Roberto Figueroa is the Artistic Director of Rumba y Timbal Dance Studio. He is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his dance school and is hosting a party on Saturday June 3 between 4 to 11 p.m. at 7 Temple St. Cambridge, MA. 02139. We have known Roberto for many years and are delighted to promote this great celebration. Please visit his Facebook page for more information —Here
Below please find the interesting bio of Roberto and his development of his professional career:
Roberto Figueroa was born and raised in El Salvador. As a young child he was strongly influenced by his mother’s passion for Cumbia-a traditional El Salvadorian dance. Eventually Roberto’s growing passion for dance led him to be involved with several folkloric dance teams in El Salvador. In April of 2002, Roberto moved to Boston to pursue his engineering career. He began to explore the Boston Salsa scene and soon fell in love with the world of salsa, as it reminds him of his life and culture back in El Salvador. Shortly after, he was offered a position of Latin Artistic Director for Jam’nastics, a position he held for several years. He has now taken his passion for dance one step further with the start of his own company founded in the spring of 2007. As Artistic Director of Rumba y Timbal Dance Company, Roberto has the opportunity and great pleasure of sharing his culture and love of dance with the communities of the greater Boston area. As a professional dancer and teacher, he enjoys performing in and teaching at workshops and congresses all over the United States, Canada, and El Salvador.
