LNXdance Podcast Mari & Marcus

Welcome back to another season of LNXdance with your Co-Hosts, Marcus & Mari!

Join us as we kick off this season with our first guest, Brianna Rios. We are so thrilled to share Bri's story with you... enjoy!

Based out of NYC with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from St. Francis College, and dancing since the age of 4, Brianna has continued to follow her passion through performing, teaching, and competing internationally. At 18 years old, she became the youngest professional World Champion in the Salsa On2 division and now, is a 10x World Champion who’s had the opportunity to judge international competitions and even represent the USA in the 2017 World Games held in Poland.
Aside from the stage, Brianna can be found on the big screen as a featured dancer in movies such as Shine and Warner Bros.’ In The Heights.

With an eye for detail and a sense of responsibility to share her talents, Brianna is known for her thorough explanations and teaching style. Her goal is to make a long-lasting impact on her students’ dancing. She encourages them to ask for knowledge, not steps. It’s common for dancers to forget a choreography, but it’s their skills that will last forever.

Find Bri on IG: brianna__rios

Bri's Team on IG: Reflexiones.De.Rios

Bri's FuegoDance Shoes Code: BriFuego (10% off)

Blend NY Article:
https://blendnewyork.com/brianna-rios/

Comparte el amor  with our guest by leaving a comment, and let us know what your favorite part of this chat was. We want to send a big thank you to Brianna Rios for making this Sip & Chat happen and for sharing her story with us!


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Brought to you by MotionScoop Dance Corp, LNXdance Podcast is a series of conversations FOR Latinx dancers and educators BY Latinx dancers and educators. Join Mari & Marcus -M&M- as they dive deep into important topics in the dance industry and explore how being part of the Latinx community affects us, our contributions, decisions, and careers.

We hope you enjoy our sip and chat, don’t forget to subscribe and leave a comment with what you loved, questions and topics for next time!
Follow us on our Instagram page LNXdance to interact with our community and with us.

For business inquiries and to apply to be a guest, please email motionscoopinfo@gmail.com
¡Adiós!

Hosts: Marcus Mantilla-Valentin & Mari Vasconez
Sponsors: MotionScoop Dance Corp.

Welcome back to another season with LNXdance with your Co-Hosts, Marcus & Mari!

In this episode, Marcus and Mari catch up on what they have been up to... lots of updates, changes, and growth for this duo. They also look back at the interviews they conducted during the Spring time and have a few thoughts to share. Listen in to get all the tea.

Comparte el amor with us by leaving a comment and following up on Instagram LNXdance. Let us know what your favorite part of this chat was. We want to send a big thank you to all of our guests this Season for your willingness to share your stories and for your vulnerability—for making Season 3 happen!

A few things that came up in this show:

MotionScoop Dance Academy: 2024 Summer Intensives

B.I.G. Salsa Congress: New York City


Support the Show.
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Brought to you by MotionScoop Dance Corp, LNXdance Podcast is a series of conversations FOR Latinx dancers and educators BY Latinx dancers and educators. Join Mari & Marcus -M&M- as they dive deep into important topics in the dance industry and explore how being part of the Latinx community affects us, our contributions, decisions, and careers.

We hope you enjoy our sip and chat, don’t forget to subscribe and leave a comment with what you loved, questions and topics for next time!
Follow us on our Instagram page LNXdance to interact with our community and with us.

For business inquiries and to apply to be a guest, please email motionscoopinfo@gmail.com
¡Adiós!

Hosts: Marcus Mantilla-Valentin & Mari Vasconez
Sponsors: MotionScoop Dance Corp.

Welcome back to another season of LNXdance with your Co-Hosts, Marcus & Mari!

Join us for this super inspiring episode as we have the privilege of interviewing the one and only Dr. Bruno Rodriguez, Ph.D. Check out his biography below and listen in to find out how he juggles it all: doctoral degree in Microbiology, cross-genre training, AND international career as a dancer, performer, and educator!
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Bruno Rodriguez began his salsa training at the age of 9 under the direction of Julie Mayoral, Nalliene Velez, and Jayson Molina. He won his first junior world championship at the age of 11 and started training in jazz at the age of 14. After winning his first soloist professional world title in 2014, Bruno moved to Penn State University to pursue a Master’s in Forensic Chemistry, where he also choreographed and directed the Performance Team of the Penn State Ballet Club. He then moved to New York City in 2017 to pursue his academic and salsa dancing career. Bruno won his second soloist world title in 2018 at the La Negra International Championship in Spain and started his professional partnership with Karel Flores in 2018. In December 2022, Bruno earned his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the NYU School of Medicine and joined the Biology adjunct faculty of Hunter College while traveling and teaching alongside Karel Flores at multiple international salsa events.
Comparte el amor  with our lovely guest by leaving a comment on this episode and letting us know what your favorite part of this chat was. We want to send a big thank you to Dr. Bruno Rodriguez for making this Sip & Chat happen and for sharing his story with us!

Dr. Bruno on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/thebrunorodriguez/

Adjunct Professor:
https://hunter.cuny.edu/

Published Article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38783-0



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Brought to you by MotionScoop Dance Corp, LNXdance Podcast is a series of conversations FOR Latinx dancers and educators BY Latinx dancers and educators. Join Mari & Marcus -M&M- as they dive deep into important topics in the dance industry and explore how being part of the Latinx community affects us, our contributions, decisions, and careers.

We hope you enjoy our sip and chat, don’t forget to subscribe and leave a comment with what you loved, questions and topics for next time!
Follow us on our Instagram page LNXdance to interact with our community and with us.

For business inquiries and to apply to be a guest, please email motionscoopinfo@gmail.com
¡Adiós!

Hosts: Marcus Mantilla-Valentin & Mari Vasconez
Sponsors: MotionScoop Dance Corp.

Welcome back to another season of LNXdance with your Co-Hosts, Marcus & Mari!

Join us for this special episode as we welcome the amazing Mariana Ranz (BFA, MA), to our podcast. Check out her story below and listen in to see how Community Outreach became such a big part of her life. We are so fortunate to have this episode for you all, and know there is a lot to take away from her story!

Mariana Ranz is originally from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where she began her ballet training under the direction of Gryssel Berlioz. Later she joined and performed with Compañia de Danza Bellart. At the age of 18, Ranz relocated to the US to pursue  higher education. She graduated from University of California, Irvine and has a BA in Dance and in Psychology and Social Behaviors. In 2012, Ranz was accepted into NYU Steinhardt Dance Education Program and graduated in 2014 with a MA for Teaching Dance in the Professions: American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Pedagogy. She is an ABT® Certified Teacher in Pre-Primary through Level Seven of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. As part of her career development, she traveled to Uganda in 2014 where she had the opportunity to collaborate with Ugandan dance educators from Makerere University, the Kampala Ballet and Modern Dance School. Throughout her career, she has served on the dance faculties of the American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Hunter College Elementary School, and The Spence School.
Comparte el amor  with our guest by leaving a comment, let us know what your favorite part of this chat was. We want to send a big thank you to Mariana for making this Sip & Chat happen and for sharing her story with us!

Ballet Hispanico's Community Arts Partnership: https://www.ballethispanico.org/community

Mariana on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/marianaranzt/ 



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Brought to you by MotionScoop Dance Corp, LNXdance Podcast is a series of conversations FOR Latinx dancers and educators BY Latinx dancers and educators. Join Mari & Marcus -M&M- as they dive deep into important topics in the dance industry and explore how being part of the Latinx community affects us, our contributions, decisions, and careers.

We hope you enjoy our sip and chat, don’t forget to subscribe and leave a comment with what you loved, questions and topics for next time!
Follow us on our Instagram page LNXdance to interact with our community and with us.

For business inquiries and to apply to be a guest, please email motionscoopinfo@gmail.com
¡Adiós!

Hosts: Marcus Mantilla-Valentin & Mari Vasconez
Sponsors: MotionScoop Dance Corp.

Welcome back to another season of LNXdance with your Co-Hosts, Marcus & Mari!

Join us this week as we welcome Latina Americana dancer and actress, Emma Sofia Caymares (BFA, SUNY Purchase College), to our podcast. We dive deep into her childhood growing up in concert dance and her career trajectory as she explores the dualities of working as a dancer and actress both on and off the screen. She talks about how she is now transferring those skills over to film-writing and how she is working hard to create films and content that speaks on Latinx experiences that go far beyond the typical narco/criminal, cleaning lady or overly sexualized Latina that is usually found on the big screen. Coming from Cuban and Nicaraguan roots, Emma speaks on the importance of giving back to our community in ways that are not so "stereotypical" and "problematic" but instead shed light and celebrate the beauty of our multi-cultural lives as Latinx-identifying individuals. She speaks on her love for dance and how it has been a source of creativity and expression throughout many hard years in her life and how important and lucky we are to use our bodies to express our realities. 

Credits:
 "Emily" in Finding Neverland (2015-2016)
"Veruca Salt" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Broadway (2016-2018)
"Graciela Morales" in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2020)
"Celia" in Call Your Mother (2021)
"Aliss Lopez" in Bashira (2021)

Nominations:
Emma was nominated for a "Chita Rivera Award" in 2017 and the "Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show" category.
Comparte el amor con Emma by leaving a comment on this episode and let us know what your favorite part of this chat was. We want to send a big thank you to Emma for making this Sip & Chat happen and for sharing her story with us!

Get more of Emma:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmasofiacaymares/



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Brought to you by MotionScoop Dance Corp, LNXdance Podcast is a series of conversations FOR Latinx dancers and educators BY Latinx dancers and educators. Join Mari & Marcus -M&M- as they dive deep into important topics in the dance industry and explore how being part of the Latinx community affects us, our contributions, decisions, and careers.

We hope you enjoy our sip and chat, don’t forget to subscribe and leave a comment with what you loved, questions and topics for next time!
Follow us on our Instagram page LNXdance to interact with our community and with us.

For business inquiries and to apply to be a guest, please email motionscoopinfo@gmail.com
¡Adiós!

Hosts: Marcus Mantilla-Valentin & Mari Vasconez
Sponsors: MotionScoop Dance Corp.

Welcome back to another season of LNXdance with your Co-Hosts, Marcus & Mari!

We are so honored to bring to you Kiri Avelar, MFA, Interdisciplinary Artist, Educator, and Scholar! An awardee of the Chancellor's Fellow @ucsantabarbara's Theater & Dance Department and a beautiful human inside and out. Kiri is a strong fronteriza artist-scholar from the U.S./Mexico borderlands of El Paso, Texas/Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua. The movement between her cultures in the borderlands, and time lived away from the area, have shaped her interest in accessible, inclusive dance practices anchored in Chicana/Latina feminist epistemologies and border theory. Kiri is a former Jerome Robbins Dance Division Research Fellow for the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and NYU Teaching Fellow for the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Her work has been published in the Journal of Dance Education, Dance Index, Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine, and the forthcoming anthologies Critical Storytelling from the Borderlands and ¡Somos Tejanas! 
Send some love to Kiri by leaving a comment on this episode and let us know what your favorite part of this chat was. We want to send a big thank you to Kiri for this amazing Sip & Chat!

Get more of Kiri: 
https://www.kiriavelar.com/Latinx Dance Educators Alliance 

LNX x FuegoDanceShoes Brand AmbassadorsAñadele Sazón by wearing Fuego Shoes! Use our code LNX10 for 10% off. Click the link to learn more!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the Show.
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Brought to you by MotionScoop Dance Corp, LNXdance Podcast is a series of conversations FOR Latinx dancers and educators BY Latinx dancers and educators. Join Mari & Marcus -M&M- as they dive deep into important topics in the dance industry and explore how being part of the Latinx community affects us, our contributions, decisions, and careers.

We hope you enjoy our sip and chat, don’t forget to subscribe and leave a comment with what you loved, questions and topics for next time!
Follow us on our Instagram page LNXdance to interact with our community and with us.

For business inquiries and to apply to be a guest, please email motionscoopinfo@gmail.com
¡Adiós!

Hosts: Marcus Mantilla-Valentin & Mari Vasconez
Sponsors: MotionScoop Dance Corp.