Marco Lorusso (Social Dance Trophy)

Born in Turin, of heartfelt southern origin.

Dance teacher, husband and father of 2 beautiful girls, deeply devoted and passionate about his work and the continuous study of the sector.

Owner of Auron Dance, one of the main dance schools in the Piedmontese capital, with experience as a dancer gained in over 25 years of study interfaced on various disciplines and above all on the study of cubanìa. Competition judge in various national contexts.

​As a Junior athlete he boasts successes in the Caribbean sector and subsequently a national title as a Latin Dance dancer and multiple international experiences. In his path linked to Latin Dances he was a pupil of the Teacher Carolyn Smith and teacher of the Carolyn Smith Dance Academy with which he obtained the title of Top Teacher.

His artistic career within the Cubanìa is connected to the studies of the great Cuban masters on all the Munequitos de Matanzas, to then create his expression through his Maestro Yuniel Gual with whom he has the pleasure and honor of dancing in his company "Sondeakokan".

In the study of Bachata he is updated by interfacing with the Sensual style, thanks to Maestro Leo Cato and his "Elegant" Bachata.

As a teacher he brings his Salsa Cubana and his teaching method (closely linked to cultural study) around the dance schools and academies of northern Europe, as well as in various national contexts. In addition to personal titles, his students boast several Italian titles in the Caribbean social sector.

His cultural study path is based on the texts of some leading ethnomusicologists such as Don Fernando Ortiz and Helio Orovio up to the more modern Graciela Chao Carbonero. Analyzing countless oral sources, obtained through study with: the Munequitos de Matanzas, the santiaguera company Cutumba, Maestra Leydis Teodoro and seminars with Masters Oviedo, O'Farrill and many others.

Creator of the "Cosa Latina" series, born with the aim of summarizing the fundamental information and making it more accessible to his students and to all enthusiasts of the sector.