Claudio D’Ercole is an Italian salsa instructor and choreographer based in Matera. He directs Los Hermanos and Cubana Company, with a focus on Cuban salsa and Afro-Cuban dance. He teaches and performs internationally with Claudia Caturano.
D’Ercole trained with Maykel Fonts and has performed with Fonts’ company. His teaching repertoire includes Cuban partnerwork, rumba and Afro-Cuban movement, as well as solo salsa footwork. Through Los Hermanos, he has helped develop a training environment in Matera that connects local students with visiting Cuban dance specialists.
His competition background includes five Italian championship titles. As a choreographer, he led Cubana Company’s winning entry in the Valetodo competition at Eventopeople in Scalea in 2024. The company’s dancers included Caturano and other performers from the Matera school.
D’Ercole’s international teaching engagements include the Croatian Summer Salsa Festival and Salsa Mambo Festival in Australia. He also teaches at Italian congresses, where his workshops cover Cuban salsa partnering and individual movement.
