Rico. He is now invited to do a new piece for them in 2023. In Puerto Rico he has trained for many different teachers in salsa and bomba. Among them are Tito and Tamara who are world renowned and somewhat living legends.

As a contemporary dancer he has toured and worked in almost all continents performing and teaching. He’s also worked in some well merited companies like Carte Blanche in Norway and Norrdans in Sweden to name a few. As a teacher he has been giving classes and workshops to professional companies and amateurs around the world from Puerto Rico to South Africa and Iraq to name a few. He has choreographed for professional and semi-professional companies since 2007.