My Biography

Born in Managua, Nicaragua. His first experience as an Independent Improvisational Choreographer and Performer occurred at the age of seven at a National Dance Youth competition in 1969.  He won first place, and was later hired to dance weekly in a youth TV show (Luis Mendez) host. He studied folk dance with Irene Lopez and contemporary dance with Heriberto Mercado.

Tony moved to Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico in 1983 to study Forestry. graduating in 1986.

 In 1987, Tony move to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to work as a Forester. His official dance training began in Edmonton.  He attended the dance program at Grant MacEwan College (1991-1992) where he studied with Brian Webb, Debra Shanz, Andrea Rabinovitch, Charlene Tarver and David Adams. In 1993, he formed "Dirty Feet Productions", a dance collective which had thirteen choreographers including: Kathy Metzger, Kathy Ochoa, Trevor Klushin, Katrina Smy, Silvia Nuzzo, Jodi Beresozky, Dorrie Dutshendorf, Allyn Embree, Danielle Aways, Bobbie Todd, Tracy Titherington and Tania Alvarado. The collective was active for three years during which produced five independent shows.

STEP ONE/1994

 RAW SPACE/UNCENSORED/1994

 UNSUAL SIDE EFFECTS/1995

LET THEM EAT CAKE/1995

 TATTOO ROOMS/1996

Tony have performed and trained in Improvisation, Contact Improvisation Ballet and Post-Modern Dance as well as various Somatic approaches @ Vancouver, with  EDAM with (Harwood, Boivin, Bingham), Edmonton, with Mile Zero, Orchesis Dance group and Heidi Bunting, Montreal, at Studio 303 (Aiken, Harwood, Boivin), Pierre Perralult Dance Center, Bennington College, Working on Improvisation ( Creach, Jones, Sgorbati and Florin), Massachusetts, Earthdance, Northampton & Boston, Connecticut - Various festival and workshops, New York - various workshops

He moved to Hartford in 2003 to study Massage Therapy at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, graduating in 2005. Then he study at The Hartford Conservatory, from 2006 graduating on May 2008 with a Diploma in Dance Pedagogy.

At present times he is the Assisting Director with DancEnlight which director is Lorelei Chang; at the same time he is getting his bachelor degree in Theater and Dance at Trinity College with minor in Sculpture and continue performing his solo work.

He help to found the Orchesis Summer Dance Intensive since 2006. 

Since 2008 he travels to Nicaragua and area to offer dance workshops to the Central America Dance communities. 

This will be Tony's second year with DancEnlight summer dance intensive. 

While at Trinity College, he has worked with the Judy Dorwin project "Moving Matters"  working with elementary students. 

Mission Statement

I respect the immense mystery of our universe

The power and the beauty of nature

The daily sunrises and sunsets

The amazing human body that recovers after a hard day of work 

I believe in respecting all living things.

I believe in balance: emotional and physical.

I believe in living in the present.

I believe in love.

As an artist, I have the responsibility in sharing my thoughts and my feelings about issues that affect me and the world I share with others.  

I love teaching, performing and choreographing this discipline of art called DANCE.

My stage has no walls, borders, fences or artificial lights.  

Tony