Maria Piedad
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| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Choreographer and dance teacher |
| Introduction | Choreographer and ballet teacher graduated from the National Ballet School in Havana and the NYU/ABT M.A. She has developed her artistic career in Cuba,Ecuador and New York.International Dance Council CID-UNESCO member since 2009.Other styles include character, historical,repertoire, jazz,contemporary.Certified teacher of the ABT´s NTC and of the Cuban Ballet Method. Currently artistic adviser at Danzas, Ballet School. Ballet Hispanico,Huntington Center for Performing Arts and Dance into Light.Teaching assistant at ABT's JKO and ABT Summer Intensive Counselor (2013-14).Adjunct dance instructor at CUNY's College Now Program (2014).Artistic director, choreographer and pedagogue of "ProDanza-Ecuador", Commercial Dance Company (2001-12); artistic director and choreographer of "Danzas",ballet school (2000-12),Ambato, Ecuador.Chief of rehearsals at National Ballet of Ecuador(2004-08). Her choreographies have been performed in Ecuador, El Salvador, Cuba, D.Republic,Costa Rica and USA. She staged several Jaime Pinto's complete ballets for the National Ballet of Ecuador. She was professional dancer for the National Ballet of Ecuador(1996-97) and ProDanza(2001-06) |
| Interests | Dance, Performance and Cultural Studies, Arts, Politics |