Tori Frasher

Tori has been planning events and weddings for over 20 years. She learned bachata in Mexico from Jonnathan Villalobos and came to Asheville with a drive to spread the dance in the Asheville community. In the past two years she has created the BachataAVL group and hosts weekly events on Thursday at Urban Orchard as well as rooftop, pool parties, and themed dance events. She’s brought artists such as Jonnathan Villalobos and Pamela Perez to Asheville and is excited to bring more artists for this weekender!

Maui Vang

Maui Vang is an entrepreneur and community builder who loves bringing people together through dance. Maui founded Uphora Dance Fitness in 2022, a multi-genre dance studio and hub for movement and artistic expression in Asheville.

In less than two years, Uphora has served thousands of students through a broad variety of weekly adult dance classes. Uphora has also hosted some of the biggest dance artists from around the world: La Alemana (Germany/US), Jose Serrano (Chicago), Loretta Bates (Florida), Brothers Twinz (Colombia), Alina Duma (Romania), among other well known artists. With a team of over 40 instructors, Uphora continues to grow into a regional destination for dance instruction and talent.

Maui firmly believes in the power of dance to transform individuals and communities. She seeks to partner with organizers from around the region to strengthen and unify the dance scene into one very special dance family.