Gil Ramirez immigrated to the U.S. more than 20 years ago to escape persecution he experienced in Mexico as a gay man. Now he choreographs and teaches dances for quinceañeras in Mendota, Calif., a small town 35 miles outside of Fresno.
“He carries himself with confidence,” one observer says of Ramirez. “I always shake my head a little and think, ‘That dude is brave.’”
Standing outside Los Amadores Flowers & Gifts, you can see the spots where four slayings have occurred in recent years — at least two of them connected to the infamous MS-13 street gang. Gil Ramirez's aesthetic is a sort of ’80s excess, great for those customers who believe more is more. “It was either dance or watch my girlfriend at the time dance with another guy. What would you do?” Vega-Tamayo asked.The dance classes aren’t money-makers. Ramirez charges $40 for several weeks of practices.In the winter he holds lessons in an empty watermelon warehouse, but come spring they move to a park in the nearby town of Firebaugh.On a recent evening, Jisel Cabrera and 14 of her closest friends practiced for the party she said she had been imagining her whole life.
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