Francisco Vazquez

Francisco Vazquez

Artist Profile

Location:Los Angeles
School:Los Rumberos

Biography

Francisco Vazquez is one of the famed Vazquez brothers, who are credited with developing and popularizing the LA on1 style of salsa dancing. Francisco is also one of the original founders of the popular LA salsa dance company, Los Rumberos.

He is known for an intense and sharp style of performance, with an emphasis on quick spins, fast footwork and crowd pleasing moves. Los Rumberos was one of the first salsa dance team to popularize “tricks” and acrobatics in salsa dancing. The LA style is also famous for making many cuts to the music and including sound effects and clips.

Videos

Salsa footwork demo with the Vazquez brothers
Francisco Vazquez cha cha performance from Hamburg
Francisco Vazquez performance at the Istanbul Salsa Festival
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