Dra. Bárbara Balbuena Gutiérrez.

Head of Department of Folkloric dances. Faculty of Scenic Arts. Superior Arts Institute.

The assistant lecturer Bárbara Balbuena Gutiérrez has 24 years of professional experience. She began her higher Level studies at the National Arts School, graduating as a Teacher of Modern and Folkloric Dance (1978) and then she studied at the Superior Arts Institute graduating with an undergraduate degree in Dance Art with a specialty in Folkloric Dance (1991). She obtained a Masters of Arts Sciences degree in 2001 and a Doctorate of Arts Sciences degree in 2002.
During her professional trajectory, she has imparted the disciplines: Technique of the Modern Dance, Universal History of the Dance, Choreographic Composition, Cuban Dance Folklore, International Folklore, and Methodology of the Teaching of the Folkloric Dance, Educational Practice, History of the Cuban Dance Folklore and Analysis and Critic of the Dance.
She had several responsibilities: Assistant Dean of the Scenic Arts Faculty of ISA and currently she is the head of the Department of Folkloric Dance and coordinator of the Master degree in Art with a specialty in folkloric dance. She is also member of the Scientific Council of the ISA, of the Career Commission of the Scenic Arts Faculty and of the Commission of Scientific Degrees of the ISA. In the current, she is the general and artistic director of the Folkloric Ballet ISADANZA and member of the UNEAC.
This Professor has imparted different courses of trainings and postgrade in her specialty, tutorials to students from the department and several seminars of Arts Schools (Ballet and Dances) of technique of the Modern Dance, Choreography and Folkloric Dance. She has also advised different professional groups on theatre, ballet, dances, music and academic institutions of several levels. Since 1993 she has imparted international courses of Folkloric Dance and lecture on diverse topics of the Cuban Folklore.
She attended as choreographer in several National Festivals of the Schools of Ballet and Dances, obtaining three prizes to the best Presentation of Folkloric Dance. She has been a presenter at the National Pedagogic Days, Latin American Conference of the Artistic Teaching, Festivals of Folklore and other national and international events, obtaining prizes to different carried out research.
She has published the books "El Ireme Abakuá" (National Prize of Research.1996, "El Casino y La Salsa en Cuba" (Mention to the National Prize of Cultural Research.1998), “Las celebraciones rituales festivas en la Regla de Ocha” (the festive ritual celebrations in “ La Regla de ocha”) (National Prize of cultural Research. 2001), the essay "La ritualidad en las danzas de la Regla de ocha y las críticas danzarias” (The ritual in the dances of the Regla of Ocha and the dance critics) "Los retos AIKUNWA" (The challenges of AIKUNWA) and " El muerto parió al santo” (The dead gave birth to the saint). Dramaturgy (dramatic art) and dance creation.”

Among the awards she has received are:
- National Laureate of the Artistic and Literary Creation. (National Council of Culture.1985).
- Highlighted professor in the sphere of Research, whose work is the more utility in the Higher Studies Arts Institute. (Council of the Direction. ISA,1996).
- National Prize of Research of the Ministry of Culture and Center of Research and Development of Cuban Culture "Juan Marinello", with the book: El Ireme Abakuá. (April, 1997).
- Award of the Currency of the Guanabacoa´s Territory, by the Municipal assembly of Poder Popular, in recognition to the outstanding merits and the collaboration and promotion of the cultural movement of the Villa. (October, 1997).
- Research of more Social Contribution to the book: "El Casino y la Salsa en Cuba". Report of the Council of Direction, ISA. (1998).
- Mention in the National prize of research of the Ministry of Culture and Center of Research and Development of the Cuban Culture "Juan Marinello", with the book: "The Casino y la Salsa en Cuba". (1999).
- Award of the Distinction for the Cuban Education. Ministry of Superior Education. October 1998.
- Distinction “Raúl Gómez García”, awards by the National Union of workers of the Culture, in recognition to her remarkable contribution to the development of the culture. (April, 1999).
- Distinction "Raúl Gómez García", awards by the National Union of Workers of the Culture, in recognition to her remarkable contribution to the cultural development (April 30. 1999).
- Diploma to the “Pedagogic Merit”. Ministry of Culture. (December 22, 1999).
- Diploma for the "Important contributions in the Research field about Arts and Culture of the five-year period 1995-2001.
- Mention in the Report: "La ritualidad en las danzas de la Regla de Ocha” (The ritual in the dances of the Regla of Ocha") presented in the Scientific Conference about Art and Culture of the ISA.
- Distinction "Espejo de Paciencia” (Mirror of Patience) awards by the Provincial Direction of Culture from Camagüey as a symbol to honour and to recognize outstanding merits in the development and promotion of the culture of Camagüey and of the nation (September 14 the 2001).
- National Prize of Research of the Ministry of Culture and Center of Research and Development of the Cuban Culture "Juan Marinello", with the research "Las ceremonias rituales festivas en la Regla de Ocha " (2001).
- Pepito Tey Order. Award by the Council of State. December 2005.

Joycce Vasallo Martínez.

Graduated in Dance, Folklore
Graduated from the Superior Institute of Art
Dancer of ISADANZA Folkloric Ballet
Dance professor from the Superior Institute of Art in Folklore and Acrobatics.
Professor of the ‘’Juan Pablo Duarte’’ Vocational School in Corporal Movement Technique.
Two years working at Maraguán Artistic Conjunct
Two years in ‘’Proyecto Azul’’ Company
Five years in ISADANZA Company of Folkloric Art

Awards:
Choreography, Elsinor Festival, 2005
Awarded Young by ISA 2004-2005
He has attending such outstanding events as:
“Fiesta de la Danza”, Villa Clara.
“Jornada Cucalambeana, Las Tunas.
 First “Festival Maraguán” 2003, Camaguey.
“Wemilere” 2004 and 2005, Havana City.
“Day for African Culture” 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.“International Meeting of Dance of Urban Landscapes” 2004, 2005 and 2006, Havana City

Margaret Estévez Mustelier

Professor of Art Schools and Centers for Development in Havana City.
She has received courses and postgrades in culture, pedagogy, psychology and artistic education in general.
She has worked as professor and dancer in artistic companies and has attended national and international events such as: Salsa Courses, Choreographic Workshops of Dance, Seminars of Folkloric Dance, UNEAC Contests, Meeting of Ballet Academies, Days for African Culture, Festivals of Performing Arts El Sinor, popular and ballroom dances, folkloric dances and music such as Wemilere, Folkcuba, Percuba, Musicalia, Cubadisco.