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 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 and Orchesis Dance group

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.

The Hartford Conservatory, graduating on May 2008 with a Diploma in Dance Pedagogy.

While he continue to call Canada & Nicaragua his dance homes, he is currently living in Hartford where he collaborates and perform with the Dance community.

At present times he is dancing with DancEnlight a recently formed Dance company; 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.

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 deep feeling 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