Yernan has loved dancing and body movement since he was a young child. In 2012 he started to teach himself how to dance by watching videos online, and when he met MetaMovements, he was able to take off both as a dancer and an instructor. Yernan’s resume as a dancer is diverse, including: selling his own choreographies to clients; teaching at the Bachatu Dance Festival; teaching at the Camelot Dance Center in Las Terrenas; participating in an anniversary dance show for an international consulate; instructing dance on a reality TV show; and being selected for a MetaMovements trip to Cuba to learn Cuban styles of dance and participate in cultural exchange. Yernan also has experience working as a DJ, editing music, training in acrobatics, and is certified in various domains (bartending, phone repair, and computer science); however, he maintains that his real passion lies in dance. Yernan has a deep appreciation for the way dance has allowed him to meet people from all over the world and to share his culture with them while learning about theirs. He is passionate about teaching and sharing his knowledge with others, and has been doing so since he first began learning to dance himself. Yernan is skilled in helping students fill in the gaps in their dancing, but he emphasizes that the most important part of teaching to him is ensuring that his students feel comfortable and happy while dancing.