....Originally from Mexico, Lorena moved to the United States in 1998 to train in the prestigious EDGE Performing Arts Center's scholarship program in Los Angeles. After graduation, she danced professionally with Tymme & Aury Reitz, Joaquin, latin recording artist, Brenda, and others before returning to Mexico and opening her own contemporary dance studio at the age of 23.
Her studio represented Mexico on tour in Austria for the Tanzsommer Dance Festival in 2003 (in the same cast as All That Jazz's ensemble). Lorena has performed in television works and in films "Angel Baby", and "Steps" ...she's appeared on stage at Project Dance LA, The Choreographers' Carnival 2000, Urban Jamm Showcase, and the Los Angeles Dance Invitational.
Lorena now lives in Portland where she directs and choreographs for the professional dance company, MOVEO. She has also performed, choreographed, adjudicated, and taught in New York City, Austria, Mexico, at dance conventions across the United States and Canada, and as a contract choreographer for other Tanzsommer dance companies. With strong hip hop and lyrical backgrounds, Lorena's choreography is captivating, blending her own soul, her latin roots, and today's urban styling into one fantastic dance package.
