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MAX LUNA III

Country: USA

Guest Choreographer

Story: Mr. Luna has had a performance, teaching and choreography career spanning 30 years with internationally acclaimed dance companies, including the last ten years with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He began his dance training in his birthplace of Manila, Philippines culminating in a scholarship with the Ballet Philippines. In the United States, Mr. Luna continued his training with scholarships from the American Ballet Theater School and the Joffrey Ballet School. He then joined the Ballet Neuvo Mundo de Caracas and went on to dance with the Ballet Hispanico, Joyce Trisler Dance Company, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and finally spent six highly acclaimed years dancing with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As a teacher, Mr. Luna has been praised for his keen sense of movement complemented by an in-depth knowledge of dance technique. His teaching credits include Howard University, Sarah Lawrence College, the City University of New York, Manhattanville College, Ballet Hispanico, Steps as well as Master Classes for New York Off-Stage and the University of Maryland,. He has also held numerous workshops in Europe, including Teatro Nuovo in Turin, Vignale Dance in Vignale, Italy, Freibourg Theater Company in Germany, and Amplitude in Nancy, France. He is currently on the faculty of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Mr. Luna's choreography has been commissioned by The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Manhatanville College, Ballet Asia, Howard University, Teatro Nuovo de Torino, Teatro Danza in Italy, Company Canto y Danca in Maputo, Mozambique, the Ma-Yi Theater Ensemble and for numerous Alvin Ailey American Dance Center studio performances. Mr. Luna brought his own company to perform an entire evening of his choreography in France in January 2000.

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