Robert Cordoba was born & raised in South Pasadena, CA. Has lived in London, Boston and now resides in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He is a lifelong Laker, Dodgers, Rams & USC Trojans fan.

Robert Cordoba has been dancing, teaching, performing, choreographing, and judging for over forty years. He started competing in International Latin at the age of sixteen when he was a member of two U.S. International Latin American formation teams (placing 5th and then taking the 3rd place bronze medal at the World Ballroom Formation Team Championships). He lived and trained in London for two years and was a top U.S Amateur competitor representing the US at events throughout Europe until he switched to West Coast Swing in 1990. Within two years he won his first U.S. Open Swing Dance Champion title.

For the past thirty five years Robert has averaged approximately forty weekends per year traveling around the world to teach West Coast Swing. His impressive list of accomplishments includes: 2 World Championship titles, 7 U.S. Open titles, 4 consecutive USA Grand National titles, 4 consecutive N.A.S.D.E. titles, multiple Champion & Invitational level J&J and Strictly Swing titles, was voted best Classic Swing Dancer by Dance Action magazine, was awarded “U.S. Open Social Dancer”, and he was the first person to win 3 consecutive US Open titles.

Robert is a member of an elite core of less than 10 dancers who have won BOTH the Showcase and the Classic Divisions at the U.S. Open. He is a California Swing Dance Hall of Famer, Dallas D.A.N.C.E. Hall of Famer and a World Swing Dance Hall of Famer.

Robert Cordoba has judged every major event including the USA Grand Nationals and U.S. Open multiple times. He has been a head judge, MC and DJ at events throughout the U.S., Europe, South America and the South Pacific. He is among the first group of professionals to help get West Coast Swing scenes established in New York & East Coast (early 1990’s), Europe (mid 1990’s) and South Pacific (early – mid 2000’s).

Other accomplishments include: He was a Dance Fever Grand Finalist (3rd place overall) and has danced in commercials (Budweiser & Burger King) as well as on TV. He and former partner Deborah Szekely also choreographed the wedding dance for Grammy & Emmy award winner & Oscar nominee Danny Elfman & Bridget Fonda.

Robert does teacher training through the G.P.D.I.A., Global Professional Dance Instructors Association. He is a “Master Certified Instructor.”

Robert just recently passed the World Swing Dance Council’s Judge’s Training Course attaining the level of “Master Chief Judge.”

Robert is currently living in Deerfield Beach, Florida and is available for privates, workshops,
intensives, coaching, choreography and G.P.D.I.A. Teacher Certification.

He can be reached at (626) 536-2507, RobCordoba1@gmail.com or on Facebook under Robert Cordoba