Aramis Pazos

Aramis is a graduate of the National School of the Arts in Cuba with a degree in both Modern and Afro-Cuban Folklore dance and has been dancing professionally for over 20 years. While in Cuba he apprenticed with both the National Dance Company of Cuba and the National Folkloric Company before touring internationally with Ballet Tropicana. For eight years, he choreographed and produced musicals and cabaret shows in Mexico, and was a soloist and assistant choreographer for Richard Neon’s, the assistant director of Riverdance, internationally touring production, “Jarocho”. While in San Francisco, he performed with Robert Moses Kin among other companies, and taught Afro-Cuban, modern, Folklore and popular dance while directing his company, Latin Cabaret Productions. Aramis acted and danced under the direction of Neri Torres, once choreographer to Gloria Estefan, in her production “Musical de la Rumba” en Miami, Florida. He has been guest artist at SUNY-Brocksport and International University in Vermont. Currently he is teaching classes and workshops, as well as performing in the Washington D.C. area as a dancer and lead singer and Director with the Cuban Timba band, "Timba Street" He is an expert consultant to several groups in Rumba and Afro-Cuban fusion into other latin dance styles such as salsa, casino, rueda de casino and mambo.