Orlando Machuca

Born in Arlington, VA, Orlando Machuca is of El Salvadorian descent. Finding he had natural dance ability, Orlando 
began dancing in high school and performed with a merengue group. After high school, Orlando volunteered at a local 
middle school teaching dance. There, Eileen Toress introduced him to the salsa scene. By the time he was twenty 
years old, he was dancing with a very successful professional dance group called ClaveKazi headed by Psyon and 
Shaka. Orlando traveled and performed with ClaveKazi until December 2005 when he won the 2005 Stuckonsalsa "Favorite Video Performance Award," with his partner Stracy Diaz, at the Stuckonsalsa 2nd Year Anniversary Celebration and there earned his salsa handle of “AXON2.” Always looking for new challenges, he has teamed up with Stracy and is now a member of The Luvin’ the Mambo Crew.