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Want to learn or improve your skills in Latin Dance? Learn with experts at an affordable price, look good on the dance floor and have fun as well. Private lessons also available, contact Carlos for details. 
Carlos Mateu grew up in Cuba in a vibrant musical atmosphere, surrounded by musicians and musicologists. His great grandfather was Obdulio Villa (nick named Pabellón), one of the most famous saxophonists of the 1920's, who played worldwide with Moises Simon's band, composer of the internationally known song "The Peanut Vendor." Carlos learned to dance to traditional Cuban music (danzon, son, cha cha cha, etc.) as a child from his Grandfather and Grandmother, as dance was integral to any and all family and social gatherings. In NY, Carlos has danced with number of local dance groups, such as "Timba Loca", a Rueda de Casino dance group led by Karim Noak, and served as consultant for Sita Frederick's dance-theatre production "What Do you Dance On?" Sita Frederick (Artistic Dir., Areytos Performance Works) is a choreographer, performer, and dance instructor of Caribbean and contemporary dance forms. She has studied traditional and social dances from Cuba, Haiti, & Dominican Republic with Ricardo Colon, Richard Gonzalez, Rosamaria Roberts, Pedro Raposo, Marily Gallardo, Ajna Kramer, Pupy Insua, Jean-Leon Destiné, Carolyn Web, Rebecca Bliss, Chino Pons and members of Cuban companies from Ban Rarra and Yoruba Andabo. Her latest dance-theater project, What Do You Dance On? theatricalizes the tension between Cuban and On 2 Salsa dancers in New York City. http://www.myspace.com/areytos |