CELEBRATE Hispanic Heritage MONTH
Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept 15-October 15, Steps showcases the best Hispanic and Latinx artists! Spice up your dancing with these world-renowned artists by taking advantage of these specially curated classes. Join in-person or virtually to learn from master teachers whose work as performers, educators, and choreographers have shaped the dance world into what we know and love.
Guest • Mondays, 9/15 • 3:00-4:30pm
PHIL COLGAN • Adv/Int Theater Jazz
- Can currently be seen on Broadway in & JULIET as a swing and assistant dance captain
- His Broadway debut was in Hamilton, where he also served as a Universal Swing
- Choreographic credits include Grease at The Rev, Catch Me If You Can at NYU Skirball, music videos for “Ready to Be Loved (Dance Remix),” among others
Spotlight • Monday, 9/15 • 8:00-10:00pm
JESSICA CASTRO • Int/Adv Heels
- Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, US Associate Choreographer
- Theater & Film: Fuerzabruta, The Whiz Live (NBC), The Greatest Showman
- Superbowl shows: Janet Jackson & Beyonce
Guest • Mondays, 9/22 & 9/29 • 3:00-4:30pm
JACOB GUZMAN • Int/Adv Contemporary Theater
- Broadway: Hamilton, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
- TV/Film: West Side Story (Dir. Steven Spielberg), Better Late Than Never, & Peter Pan Live!
- Regional: Sacramento Music Circus (Ren McCormick; Footloose/Usnavi; In The Heights)
Spotlight • Wednesday, 10/1 • 8:00-10:00pm
LUIS SALGADO • Adv/Int Latin Fusion
- Director/Choreographer of the 2nd On your feet National Tour, Associate Director/Choreographer of Cirque Du Soleil Paramour
- Performed on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and In The Heights
- Film credits include American Gangster, Dirty Dancing 2, Enchanted and Step Up 2: The Streets
Spotlight • Thursday, 10/2 • 8:00-10:00pm
COURTNEY ORTIZ • Int/Adv Jazz
- NYC based professional dancer, educator, adjudicator and dance podcast host; RWS Global Audition Choreographer
- Professional credits: West Side Story International Tour, FX’s Fosse/Verdon, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (The Muny), In The Heights (PCLO), Finding Neverland National Tour, Radio City Christmas
- Dance Convention Faculty for 10+ years and recently taught in Brazil at the 16th annual Congresso de Jazz Dance.
Spotlight • Saturday, 10/4 • 5:30-7:30pm
MARIA TORRES • Int/Adv Latin Jazz
- Co-Choreographer, Take The Lead
- Dance Magazine Honoree, Broadway Choreographer, MTEAF Founder
- Collaborated with Diane Paulus on “The Donkey Show” and Disney’s “Golden Mickeys”
Spotlight • Monday, 10/6 • 8:00-10:00pm
LUIS SALGADO & GABRIELA GARCIA & MATT STEFFENS • Adv/Int Latin/Theater Fusion
Benefit class supporting r.Evolucion Latina for their ongoing educational program to the Latino community
- Luis Salgado:Salgado Productions, Founder/Artistic Director
- Director/Choreographer of the 2nd On your feet National Tour, and Associate Director/Choreographer of Cirque Du Soleil Paramour
- Gabriela Garcia: Co-Founder Director, r.Evolucion Latina
- Associate director/choreographer alongside director Luis Salgado for The Broadway League’s VIVA BROADWAY 2021 concert in Times Square
- Matt Steffens: Director, r.Evolucion Latina
- Broadway, Film & TV credits include Promises, Promises, Women on the Verge…, The Last Five Years, Black Box, Smash
More about Gabriela Garcia →
More about Matt Steffens →
Spotlight • Tuesday, 10/7 • 8:00-10:00pm
LYRIK CRUZ • Adv/Int Latin Jazz
- Featured dancer and in Warner Brothers In The Heights
- Choreographer on the feature film SHINE for which he was nominated for numerous awards
- Creative director and choreographer for Norman Lear’s IMAGEN AWARDS
Spotlight • Wednesday, 10/8 • 8:00-10:00pm
MARIA TORRES • Int/Adv Latin Jazz
- Co-Choreographer, Take The Lead
- Dance Magazine Honoree, Broadway Choreographer, MTEAF Founder
- Collaborated with Diane Paulus on “The Donkey Show” and Disney’s “Golden Mickeys”
Guest • Sunday, 10/12 • 2:30-4:00pm
BRANDO ORTIZ • Int Contemporary
- Performed at The Metropolitan Opera House
- Performed works by Doug Varone, Omar Romá De Jes&uactue;s, Isaac Learner, Mark Morris, Maggie Joy, among others
- Part of the faculty at the Steps on Broadway Academy
Guest • Monday, 10/13 • 4:30-6:00pm
MARIA TORRES • Int/Adv Story Driven Movement Lab
- Co-Choreographer, Take The Lead
- Dance Magazine Honoree, Broadway Choreographer, MTEAF Founder
- Collaborated with Diane Paulus on “The Donkey Show” and Disney’s “Golden Mickeys”
Spotlight • Wednesday, 10/15 • 8:00-10:00pm
LUIS SALGADO & THE MANTECA BLUE • Adv/Int Latin Fusion
With THE MANTECA BLUE – Salsa Band
- Luis Salgado:Salgado Productions, Founder/Artistic Director
- Director/Choreographer of the 2nd On your feet National Tour, and Associate Director/Choreographer of Cirque Du Soleil Paramour
Manteca Blue & the Latin Corner is a group from Cali, Colombia, whose work recreates sounds that encompass Latin jazz and funk with the magic of Afro-Caribbean music, with a marked influence of Colombian and African ethnic sounds
More about Luis Salgado →Guest • Saturdays, 10/18 & 10/25 • 3:00-4:30pm
LUIS SALGADO • Adv/Int Latin/Theater Fusion
- Director/Choreographer of the 2nd On your feet National Tour, Associate Director/Choreographer of Cirque Du Soleil Paramour
- Performed on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and In The Heights
- Film credits include American Gangster, Dirty Dancing 2, Enchanted and Step Up 2: The Streets
Past teachers have included
LUIS SALGADO
PHIL COLGAN
RICHARD VILLAVERDE
RICHARD PIERLON
MARIA TORRES
JERMAINE BROWNE
BOY BOI
JULIUS ANTHONY RUBIO
LEO MOCTEZUMA
JESSICA CASTRO
CAT COGLIANDRO
ASHLÉ DAWSON
LYRIK CRUZ
HECTOR LOPEZ
JHESUS APONTE
SHEILA BARKER
THE MANTECA BLUE