Tomas Guerrero
The director of the legendary Santo Rico dance company founded in New York, Tomas Guerrero, has significantly influenced and shaped the style of Mambo dance as we know it through his work over the past two decades. Coming from a street dance background, Tomas is an innovator in the art of dancing mambo-style salsa. In 1998 he developed the “Santo Rico Spin Technique,” where he incorporated multiple continuous spins in his choreographies and established a curriculum for multiple spins for follows. Under Tomas’ direction, Santo Rico became one of the world’s most influential salsa dance organizations, serving as an inspiration and training platform, especially for New York’s most well-known dancers, performers, instructors, directors, and dance companies.
Some of Tomas’ achievements include dancing for salsa mega superstars, including Tito Puente, Óscar De León, José Alberto “El Canario,” Sonora Ponceña, Marc Anthony, and Gilberto Santo Rosa. Further, he has traveled to and performed at salsa congresses in six (6) continents, 47 countries, and 40 US cities and is featured in his HBO documentary “El Espíritu de la Salsa.”
