Anuj Sukhija (A.k.a. Salsa Monk), based in Pune, India - is one of India’s upcoming Salsa & Afro Cuban Performer & Instructor. After completing his Graduation Degree in Electronics & Communication, He came to Pune in 2006 to join a job of a Software Developer at Amdocs (a well established MNC). It was along with this job that he started learning Salsa in 2006 itself and immediately fell in love with the dance for.

In 2009, he started teaching Salsa part time along with the IT Job when he, along with his dance partner Komal Degwekar, founded a Dance School with the name Heels Dance Academy.

With great beginnings & solid foundations and Driven by the sheer love for Afro-Cuban & Salsa Dancing, Anuj trained with many National & International artists and teachers and kept growing by enhancing his knowledge and working & honing his skill set and technicalities with every passing year. He travels around the world in salsa festivals and takes countless workshops and trainings with a lot of national & international artists, dancers & teachers, such as Fernando Sosa, Tatiana Bonaguro, George Tsi, Elena Nafplioti, Pablito Stellato, Adolfo Indacochea, Eddie Torres, Michael Fonts, Johnny Vasquez, Tania Canarsa, Magna Gopal, Katia Verreault, Oliver Pineda, Fadi Fusion, Alien Ramirez, and more.

Later on after working as a software developer for 8 years, Anuj quit his IT job in 2014 to pursue Dance training, teaching & performing career full time. Along with Salsa, Anuj is also trained in Afro Orishas, Cuban Rumba, Rueda De Casino, Ballroom Rumba, ChaChaCha, Merengue, Pachanga, Jive & Kizomba but his first love has always been Afro Cuban & Salsa.

He has taught hundreds of students since 2009 developing a teaching methodology which is well structured, disciplined and easy to understand and thus can make anyone learn dance in a short span of time.

Dance is a form of expression, it's a way of life. Teaching others what he learnt through years, fulfils him as a dancer and person also. Apart from Dancing, Anuj loves to read, create short films, Deejaying, playing guitar and drums.