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Tell us about your dance style or inspiration:

I have been dancing since I was 5, from being in a dance school all through what we call here elementary and middle school to being in “La Escuela Nacional de Arte” in Cuba, I have danced many, many styles but the one I seem to fall back on to release my feelings or to just let go is hip hop, contemporary, or fusion (salsa, chachachá, mambo, etc..) It’s not often I get to dance just for myself with my own steps but when I do, I always fall back on one of these styles as

How would being in Ciara's music video impact your life?

As someone who has been working to maintain himself and his mom since he was nine while perusing a not so cheap passion, I find myself thinking what this would do for my life and those around me. I currently work at a dance studio (Baila Con Micho) that has given me amazing opportunities, from being a dancer in concerts, to music videos, to teaching dance. But this music video gives me my own voice, a new catapult to my career that I want, crave.

What would you do with the $20,000?

I can express myself in English, but I’m not sure about this question so I will do it in my language. Con los $20,000 yo no puedo decir que voy a comprarme un carro nuevo o algo necesariamente materialista. Yo guardaría la mitad y la otra mitad la usaría para cosas necesarias. Poder traer a mi familia de cuba; o por lo menos mi mamá ya que estoy solo con mis tíos aquí hace 3 años, quiero poder pagar bills y comer sin preocupaciones por un rato.