Alexis Ruiz is a world-renowned salsa and mambo dancer, musician, and teacher based in Oslo. Born in Antigua, Guatemala, he starts dancing and playing instruments almost before he can walk, learning from his mother at her school, Ritmo Latino. By age 12, he is already teaching salsa, mambo, and Latin percussion.
At 17, he moves to Japan, opens his own dance school, forms the Latin jazz sextet “Foribale,” and becomes a salsa ambassador, earning the nickname “Alexistyle” from Albert Torres. After eight years, he moves to Norway, introducing mambo musicality and creating the Mambo Masterclass.
Alexis co-owns Norway’s only Mambo & Tap dance school, teaches internationally, and composes music with his wife, Iselin Ruiz. He is a multi-instrumentalist, sound engineer, and performer with top salsa bands across Norway. In 2015, he launches Allure Dance Company and co-founds the Nordic Mambo Project, sharing his passion and knowledge of mambo across Europe.
selin Ruiz is a professional tap and Latin dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in Oslo. She begins dancing at age 4, training in ballet, jazz, hip‑hop, and salsa, and discovers her true passion for tap at 16. She co-owns A‑custica Dance Academy with her husband Alexis Ruiz, and in 2015 she founds Allure Tap Company, Norway’s professional tap and jazz dance group.
Iselin teaches nationally and internationally, collaborates with renowned tap artists, and co-produces music with Alexis, blending rhythm and movement in unique ways. She also co-founds Tap Oslo, Norway’s first international tap festival, and runs initiatives promoting rhythmical dance across Europe. Beyond dance, she holds a Bachelor in Psychology and continues to pursue academic and artistic projects that connect music, rhythm, and movement.
Iselin Ruiz is a professional tap and Latin dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in Oslo. She begins dancing at age 4, training in ballet, jazz, hip‑hop, and salsa, and discovers her true passion for tap at 16. She co-owns A‑custica Dance Academy with her husband Alexis Ruiz, and in 2015 she founds Allure Tap Company, Norway’s professional tap and jazz dance group.
Iselin teaches nationally and internationally, collaborates with renowned tap artists, and co-produces music with Alexis, blending rhythm and movement in unique ways. She also co-founds Tap Oslo, Norway’s first international tap festival, and runs initiatives promoting rhythmical dance across Europe. Beyond dance, she holds a Bachelor in Psychology and continues to pursue academic and artistic projects that connect music, rhythm, and movement.