Briefly about myself,

I came to enjoy a long, international career in classical dance as a fluke of luck. I grew up in the South Bronx in the late-1980’s and 90’s in a single parent home. I have a Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean heritage, but beside my appearance, this is not the culture I identify with having experienced as a child growing up, I spent my formative years in the classical ballet eco-system. When I was 7 years old my family was evicted from our home and for all the reasons one might imagine, and many others that are inexplicable, we ended up homeless. After some difficult first few days we moved into a NYC Homeless Shelter for women and children where we stayed for three years. It was in the shelter that I was introduced to New York Theatre Ballet and Project LIFT. In the 30 years since then I came around, full-circle, to lead New York Theatre Ballet as its Artistic Director where I was charged with shepherding the organization, professional dance company and community work, that gave me a life that I would never have dreamed possible… MORE