Welcome to the homepage of Spartan Mambo, SJSU's performance and competition salsa dance team! On our site you can find photos & videos of the team as well as information about upcoming auditions. If you would like to get in touch with us about joining the team or having Spartan Mambo perform for your event, please contact us.

Latest News:

College Salsa Congress 2013 Competition

Check out Spartan Mambo’s performance from the 2013 College Salsa Congress held in Long Beach, California! The competition was really good this year, and the team wowed the crowd and the judges with their energy and exciting Colombian footwork!

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Spartan Mambo Performing Tonight At Salsa Loca Live!

Spartan Mambo is debuting our new routine tonight at Salsa Loca Live, held at the University Union Ballroom at Sacramento State University. We will be debuting our brand new routine tonight which we will be performing at the 6th annual College Salsa Congress!

Salsa Loca Live

The event starts at 7pm with some salsa lessons, and performances will begin at 9:30pm. The event is completely free to attend. You can find more details about the event on Facebook.

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Spartan Mambo Spring 2013 Auditions Are Here!

Want to dance on one of the top college salsa teams in the country? Spartan Mambo will be holding auditions for Spring 2013 on Saturday, February 9th from 10:30am-1pm. Please see the Audition Page for full details.

SJSU Spartan Mambo

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Spartan Mambo Performing at Santa Rosa Festival!

Spartan Mambo has been invited to perform at the 1st annual Santa Rosa Latin Jazz, Music, and Dance Festival! Come support the team on Sunday, February 17th in Santa Rosa!

Spartan Mambo Santa Rosa Festival

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Spartan Mambo Auditions 2013 Coming Soon!

Auditions for the next season of Spartan Mambo will be announced soon, as we prepare to return to the College Salsa Congress in May! Exact date and time for the audition is still TBA, but will be sometime in early February. Follow us on Facebook if you want to keep up to date with the latest info about Spartan Mambo.

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Spartan Mambo Places 3rd at World Salsa Challenge!

Spartan Mambo took 3rd place in the amateur team competition at the World Salsa Challenge held at the 11th Annual San Francisco International Salsa Congress this past weekend! This is the 3rd time that Spartan Mambo has placed in this prestigious competition, with 3rd place finishes in 2011 and 2010 as well. Congratulations Spartans!

Spartan Mambo World Salsa Challenge

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Spartan Mambo Photoshoot

Spartan Mambo was able to get some great photos of the team this season thanks to Dan Milas Photography. For the full photo album, check out our Facebook page.

Spartan Mambo SJSU

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Spartan Mambo Auditions Fall 2012!

College Salsa Congress 2012

Want to join a Championship winning college salsa team and perform at the San Francisco International Salsa Congress? Spartan Mambo is holding auditions on Sunday, September 9th at the Event Center from 12pm-2:30pm. Interested? You can find all the details on our Auditions page.

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Spartan Mambo Wins Las Vegas Amateur Competition

Congratulations to Derek Marrero, Max Shpungin, Helen Vazquez, Takeshi Young, and Natasha Morales, dancers from Spartan Mambo who took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place at the amateur competition held at the Las Vegas Salsa Congress this past weekend!

Spartan Mambo Las Vegas Salsa Congress

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College Salsa Congress 2012

Spartan Mambo took 2nd place in the team competition of the 2012 College Salsa Congress! Here is a video of the competition team:

And here’s a video of the performance team:

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