LNXdance Podcast

013 Sip & Chat: Mariana Ranz

Mari & Marcus Season 2 Episode 13

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Welcome back to another season of LNXdance with your Co-Hosts, Marcus & Mari!

Join us for this special episode as we welcome the amazing Mariana Ranz (BFA, MA), to our podcast. Check out her story below and listen in to see how Community Outreach became such a big part of her life. We are so fortunate to have this episode for you all, and know there is a lot to take away from her story!

Mariana Ranz is originally from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where she began her ballet training under the direction of Gryssel Berlioz. Later she joined and performed with Compañia de Danza Bellart. At the age of 18, Ranz relocated to the US to pursue  higher education. She graduated from University of California, Irvine and has a BA in Dance and in Psychology and Social Behaviors. In 2012, Ranz was accepted into NYU Steinhardt Dance Education Program and graduated in 2014 with a MA for Teaching Dance in the Professions: American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Pedagogy. She is an ABT® Certified Teacher in Pre-Primary through Level Seven of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. As part of her career development, she traveled to Uganda in 2014 where she had the opportunity to collaborate with Ugandan dance educators from Makerere University, the Kampala Ballet and Modern Dance School. Throughout her career, she has served on the dance faculties of the American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Hunter College Elementary School, and The Spence School.

Comparte el amor  with our guest by leaving a comment, let us know what your favorite part of this chat was. We want to send a big thank you to Mariana for making this Sip & Chat happen and for sharing her story with us!

Ballet Hispanico's Community Arts Partnership:
https://www.ballethispanico.org/community

Mariana on IG:

https://www.instagram.com/marianaranzt/ 



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Hosts: Marcus Mantilla-Valentin & Mari Vasconez
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