Damarys Farrés,
Damarys Farrés is the Director and sole founder of D'CubanSchool, UK

Damarys is a knowledgable passionate dancer, choreographer, teacher and researcher of the Cuban and Afro-Cuban culture dance forms and rhythms. These include Salsa, Son, Rumba, Yoruba, Bantu, Arara,  Regaetton among other genres.

She was the first female Cuban artist to provide structured Cuban dance rhythm courses in the UK. She was the first solo Cuban Artist to organise independent Cuban cultural events involving Cuban artists in the UK, hence our slogans “110% Cubano” -  “110% Genuine Cuban!”

Her passion for her culture and Cuban dance, especially traditional and Afro-Cuban dance, are her main motive for founding The Cuba School of Arts - The Home of Cuban Arts in the UK.

Qualifications

• graduated in Cuba at the National Ballet School in Havana, 

• completed a course in Art Management at UNEAC in Havana. 

• She is a UK Cuban Salsa Champion, 

• UKA qualified licensed dance teacher 

• BA (Hon) Dance Studies. 

• Member of ADAD and Dance-UK

• has been nominated one of the best female Cuban dancers and teachers in the UK

• has been crowned the Queen of Rumba and Afro-Cuban dances.