Romel Frometa began dancing in 1992 at the Provincial School of Ballet “Alejo Carpentier” in Cuba and continued in the National School of Ballet until 1998, joining the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 2001 under the artistic and technical direction of Alicia Alonso. During his school years he was honored with numerous awards both in Cuba and abroad. In 1999, he won the Gold Medal in the Vignale-Dance Competition for Young Talents held in Italy and in 2000 the Bronze Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria. At the age of 21, he was named principal dancer at Ballet Nacional, later spending three years dancing in Spain, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Frometa joined Cincinnati Ballet in 2012 and was promoted to Soloist for the 13-14 50^th Anniversary Season and then to Senior Soloist for the 14-15 Season.