Named after Superman’s father, Jor-el Rios was destined for
the
stage. Raised by a single mother and
his two siblings; he is the youngest of his family. Rios started
dancing at the tender age of five when he
was offered a scholarship with The Elliot Feld (Ballet Tech
School)
where he received his training under
the direction of Patrice Hemsworth and Daniel Levans until
the
age of ten.
At the age of eleven he joined Young Ambition Dance
company
under the direction of Lillian Diaz and
became a Principal Dancer within three years where he
continued
to enhance his training and
specializing in Jazz, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Salsa/Mambo
on 2,
Cha-Cha, Afro-Cuban and International
Ballroom.
In 2002 Jor-el joined an adult Salsa Dance Company by the
name
of Eddie Torres. While training Jor-el
was offered a position in the company by The Mambo King
himself. He was the youngest amongst the
other fourteen company members so standing out wasn't
much of
a difficult task.
Having toured Europe and the Caribbean by the age of
fourteen
years old. He then began Voguing
competitively in the Underground Ballroom Scene at the age
of
fifteen years old . Jor-el quickly became
one of the supreme competitors of his generation winning
trophies all of the country earning his stage
name The Royal ‘Prince” of Vogue Fem. Soon after being cast
as
one of the Principal Dancers of Vogue
Evolution, Jor-el went on to appear with fellow company
members on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew
to break barriers for the LGBT community and help people
feel
comfortable in their own skin
After MTV’s ABDC Prince competed on Yahoo’s Online
competition “Ready Set Dance’ where he won the
prize for $10,000. Since then Jor-el continues to tour the
world
teaching and performing as a soloist,
company member and dance partner at various international
shows pursuing his dream to dance
forever