Cuban-Haitian Folkloric
Cuban-Haitian Folkloric
with Jose Cheo Rojas
Mondays, 6:45-8pm: Starts Sept 11
Jose “Cheo” Rojas was born in Guantánamo, Cuba. Rojas began to dance at a young age at the changüicera parties next to his father and at the Cuban-Haitian parties next to his grandfather.
He graduated as a dance instructor from the Escuela Profesional de Arte de Cuba in 1988, as professor and choreographer from the Instituto Superior de Arte de Cuba in 1990, and as a folklore specialist from the Escuela Nacional de Arte in 1996. He began his career as a professional dancer and choreographer with Danza Libre and co-founded and co-directed the internationally renowned Cuban company Banrará.
