| Alexis Herrera I am a Chicana. Texas native. Artist. Jaranera. Organizer. I fell in love with Son Jarocho while working with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Student Farmworker Alliance. Since then I have had the fortune to encounter inspiring people that have nurtured my love of Son Jarocho. I see Son Jarohco as a tool for collective organizing and long term self-determination. La Lucha Sigue. |  | Peter Mendoza Teacher. Activist. Father. Artist. Zapatista. Jaranero. I’ve worked with youth in the occupied Eastside of Austin, Texas for the last 12 years. I’m also a DJ and founding member of KPWR.org -People will Radio an independent media tool for independent voices. Son Jarocho and El Movimiento Jaranero found me in 2007. It is through Son Jarocho that I am to able work on changing myself in order to change the world. |  | Joanna Saucedo Though born in Texas, I have had the pleasure to live in California, India, and Mexico. The latter experiences gave way to the worlds of the Sikh community and son Jarocho, and with them came the emergence of a new understanding of community, healing, and my own value as an individual within constantly moving communities. I am a practicing massage therapist focusing on lymphatic, vibrational, and energetic techniques, working toward incorporating more sound-based technologies in my sessions in the very near future. I believe that son Jarocho is itself a healing modality as it brings the community together to have a voice and heal through the vibrations of sound, movement, and poetic truth. |
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Lucia (Guest Forro Instructor) has been dancing Forró since 1998 when she first lived in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil - the heart of Forró culture. She studied Forró accordion and frequented Forró parties in rural and urban areas. She is fluent in Portuguese, a Capoeirista (Angola), and the director of documentaries about culture, tourism, and indigenous issues in Brazil. |
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| | Erick Salazar (capoeira instructor) graduado "parceiro" was born in Merida ,Venezuela,. He moved to the US at the age 18 and has lived in Austin for the last 10 years. making it his second hometown . Erick began training Capoeira in 1999 under Mestre Rodrigo Zerlotti "Capoeira Evolução".He has travelled all over the US participating in rodas , events and workshops from different groups,gaining more knowledge and skills in the trade.Recently Erick joined Capoeira Maculelê , were he met Mestre Fran and his family which lead him opening a Capoeira Maculelê chapter in Austin.Today Erick continues to learn and grow with the group striving to make a difference in the lives of his students |
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Versión en Español Alejandro (profesor de actuación) Actor y Director artístico. Inicia su entrenamiento a nivel teatral en talleres con reconocidos directores como Roberto Angeles, Oscar Carrillo, Carlos Victoria en Perú. Continuando su entrenamiento en Austin con Babs George, ademas acude a la escuela de actuación cinematográfica en The Austin Actors Institute con Van Brooks. En 2001 Funda ProyecToteatro, la única compañía de teatro en español en Austin y crea los talleres de actuación de la misma compañía con quienes impartió talleres por más de 5 años dirigiendo más de 8 producciones durante su permanencia. Alejandro ha participado en producciones como "La Ley del Silencio" con Telemundo, interpretando el papel de Alex ademas de otras producciones a nivel nacional en Perú. Para la televisión Anglosajona ha participado en la serie "Prison Break" con Fox TV y ultimamente en "Crash" con Starz TV y Lionsgate entertainment en el papel de Domingo trabajando al lado de reconocidos actores.
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Alex (acting teacher) was born and raised in Lima, Peru. He currently Resides in Austin Texas where he founded and work for seven years with ProyectoTeatro the only theater company in Spanish in Austin. First Director for a full Spanish production at Austin's historical Paramount Theater. Directing over 10 theater plays Alex Pedemonte has featured several TV commercials as well as characters in Fox's Series Prison Break, Telemundo's "La Ley del silencio" and Starz original series "Crash" season one. Pedemonte's new journey is the 2010 set of acting workshops targeting hispanic and spanish speaking actors in the search of guidance to put themselves available for the everyday growing Austin film scene and actors representation.
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| After graduating from UT with a Business degree, Stacey moved to the Los Angeles area to pursue her love for dance and musical theater. She attended The University of California at Irvine and graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Dance, Theater and open-by-audition-only Choreography program.
It was while she was in school that Stacey "stumbled" on to a Fred Astaire Ballroom Dance studio and joined their training program. She fell in love with the style and has been involved in partner dancing in one way or another for 20 years now. She is certified through American Style Gold levels and competed heavily in International Latin for 3 years. Her rankings include top six placements in Rising Star events in many national competitions like California, Nevada, Washington, Virginia, and Florida. Upon completion of her competing career in 1996, she was ranked 7th in the U.S. and 13th in the World in Rising Star Latin and Jive styles.
She continued training in, performing, choreographing and instructing her partnering, Jazz and Musical Theater dance for years to come. Her vast experience includes feature films, television appearances, commercials, special gala events, and stage productions. Her most recent work has involved 8 years with stage show productions in theaters and hotels in California, New York, Philadelphia, and finally overseas on cruise ships. She has quite literally been around the world and back. She is delighted to call Austin her home-base and to teach locally at various studios, when not overseas. This is her first time to instruct at Esquina Tango. Thank you to her good friend and colleague for years, Monica, for allowing her the opportunity!
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