CELEBRATE Hispanic Heritage MONTH

Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, September October, 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 • Saturday, 9/12 • 3:00-4:30pm

LINDA CELESTE SIMS • Int Horton

• Formerly with Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre
• Rehearsal Director of Ballet Hispanico Company in 2021-2022
• Featured on the cover of Dance Magazine, New York Amsterdam News, Refinery29 and on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, and many more

More about Linda Celeste Sims →

In-Studio Virtual

Guest • Mondays, 9/14 & 9/21 • 3:00-4:30pm

GABY DIAZ • Int/Adv Contemporary Exploration

• Broadway credits include “Shelby” in Illinoise, Buena Vista Social Club
• Off-Broadway/Stage: “Tooba” in Only Gold, Freddie Falls in Love, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, among others
• Film/TV: “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 12 Winner, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Spirited, and mor

More about Gaby Diaz →

In-Studio Virtual

Guest • Tuesday, 9/15 • 2:30-4:00pm

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.

More about Courtney Ortiz →

Registration coming soon.

Spotlight • Saturday, 9/19 • 5:30-7:30pm

FRIDA MOLINA • Adv/Int Street Styles

• Known for versatility and magnetic stage presence
• Credits include Lovers & Friends Festival in Las Vegas, NYC Pride Island with Lil Kim, and an opening act for Janet Jackson’s Together Again tour
• Worked with artists like Coi Leray, J.I, Mr. Vegas, and Leli Hernandez, and has appeared in events like New York Fashion Week

More about Frida Molina →

In-Studio Virtual

Spotlight • Tuesday, 9/22 • 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.

More about Courtney Ortiz →

In-Studio Virtual

Guest • Friday, 9/25 • 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

More about Phil Colgan →

In-Studio Virtual

Spotlight • Saturday, September 26 • 5:30-7:30pm

RICHARD PIERLON • Int/Adv Theater Jazz

• Trained at Harkness School of Ballet, Martha Graham School, Alvin Ailey School of Dance and New Dance Group Studio
• Worked with Agnes De Mille, Cathy Dobby, Gwen Verdon, Lee Theodore, Bob Fosse, Debbie Allen, Eleo Pomare, Sophie Maslow, Walter Knickes, Arlene Phillips and Luis Johnson, among others
• Has choreographed at the Latin Quarter in New York; at Bally’s Park Place in Atlantic City; at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas (Mardi Gras Room); at the Sporting Club and the Cabaret in Monte Carlo, and many more

More about Richard Pierlon →

Registration coming soon.

Spotlight • Monday, 10/12 • 8:00-10:00pm

JACOB GUZMAN • Int/Adv Contemporary Theater

• Broadway: currently Buena Vista Social Club, 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)

More about Jacob Guzman →

Registration coming soon.

Spotlight • Tuesday, 10/13 • 8:00-10:00pm

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

More about Luis Salgado →

Registration coming soon.

Spotlight • Wednesday, 10/14 • 8:00-10:00pm

BOY BOI • Int/Adv Jazz Funk

• Principle member of the Dana Foglia Dance Company
• Has lent his talents to the stars: Beyonce, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Billie Eilish, Tate McRae
• As a dancer Boy Boi has worked with artists such as Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Rosalia, Lil Nas X

More about Boy Boi →

Registration coming soon.

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