About Us

In Cuba they say dancing is freedom to your feet and your soul.

Airagdin Pavon More, known as "El Moro", is the founder of Buena Vista Dance Cuban Academy. Moro toured internationally with 'Havana Nights' and in Australia. In 2004, Moro established Buena Vista Dance to teach Cuban style and promote his culture in Australia. Buena Vista has performed in major events such as Salsa congresses, Latin festivals and private functions – and across the nation in Melbourne, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Brisbane as well as in New Zealand .

Moro's specialty is Afro-Cuban styles, Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha and, Son, his strength – always showing great style and refining the Salsa community in this art form.

The company's focus is to inculcate Cuban roots, emphasizing the origin of Salsa - Cuban Son, together with Afro-Cuban and Rumba rhythms.

Buena Vista Dance is experimenting with new ways to promote the culture and teach the most enjoyable way to dance to the music. In Cuba they say dancing is freedom to your feet and your soul.

Moro and Alegria met through music and dancing, performing together as dance partners. They also joined a Cuban Academy -Afro Cuban Express -and now they succesfully run the Buena Vista Dance Academy, teaching classes, performing all over Sydney , running workshops and organising great events such as Latin Organic to promote their Latin culture.

Moro

Moro was born in Havana, Cuba, where he studied dance and worked for many well known Cuban dance companies. His extraordinary talent and performance skills were noticed by the producers of the famous Havana Nights stage show where he was selected to perform as a lead dancer. The audiences in Mexico, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Romania, Bulgeria, Japan and Australia among other countries, were able to enjoy his craft and the show received international recognition. Moro is the Artistic Director of Buena Vista.

Alegria

Gabriela was born in Argentina, where she had extensive training in dance; holds a Degree in Classical Ballet Education, performed and taught Latin Cultural and Modern Dance in local, national, and international venues with numerous Brazilian companiesas well as Cuban company in Sydney.She has appeared on several Australian Arts TV programs travelled to Cuba Dominican Republic to extend her knowlege as a Dancer.

Santino

Santino Di Fede is a professionally qualified instructor trained by one of the top dance coaches in the UK, and has been dancing and teaching salsa for 10 years. Santino has performed and taught internationally and has travelled to almost all the Latin American countries where he has undertaken professional training in various Latin dance styles. Santino is also a previous grand finalist in the official British salsa championship & merengue championship, has appeared on UK TV, promoted and run salsa clubs and has also designed a Latin fitness class for a top fitness centre in the UK, to name a few.