Instructor's Bio

Ramón Ramos Alayo started dancing at age eleven in Santiago de Cuba. In 1990 he earned a masters degree in contemporary and folkloric dance and dance education from the Havana’s National School of Art.  He was the principal dancer with Danza del Caribe, Narciso Medina Contemporary Dance Company and has performed in Cuba, Europe, Canada, Belize and the U.S. In 1997, Ramón moved to the U.S. and began his professional career in the Bay Area.  Currently he dances with Robert Moses’ Kin, Zaccho Dance Theatre and Sara Shelton Mann.  He teaches Cuban Salsa and Afro-Cuban Modern dance at a variety of Bay Area studios including Dance Mission and Rhythm and Motion and teaches children’s movement classes at a variety of schools.  In 2003 he founded CubaCaribe, an organization which promotes Cuban cultural and artistic programs throughout the Bay Area and produces Cuba Camp an annual summer dance camp.  Recently, Ramón established the Alayo Dance Company and choreographs new work that is a unique fusion of Afro Cuban Modern, Folkloric and Popular dance.  He has produced three full-length dance performances Mis Sueños (2003) and A Piece of White Cloth (2004) and La Madre (2005).