
Moving
JUNTOS
CUBAN MUSIC & DANCE CLASSES FOR KIDS
CubaCaribe’s Moving Juntos is a class series that integrates various forms of Cuban dance, music, history and storytelling. The classes are a way for master artists and elders to pass down cultural traditions, knowledge and connections through dance, movement, music, and oral history and strengthen cultural communications between generations. Students will learn a piece of choreography and perform.
2026 session 1: January 24 - May 24, 2026
2026 session 2: August 23- December 13, 2026
Location: Shawl-Anderson Dance Center 2704 Alcatraz AvenueBerkeley, CA 94705
Scholarships available.Discounted rate for siblings and assistance on costume fees as needed. Email contact@cubacaribe.org to apply.
Ages 11-15
Sundays from 2:30-3:30pm
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Instructor: Denmis Bain Savigne
Session 2: August 23- December 13
No classes: November 29
Performances: December 12
Cost: $400 for the whole session, paid in 1 or 2 payments. Scholarships available.
Costumes: $TBA
Last day to register: September 1
Registration Process:
1. To register, please download, fill out, and email the forms to contact@cubacaribe.org
2. Pay via the link below or check or cash
Split Payments:
If you need to split the payment in two equal transactions, use the button below.
Payment deadlines:
September 1, 2026
November 1, 2026
Ages 6-10
Sundays 3:30-4:30pm
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Instructor: Ramón Ramos Alayo
Session 1: August 23- December 13
No classes: November 29
Performance: December 12
Cost: $400 for the whole session, paid in 1 or 2 payments. No Drop ins. Scholarships available.
Costume: $TBA
Last day to register: September 1
Registration Process:
1. To register, please download, fill out, and email the forms to contact@cubacaribe.org
2. Pay via the link below or check or cash
Split Payments:
If you need to split the payment in two equal transactions, use the button below.
Payment deadlines:
September 1, 2026
November 1, 2026
Session 2 Teachers

Dancer
Ramón Ramos Alayo was selected by the Cuban government to study dance in Santiago de Cuba at age eleven. In 1990 he earned a masters degree in contemporary and folkloric dance and dance education from the Havana's National School of Art. Romón is a graduate of Havana’s National School of Art, specializing in folkloric and contemporary dance. He was a principal dancer with several prominent Cuban dance companies, including Danza del Caribe, Narcisco Medina Contemporary Dance Company, touring throughout Europe, Belize, and Canada. His success continued after relocating to the U.S. in 1997; he has performed as a dancer with numerous outstanding companies, including Robert Henry Johnson, Kim Epifano, Sara Shelton Mann, Zaccho Dance Theatre and Robert Moses’ Kin. Ramon currently teaches Cuban popular dance, Afro-Cuban modern dance and children's movement at several local dance studios and schools.
He is active throughout the Bay Area as a dancer, teacher, choreographer and the founder and artistic director and choreographer of Alayo Dance Company (2002) and CubaCaribe (2003). As director and choreographer, his work is an innovative fusion of Afro-Cuban modern, folkloric and popular Cuban Dance. He also leads dance intensive trips around the world.

Dancer
Denmis Bain from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba was a member of Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba. He has choreographed for such people as, Kenny Ortega, Siegfried & Roy, Emilio Estefan, Manuel Mendive, Havana Nights Dance Company and the Latin Grammys. He has performed on Don Francisco Presenta, Cosa Nostra and with groups such as Orichas, Calle 13, Los Van Van, Bamboleo, Pacho Alonso and Issac Delgado. With the Havana Nights Dance Company he toured and performed in more than 16 different countries and was a lead dancer in about 450 performances of Havana Nightclub - The Show.
Bain is a folkloric, popular and modern dancer and teaches at a variety of local studios in the Bay Area and performs with Cali dance, Latin Bay Ache, Alayo Dance Company, CubaCaribe, Herencia Guantanamera, Arenas Dance Company, and the music group, Dos Four. Bain is also the owner of Cuban Rhythm and Rumba Dance Studio in Vallejo, California.

Past Years with Moving Juntos
2025 Moving Juntos
Class: Cuban Dance (Ages 6-9)
Class: Cuban Dance (Ages 10-14)
Teachers: Ramon Ramos Alayo, Susana Arenas
Session 1: Jan 12 - May 23, 2025 w/ Performance: March 30, 2025 at ODC Theater, SF
Session 2: Aug 10 - Dec 7, 2025 w/ Performance: Dec 13, 2025 at Finnish Hall, Berkeley
2024 Moving Juntos
Class: Creative Movement (ages 5-7) Sundays from 3-4pm
Class: Afro-Cuban Music & Dance (ages 7-11) Sundays from 4-5pm
Teachers: Ramon Ramos Alayo, Susana Arenas, Yoel Mulen, Kelly Takunda Orphan
Session 1: Jan 14 - May 19, 2024 w/ Performance: May 19 at Shawl-Anderson, Oakland
Session 2: Aug 11 - Dec 17, 2024 w/ Performance: Dec 8, 2024 at Shawl-Anderson, Oakland
2023 Moving Juntos
Class: Creative Movement a lo Cubano Kids (Ages 4-6)
Class: Afro-Cuban Music & Dance Kids Classes (Ages 7-11)
Teachers: Ramon Ramos Alayo, Susana Arenas, Javier Navarrette, Denmis Bain
Session 1: Feb. 5 - Mar. 26
Session 2: April 2 - May 21 (no class on April 9th)
No classes June or July
Session 3: Aug. 13 - Oct. 8 (no class on Sept. 3)
Session 4: Oct. 15 – Dec. 10 (no class on Nov. 26)
2022 Moving Juntos
Class: Kids Workshops (Age 6-10)
12 Sundays @ 10-11am
Teachers: Ramon Ramos Alayo, Susana Arenas, Javier Navarrette, Royland Lobato, Jesse Weber
April 3 – Ellegua – Royland (dance) & Javier (music/story)
April 10 – Rumba – Susana (dance) & Javier (music/story)
April 24 – Son – Ramon (dance) & Javier (music/story)
May 1 – Yemaya – Susana (dance) & Jesse (music/story)
May 8 – Salsa – Ramon (dance) & Jesse (music/story)
May 22 – Afro-Cuban Haitian – Royland (dance) & Javier (music/story)
Aug 14 – Cha cha cha – Ramon (dance) & Javier (music/story)
Aug 21 – Oggun – Denmis (dance) & Javier (music/story)
Aug 28 – Afro-Cuban Haitian – Royland (dance) & Javier (music/story)
Sept 11 – Oshun – Susana (dance) & Javier (music/story)
Sept 18 – Mambo – Ramon (dance) & Javier (music/story)
Sept 25 – Rumba – Royland (dance) & Javier (music/story)
Class: Teen/Adult Workshops (Age 14+)
12 Sundays @ 11-1pm
Teachers: Denmis Bain and Michael Spiro
April 24th - Ellegua (Michael and Jose)
May 22nd - Yemaya (Michael and Jose)
June 26th - Ochosi (Michael and Denmis)
July 31st - Oshun (Michael and Denmis)
Aug 28th - Oggun (Michael and Denmis)
Sep 25th - Obatala (Michael and Denmis)