A Honduran-American from Santa Ana CA., she has been with the DBDT going into her 30th year; first starting as a dancer, then rehearsal director, among other positions. She attended Orange Coast College where she studied business administration and she has worked as an adjunct instructor at SMU and Texas Woman’s University, and as a visiting dance artist at Abilene Christian University. She is a graduate of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. The epitome of grace, her every movement is art at its best.
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