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Maike Ismael Rojas López
• Dancer
He studied at several dance schools in Santiago de Cuba. He took part at the world championships Salsa in San Marino (Italy) in 2004 where he obtained the third price in Rueda de Casino and the first price in Show Dance de Salsa Cubana. At this moment he teaches ‘rhythms’ at University.
     
    Luis Manuel Bravo Ramos
• Dancer
He took part in the famous Tropicana Show in the Santiago. He continued his dance career in the hotel Melia Cayo Guillermo. At this moment he is a dance teacher at the Sport Academy. In 2004 he participated in the world championships Salsa in San Marino, Italy, where he obtained the first price in the category Salsa Cubana.
     
    Yacqueline Abiague
• Dancer
She studied in Santiago and Havana. Having specialised in ‘ladystyling’, she is very experienced in teaching visitors to Cuba reagardless of previous experience.
     
    Luis Palacio Jaen
• Percuccionist
Luis is a percussionist with more than 40 years of experience in the music business. He trained at the Conservatorium Esteban Salas de Santiago de Cuba and is a member of the National Committee of Percussionists. Luis regularly plays with bands that perform abroard, such as Sons de Santiago.
     
    Manoló Semanat Bell
• Percuccionist
Manolito has been a successful percussionist for more than 30 years. Born in Santiago de Cuba, he has a lot of international experience. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching the following percussion instruments: conga, bongo and bata. Manolito specialises in traditional Cuban music, using it as a basis from which to develop new rhythms and variations. He performs regularly throughout Cuba and abroad with his group Guitarras y Trovadores.
     

 

The percussion lessons we organise are tailored to your wishes. We teach traditional Cuban music like Son, Rumba, Mambo, Chachacha, Bolero, Guaracha, Mozambique, Pilon, Dengue a caballo and Mosancha. But that's not all. We also cater for African music like bembé, uaguanco, yambu, colombia, conga or afro. Last but certainly not least, we also teach Latin-American music like merengue, cumbia, bomba, puertorriquena, bossa nova and samba

• Dancing workshops
Cuba has an outstanding dancing culture. Best-known is the salsa, but there are many others like the rumba, chachachá, mambo, rueda de casino and son.
Workshops can be organised for groups and for individuals. Cubanrhythm tailors its dancing lessons to your specific wishes. Whether you’re new to salsa and wish to take private lessons, keen to learn the typically feminine ‘ladystyling’, or can already dance but want to improve your performance and learn new steps; whatever your wishes, Cubanrhythm can cater for you.
Professional Cuban dancing teachers are happy to introduce you to the world of Cuban dancing. Ariel Delas Cabrales is one of them. He studied at the ‘Escuale del Arte’ in Santiago de Cuba and Havana. A member of the dance group ‘Mente Positiva’ for some years, he has a great deal of experience in teaching salsa, rueda de casino, rumba and chachachá.
Yacqueline Abiague is another member of the Cubanrhythm team. She too studied in Santiago and Havana. Having specialised in ‘ladystyling’, she is very experienced in teaching visitors to Cuba.

• Music workshops
If Cuban music is your passion and you’d like to learn an instrument or improve your performance, Cubanrhythm has the right tuition for you. Lessons are given on an individual or group basis by acknowledged, professional musicians who are members of Cuban bands and regularly travel abroad for performances.