Francisco Javier Gomez-Aspron (born February 4th, 1985 in London, England), better 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

The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball

The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball show is the longest running dance show in Southern California, and a popular monthly showcase of the top/elite choreographers in the world...

 in 2005.

Dancer

Sisco Gomez was born in 1985 and is of Afro-Colombian descent. His father originates from Sevilla, Spain and his mother from Cali

Calì

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, Colombia

Colombia

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, es Vallecaucano. Following in the footsteps of his mother, Sisco became a dancer. At school in Westminster

Westminster

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 he studied musical theatre, jazz and tap. He also went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School

Sylvia Young Theatre School

Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent fee-paying stage school, in Westminster, London, named after its founder and Principal, Sylvia Young.-Outline:...

 and Pineapple Performing Arts School. At 16, Sisco Gomez joined the hip-hop company Culture Shock. He then studied jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 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, Sisco Gomez has been a choreographer and a teacher of dance master classes. From 2003 to 2009 Sisco was Artistic Director of Dance 2xs, which trains dancers in a variety of forms. The recipient of the Best New Choreographer award at the UK satellite version of The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball

The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball

The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball show is the longest running dance show in Southern California, and a popular monthly showcase of the top/elite choreographers in the world...

 in 2005, Sisco has worked with Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Alexandra Burke, Geri Halliwell, Paula Abdul and Charlotte Church. Sisco 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

Louise Redknapp

Louise Elizabeth Redknapp is an English singer and media personality. She was a member of the girl group Eternal from 1992 to 1995, before becoming a solo singer . She has presented several television shows and served as a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance...

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Choreographer

Sisco has worked with artists such as Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

, A’mei, Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...

, Sugababes

Sugababes

The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...

, Liberty X

Liberty X

Liberty X were a British pop vocal group formed by the five contestants eliminated from the final ten qualifiers from the 2001 ITV show Popstars. The group consisted of Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, Kelli Young and Jessica Taylor...

, Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British R&B and pop recording artist who rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008...

, Dannii Minogue

Dannii Minogue

Danielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designer and model...

, Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc.

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 and was a choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance in the Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. Sisco was the Artistic Director and Choreographer for Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British R&B and pop recording artist who rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008...

 All Night Long UK Tour.

Reality television judge

He is a judge on So You Think You Can Dance in Ukraine. He is also a main judge on So You Think You Can Dance (UK)

So You Think You Can Dance (UK)

So You Think You Can Dance is a televised dance competition and reality show that launched in the United Kingdom in January 2010 and similar to the version of the program that has began airing in the USA in 2005. The show is broadcast on BBC One. The content of the show is similar premise to the...

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Fashion

Sisco is famous for his confident and unique (sometimes flamboyant) fashion sense, in which he claims to take great pride. Notably, his hairstyles have drawn media attention and he is particularly interested in the visual presentation of other dancers. Gomez created controversy with his new sleeker hairstyle on the first live episode of So You Think You Can Dance 2010 – most fans preferred his more natural curly hair. Stylejacking blog also commented saying: "Sisco is a dancer a choreographer and ultimately a performer – we loved the outfit!"