Sisco Gomez

Francisco Javier Gomez-Aspron (born 4 February 1985 in London, England), known professionally as Sisco Gomez, is an English dancer and choreographer. He was awarded the Best New Choreographer award at the UK satellite version of The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball in 2005.

Sisco Gomez was born in 1985, an only child, and is of Afro-Colombian heritage. His father also called Francisco Gomez-Aspron who originates from Seville, Spain, was a draughtsman at the Seville shipyard and moved to England around 1954; his mother is from Cali, Colombia, es Vallecaucano. Following in the footsteps of his mother, Sisco became a dancer. At school in Westminster he studied musical theatre, jazz and tap. He also went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School and Pineapple Performing Arts School. At 16, Gomez joined the hip-hop company Culture Shock. He then studied jazz and hip-hop in the USA (New York) and also in a variety of European countries.

Sisco danced in Zoonation's Box Beat show at the Lilian Baylis Theatre and was the youngest member of Bounce – The Street Dance Sensation. As well as working as a commercial dancer, Gomez has been a choreographer and a teacher of dance master classes. From 2003 to 2009 he was Artistic Director of Dance 2xs, which trains dancers in a variety of forms. He worked as a judge on the Ukrainian version of So You Think You Can Dance and then became a judge on the UK version of the show. Sisco's assistant on Kylie Minogue, NRJ awards, So You Think You Can Dance UK, and So You Think You Can Dance Ukraine was Abby Goodwin. Sisco also danced with fellow judge Louise Redknapp.

The recipient of the Best New Choreographer award at the UK satellite version of The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball in 2005, Sisco has worked with artists such as Kylie Minogue, A'mei, Paula Abdul,Sugababes, Liberty X, Alexandra Burke, Dannii Minogue, Nike, Inc., Madonna, Geri Halliwell, and Charlotte Church, and was a choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance in Ukraine. He was the Artistic Director and Choreographer for Alexandra Burke's All Night Long UK Tour.

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