Roberto Figueroa Biography

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 2001, Roberto moved to Boston to pursue his engineering career. He began to explore the Boston salsa scene and soon after, he met Anara Frank, founder of Jam'nastics - a non-profit dance organization. Roberto immediately fell in love with the world of salsa, as it reminded him of his life and culture back in El Salvador. Shortly after, he was offered the position of Latin Artistic Director for Jam'nastics, a position he held for several years. He now is taking his passion for dance one step further with the start of his own company founded in 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 also enjoys performing in and teaching at workshops in congresses all over the World.