Team of Experts

Maui Parada

Associate Director Contemporary and Ballet Master & Choreographer

 

 

Based in New York City and Miami, Florida

Emmy Award 2024 ” La Fuerza de Creer” Production & Location Manager

  • Master’s Degree in Socio-Cultural Management, Simón Bolívar University, Caracas, Venezuela.

  • College Degree, Dance Teacher (Contemporary Dance), Experimental Arts University, Caracas, Venezuela.

  • First Class Merit Order for Work in Dance (2009).

  • Grishka Holguin Contemporary Dance Honor Award (2008).

  • Best Choreography, Bento et Dance Festival, Brazil (1994).

  • Individual Artist Grant, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs (2024).

  • Miami New Media Festival Grant (2016-2018).

  • Invisible Woman Project Grant, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs (2018)

  • Current Roles

  • Associate Director, Leonel Linares Arts Foundation, NYC (2024).

  • Associate Director, Dance Master, Sol Dance Center, NYC (2024).

  • Dance Master, Studio E School of Dance, NYC (2024).

  • Dance Master, The Dance Collective, NYC (2024).

 

She had been involved in contemporary art processes since 1991, as a multimedia choreographer, curator, and producer of festivals, events, and exhibitions. Her artworks and choreographies have been presented in Venezuela, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Argentine, Russia and United States.

  • Choreographer, Coaching, and Cultural Adviser
  • Arial Dance Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Rope Project & Resistencia Project, Lisu Vega Fashion Designer – Visual Artists, Miami Fl
  • Choreographer for Youth New York American Grand Prix, 2009.
  • X Ballet Arabesque Competition, Perm Russia, 2008.
  • Olympic Artistic Gym Team, Sport National Institute, Pan Americans Competition 2009.
  • Choreographer and teacher companies: Thejadanzateatro, EntreDanzas, Yuxtadanza, Paramuu Foundation, Rajatabladanza, Expodanza, Classic Ballet Nina Novak. Caracas Venezuela
  • Danced for Ballet Teresa Carreño • Neodanza de Caracas • RajatabladanzaThejaDanzaTeatro,  Expodanza, Sarta de Cuentas. LAPUESTA Teatro, among other companies as a guest artist.

Artistic Training

  • Ballet: Ninel Jultyeva, Ruben Echeverría, José Parés, Julio Lamas, Margaret Foyer, Caridad Hidalgo, Nina Novak, Vicente Abad, Hector Zaraspe, Martha Annette, Marisa Cifré, Carlos Medina, Luis Aguilar, Alexey Taran, Gina Bugatti, among others.
  • Contemporary Dance: Lynn Wimer, David Zambrano, Jeremy Nelson, David Beadle, David Dorfman, Lisa Race, Allison Green, Sondra Loring, among others
  • Master Classes: Marcia Haydee, John Clifford, Karen Von Arondilge, (American Ballet Theatre) Enrique Martinez,(ABT) Joan Emmanuel, Alberto Méndez, Mirta Pla, (National Ballet of Cuba) Anna Sokolov, NY, USA, among others.

Dance Studies

  • Release Techniques and improvisation at Movement Research Institute NY, USA.
  • Institute of Contemporary Dance Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Contemporary Dance – Lynn Wimmer – Limon Technique NY USA.
  • Choreographic composition with Daniel Larrieu, Paris, France, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Methodology of Classical Dance with Ramona de Saa, and Tulio de la Rosa, Caracas Venezuela,
  • Creative Dance for Children Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Vertical Dance with Laura Nercy, France, Paris France, Caracas Venezuela
  • African Dance with Carmen Ortiz. France, Paris, Caracas Venezuela.
  • Body Therapy with Radonna Patterson. American Dance Festival.
  • Jazz at the Broadway Dance Center. STEP, NY, USA 

ALL PROFESSIONAL TEAM

Leonel Linares is a dancer, choreographer and arts educator, who serves as the Executive & Artistic Director of Sol Dance Center in Astoria, New York.

Maryorie Flores is a New York City-based artist working as a producer, director, choreographer, actress, model and singer. She currently serves as Artistic Director

Associate Director Contemporary Dance / Ballet Master / Choreographer. Based on NYC Maui is a Mcs. in Socio-Cultural Management.,