Workshops:

1996-2001 Mariachi Festival of Las Cruces, New México and El Paso, Texas.

2004 Conference XXXI of ANGF in Acapulco, Guerrero

2004 Directed the Lone Star Nationals Workshop, Fort Worth, TX

Advisory Board Member of:

NALPA 2008- present

Texas Association for Hispanic Dance and Culture- Board Member 2003-2005

Arte Oak Cliff- Secretary 2003-2005

Summary of Dance Experience

Twenty-five years of Folklórico dance experience.  Studied all facets of dance.   Instructed and supervised 50 children in all facets of Folklorico dance.  Toured professionally with the company of the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua to San Luis Potosí, México; México City, México; Chihuahua, Chihuahua México and Albuquerque, New México. Toured with the Ballet Folklórico of Dallas to Florida (Walt Disney World & Epcot); Rosales, Chihuahua; Oklahoma City; Bastrop, TX; and El Paso, TX.  Taught and directed the dance department at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School for five years. 

Experience:          

2002-Present         Artistic Director/Founder -Ballet Folklorico of Dallas - Dallas, TX

2006-Present         Director/founder- non-profit group – National Association of Latinos for the Performing Arts

2004-Present        Latin dance-Has studied Salsa dancing under Sandunga Inc., Luis Delgadillo and Alex Medina. Currently dance teacher for Corazon de Aleli Children’s Salsa Dance Company.

2002-2007            Director of dance program- Diamond Hil-Jarvis High School Fort Worth Independent School District

2004                     Competition Director-for the Lone Star Folklorico 2004 Nationals,Organized over 100 dancers to perform, compete and attend workshops. 

2004                     Recognition by the Fort Worth Independents School District for winning for First place at the North Texas Festival Competition

2001-2002             Jr. Players-After School Folklorico program- Dallas, TX                       Teaching elementary children all facets of Folklorico.

2001 - 2002           Director/Instructor of Ollimpaxqui Academy, Dallas, TX

2001- 2002            Program Coordinator – for Folklorico 2001 and 2002 Festival of Dallas, TX

1997 –2001           Assistant Director/Instructor- Ballet Folklorico of El Paso. Taught young children the basic foundation of Ballet Folklorico dance.  Coordinated and choreographed the children’s dance routine for the annual galas. Original member of the Ballet Folklorico of El Paso (Director Arturo Guerrero). Performed in Van Horn, Texas, New Mexico and various locations in El Paso, Texas.

1999 – 2001         Substitute- Director Arturo Guerrero. Radford Catholic School for Girls

1998 - 1999          Instructor- Thomas Manor Elementary after school program, El Paso, Texas  Taught and supervised the children’s' dance group on all facets of Folklorico  

1990-1993            Barbara Driscall School of Ballet-El Paso, TX. Danced basic classical ballet and two years on point