Ramses Padilla was born in Matanzas province of Cuba and birthplace of Rumba in the world. As part of this musical environment, Ramses started dancing before knew how to walk. At 5 years old Ramses was already dancing in the kids’ comparza of the city and as a teenager he danced in the most important comparza of the province. Comparza is a type of dance troupe that performs Conga dancing at the Cuban carnivals.

As a young man, Ramses was auditioned and selected among hundreds to be part of the first professional Rueda dance team to perform Rueda regularly on Cuban national television. The team "La Rueda de Casino," was a project of the musical group Moncada and the group performed with all the famous Cuban bands of the time, from Van Van to Manolito el Medico de la Salsa. Later Ramses became an international entertainer and worked for several years at resorts in Varadero.

Ramses moved to Vancouver in the early 2000s and created the first annual international Cuban dance event in North America, called "Cuba Baila!" which ran for five consecutive years.