Hey, you know what? I didn’t grow up dancing.
Like… not at all.
I didn’t have a background, a plan, or a clear idea of where I was going.
I’m 32 now, but I didn’t start learning how to shuffle until I was 27 - and I had zero dance experience. Zero. Just a lot of doubt and curiosity at the same time.
I was born and raised in Mexico. I went to law school, graduated, and did the whole “this makes sense on paper” thing… even though deep down I knew it wasn’t my thing.
Shuffle came into my life in 2019. At that point, I was living in New York City and studying graphic design. Law wasn’t it anymore, but honestly, I still didn’t know what I wanted. I just knew I wanted to learn something new. I’ve always liked creating - I just hadn’t found my place yet.
Everything felt a little up in the air.
There weren’t many shuffle classes back then - at least none that I could find. I didn’t know who to follow, where to look, or how this whole shuffle world worked.
So I taught myself.
I spent hours watching videos online. Pause. Rewind. Try again.
I practiced in my room, on the sidewalk, in the park - literally anywhere I could move.
And yeah… it was hard.
Counting was confusing.
Understanding music felt weird.
Dance vocabulary felt like a foreign language.
But I kept showing up.
Quiet work. Real results.
I did the same steps over and over. Repeated movements that felt awkward and wrong at first. Learned slowly. Messily. No shortcuts.
And somewhere in all those reps, something shifted.
Confidence didn’t just show up one day.
It grew. Little by little.
Earned, not rushed.
After almost two years of training on my own, the idea of teaching started to pop into my head. Not in a loud way - more like a quiet thought I kept ignoring.
And honestly? I was scared.
My biggest fear wasn’t failing.
It was feeling like I wasn’t good enough to even start.
You see so much talent on social media, and it gets in your head. My imposter syndrome was LOUD. I kept wondering if I knew enough, if my journey counted, if I had the right to teach at all.
But proof comes with time.
So I did it anyway.
When I came back to Mexico, I started teaching online. Slowly. Consistently. Not trying to be the best - just trying to be real and show up.
That’s where Built by Reps comes from.
Because this is literally how I’ve learned everything in my life. Not by being fearless. Not by being perfect. But by showing up again and again, even when it felt messy or uncomfortable.
It’s not really a brand.
It’s a belief.
Where consistency creates talent.
Where growth is earned, not rushed.
My shuffle journey kind of mirrors my life journey. I’ve changed paths, rebuilt myself, doubted myself, trusted myself again… and learned that the process actually matters.
This space is for people who don’t want shortcuts.
For people who know confidence isn’t given - it’s built.
For people who are okay moving slow, repeating things, and staying with the work.
My mission is simple:
to teach shuffle in a way that builds confidence, not pressure.
to create structure without making things rigid or intimidating.
to make dance feel human, accessible, and real.
to remind you that your body learns through reps — and so does your mind.
Built by Reps is how I live.
It’s how I teach.
It’s how I grow.
If you’re here, you’re probably becoming who you are too and you know this isn’t about getting it perfect.
It’s about staying with the process.