LLUÍS MÉNDEZ:
Author and composer of the musical comedies "Cocktail (1987) and "Lucio Manrini" (1991). Soloist percussion dancer in "Duke Ellington en Barcelona" with the "Ellingtonians" and the "Locomotora Negra", "The Ragtime Dance" with Jordi Sabates, "Lucio Manrini" with Xavier Roger and "The Bardelona Brothers" in the "Olimpiada Cultural".

He was choreographer for the National theatre of Spain (Madrid) and the National Theatre of Catalunya (Barcelona) by invitation of the director Mario Gas in the musical shows "Frank V" and "Guys and Dolls", respectively.
 
 
 
 
 

TONI ESPAÑOL:
After living a number of years in West Africa, Toni Español returned to Barcelona and formed the African dance and percussion group CAE MA DEILA, which brought ethnic rhythm and dance to Spain, being one of the pioneering importers of African culture. While still maintaining his commitment with his dance company, he worked as an actor with La Fura dels Baus in "Actions" and "Suz o Suz" and as a percussionist in "Tambours" with Françoise Lassus, "Circ Crac" with Tortell Poltrona, "Keatoniana" with Jordi Sabatés, "Percussion Encounters" with Jorge Sarraute.
 
 
 
 
 

RAFAEL MÉNDEZ:
Author and director of the musical comedies "Cocktail" (1987) and "Barvaritats" (1997). Choreographer and percussion soloist dancer in the shows "Dancing" (prize for the best musical show in Mexico DF 1990 and Barcelona 1991), "Flor De Otoño" with Antonio Diez (Valencia), "Duke Ellington en Barcelona" with the "Ellingtonians", "The Ragtime Dance" with Jordi Sabates, "Piratas" with Dagoll Dagon, "Lucio Manrini" con Xavier Roger. He was a soloist dancer during two years in the "Lugo Taps Co" Paris (France).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GUILLEM ALONSO:
Guillem Alonso has worked as a tap dancer for a number of years in the best tap companies in the United States: American Tap Dance Orchestra, Manhattan Tap, New York Tap Collective, and Los Angeles Steps Ahead. He has been the soloist dancer with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

In Barcelona he created the Barcelona Rhythm Tap company and organizes weekly "Tap Jams" at the "Cova del Drac". He was choreographer for the new "Scenic" theatre of Barcelona and dance soloist in the show "Fire Of The Dance" touring throughout Europe.
 
 
 
 
 

NÉSTOR BUSQUETS:
He studies at Drummers Collective Music School in New York and in 1994 he obtains the 10 week certificate program diploma. In 1998 records the Long Play  “Messing Around” at Luz de Gas with group Second Line . In 2000 he records with Sol Lagarto’s   at Areamaste, Vigo. He is also an experienced music master, and has taken part in “El Alcalde de Zalamea” as an actor, performing at Catalunya’s National Theatre, and The Classical Theatre. In the present he is a percussionist in Camut Band’s Company.
 
 
 
 

JOSEP MELÉNDEZ:
Tap dancer at Swing 46 Jazz Club Jam Sessions, in New York, with Buster Brown and in Barcelona at the “Cova del Drac”, with Guillem Alonso.
In 1999 he creates Trash Company with the drummer Nestor Busquets, having their première on 2000, with Trashtos. His last works are “Festa per la Pau”, a TV show with Camut Band, and “Visual Sonora”, a Multimedia Performance.
Currently he takes part in Camut Band as dancer.

 
 
 
 
 

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    RUBÉN SÁNCHEZ:

Tap dancer in "Clack and Roll" and "Tapeplas" (company directed by Sharon Lavi). On 2003 and 2006 he is invited to the Tap City Festival in New York. Beginning 2006 he takes part in the Djeelaba Groove european company directed by Roxanne Butterfly.   In 2001 he joins Camut Band performing in Life is Rhythm, Navigazione and Kiting Kita walking with rhythm.   He has also taken part on important TV programs as “Crónicas Marcianas” with Xavier Sardà. Currently he is soloist in CAMUT BAND and TAPEPLAS.