Sisco Gomez

Francisco Javier Gomez-Aspron (born 4 February 1985 in London, England), known professionally as Sisco Gomez, is an English dancer and choreographer.^[1] He was awarded the Best New Choreographer award at the UK satellite version of The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball in 2005.

Career

Dancer

Sisco Gomez was born in 1985, and has five half siblings: Aurora, Antonio, Francisco, Evangelina and Rosalinda, and is of Afro-Colombian heritage. His father also called Francisco Gomez-Aspron who originates from Seville, Spain, was a draughtsman at the Seville shipyard and moved to England around 1954; his mother is from Cali, Colombia. Following in the footsteps of his mother, Sisco became a dancer. At school in Westminster he studied Musical theatre, Jazz and Tap. He also went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School and Pineapple Performing Arts School. At 16, Gomez joined the hip-hop company Culture Shock Dance Troupe - United Kingdom. He then studied Jazz and Hip-hop in the United States (New York) and also in a variety of European countries.