Academic Education
2004 Post-doctorate in Race, Space and Gender Studies. University of California Berkeley.
2002 1995 M.A. University of California Berkeley, Geography
2001 Ph. D. University of California Berkeley, Cultural Geography
1992 B.A. University of California, Berkeley. B.A. Latin American Studies, Highest Honors. Thesis: A Struggle for Space: Church and State in nineteenth- century El Salvador. History Department.
Dance Training
Afro-Cuban folklore
2019 – present. Private and semi-private lessons with Roberto Borrell, Berkeley, CA.
2003 – present. The Beat, Berkeley Performing Arts, Berkeley, CA. Susana Arenas, instructor.
2001 – present. Dance Mission, San Francisco, CA. Susana Arenas, instructor.
2001 – 2008. Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA. Roberto Borrell, instructor.
Cuban Popular
2005 – 2021. The Beat Berkeley Performing Arts, Berkeley, CA. Yismari Ramos, instructors.
2003 – 2008. Group lessons with Roberto Borrell, Berkeley, CA.
Ballet
2011 – 2020. The Beat Berkeley Performing Arts, Berkeley, CA. Paul Parish, instructor.
1967 – 1970. Escuela Nacional de Danza Morena Celarié, San Salvador, El Salvador. Marìa Teresa Arene, instructors.
Modern /Contemporary
2003 – 2016. ODC Dance Commons, San Francisco, CA. Chimene Pollard and Anne Bluethenthal, instructors.
1977 – 1979. Chabot College, Hayward CA.
Brazilian (Afro-Brazilian Folklore, Xashado, Maculelé, Samba de Caboclo, Samba Bahia, Samba Rio).
2003 – 2019. World Dance Center, Berkeley, CA. Conceição Damasceno, director and instructor. Rodson Santos de Jesus, instructor.
2007 – 2019. The Beat, Berkeley Performing Arts, Berkeley, CA. Isaura Oliveira, instructor.
Flamenco
1999 – 2001. Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA. Alicia Zamora, instructor.
1996 – 1998. Escuela Andaluza de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
American Jazz Blues
2015 – 2022. The Beat, Berkeley Performing Arts, Berkeley, CA. Roger Dillahunty, instructor.
1982 – 1984. Renaissance School of Dance, San Francisco, CA. Teddy Lee, instructor.
1977 – 1979. Chabot College, Hayward, CA.
Ballroom and Tap
1982 – 1984. Renaissance School of Dance, San Francisco, CA. Teddy Lee, instructor.