Ms. Martin is the Founder, Artistic Director, Choreographer, Instructor and Dancer of Ballet Folklorico Sol de San Antonio located near the downtown San Antonio area. With the help and support of her parents, Ms. Martin formed her company in early 2019 of her senior year of high school at the young age of 17. Ms. Martin graduated from South San Antonio High School in 2019 and continued her studies as a dance major at San Antonio College. Her company came together as a competition group of eight friends/dancers wanting to participate in a local folklorico competition in Austin, Texas. She took the role of director not realizing that her passion was about to take her down an amazing path and into a new chapter of her dancing career. By her hard work and dedication, the eight-dancer group is now a full-blown group/studio of 60 plus dancers where she is the director, dancer, choreographer and instructor. On September 2021, Ms. Martin directed and performed in her first ever production held at the Scottish Rite Theatre where she directed and choreographed the pieces presented in her show. People from the local community and San Antonio tourist got to enjoy dancing and live mariachi music. Her goal of putting on big productions in San Antonio is key to her success, to attract and built on San Antonio’s tourism. Ms. Martin teaches technique to beginner, intermediate, advanced and professional levels of folklorico as well as ballet technique and provides 19-years of ... view more »
Ms. Martin is the Founder, Artistic Director, Choreographer, Instructor and Dancer of Ballet Folklorico Sol de San Antonio located near the downtown San Antonio area. With the help and support of her parents, Ms. Martin formed her company in early 2019 of her senior year of high school at the young age of 17. Ms. Martin graduated from South San Antonio High School in 2019 and continued her studies as a dance major at San Antonio College. Her company came together as a competition group of eight friends/dancers wanting to participate in a local folklorico competition in Austin, Texas. She took the role of director not realizing that her passion was about to take her down an amazing path and into a new chapter of her dancing career. By her hard work and dedication, the eight-dancer group is now a full-blown group/studio of 60 plus dancers where she is the director, dancer, choreographer and instructor. On September 2021, Ms. Martin directed and performed in her first ever production held at the Scottish Rite Theatre where she directed and choreographed the pieces presented in her show. People from the local community and San Antonio tourist got to enjoy dancing and live mariachi music. Her goal of putting on big productions in San Antonio is key to her success, to attract and built on San Antonio’s tourism. Ms. Martin teaches technique to beginner, intermediate, advanced and professional levels of folklorico as well as ballet technique and provides 19-years of relevant experience in the art of dance with eight of those years as a professional folklorico dancer. Ms. Martin decided to focus on building her business and open as a dance studio in early 2021 out of an old warehouse. In December of 2021, she moved her studio to a more permanent location and is now in full swing, and keeps adding to her school roster. In addition to her full time job as a small business owner, Ms. Martin is also a Folklorico and Dance instructor through The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Generation NEXT Education Initiative for San Antonio Independent School District where she continues to share her passion and knowledge with middle school and high school students. She strides to be a better leader in her community and expertise as she grows professionally. Ms. Martin has had the opportunity of performing in performances for Ballet San Antonio, The Children’s Ballet, Dancing Across Cultures of Denver, Colorado, Ballet de Mexico, Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno of Oakland, California, Ballet Folklorico de Navarro, Ballet Folklorico de Tejas of Austin, Texas and SIMA Ballet Folklorico of Irvin, Texas. Most recently with Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez in “Viva Mexico” production in Houston Texas. She has diverse experience ranging from classical ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and with focus in folklorico. In addition, she continues her professional development by being a member of Asociacion Nacional de Grupos Folkloricos (ANGF) and attending Master workshops taught by region specific Mexican Folklorico instructors. This diverse experience allows Ms. Martin to effectively analyze, implement, choreograph and teach today’s youth. She continues to work hard in being the prime example for young and teenage girls. Her passion and dedication is clearly seen in all her work and has committed to bring to San Antonio the strong Mexican culture, traditions and roots in her teaching.
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