I grew up in Malaga, riding a tricycle, then playing football in Malaga FC and finally dancing and competing together with my sister for 10 years. From the age of 14 I Played the guitar in church and travelled to dance competitions around Spain with my new dance partner.
From my mother I inherited being open with people and from my father to never give up.
My mum would always take me and my two sisters to our hobbies everyday after school; she literally spent the whole time driving us from one place to another. She is a superwoman and did amazing things for us and that showed me to always pursue my passions and be disciplined. She sometimes forced me, when I couldn’t be bothered and then I was happier later on, those things also showed me that sometimes we won’t always be motivated but is within us to fight that feeling and remember that you never get anywhere without hard work.
The most useful piece of advice I’ve been given is to "Do what you love, not what you're told to love."So many times I have been bullied for loving to dance, but I've always kept going, in fact dancing and teaching dance is now my full time job.
I trained 4 hours a day, 5 days a week for 6-7 years to be ready for every competition, I had to change days of going out with my friends, and I think that really has led me to where I am today.
London always struck me as a city full of opportunities. I had just broken up with my ex-girlfriend and a friend who was living in London came to Malaga for holidays and, seeing that I was not really at my best, told me: "You should come with me and take time for yourself, maybe learn some English and get back with different mentality." I decided to take the flight just the day after.
My first impression of London was that there were people outside almost 24 hours every day, like it was a city that will never sleep. It was surprising to me that it wasn't like that, there is a big community of Latin people here in, in fact I've met so many people from different countries and I didn't know
Music is what inspires me the most, everyday I find new songs and I express my emotions and feelings through the dancing just listening to the music.
The thing that Spaniards and Latinos have in common is that they are affectionate with people even when we don't know them. We introduce ourselves with two kisses and get close,
What I love about London is so many different personalities and that everyone is so respectful, meaning that nobody will judge what you are wearing or how you are, and definitely the opportunities that gives you.
The funniest thing that happened is when I went to a party in Vauxhall. Turns out they were supposed to have an dance animation, and the people didn’t turn up, and the organisers knew me so they came to me and asked if I would do it in exchange of free drinks, so I called all my team and we smashed it. We had an amazing time with and even met some celebrities.
The kindest thing someone has done for me was a family invited me on holiday with them to Vietnam and travelling to different islands, that was for me an amazing experience and they never let me spend anything, I was their guest.
My perfect Sunday in London would be having a nice breakfast outside, going to church in the morning, and then enjoying the rest of the day with my favourite people.
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