Latin Talent


We teach partner dancing and bring industry knowledge and high quality expertise tailored to your learning goals.




VANESSA VILLALOBOS is an actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, curator, producer and engagement consultant to many cultural and business organizations 
in the Pacific Northwest. Ms. Villalobos was appointed to be a
City of Seattle Arts Commissioner appointed by the Seattle City Council in 2021.Currently she is serving as Co-Chair in 2022 working among a highly qualified cultural sector of leaders, advocates and arts administrators to preserve Seattle as a leading Arts Destination city.

MoPop Museum performance highlight
Photography: Robert Wade

Choreography that enlivens innocuous spaces
Photography: Juliet McManns, Dancers: Vanessa Villalobos & Noelle Price


Walt Disney's Enchanted, a modern day animation fairytale set in New York City's busy streets and Central Park.



 

Principal dancers- Walt Disney Enchanted Movie

MadHot Ballroom the documentary capturing the work of founder and creator of Dancing Classrooms, Pierre Dulaine.  


Vanessa Villalobos is a Guest Instructor/Choreographer
and performance coach for aspiring youth and teen performers.
Sample training video.


When the De La Cruz Family Danced by Donna Miscolta
The subject of this literary work touches on the immigrant story and what happens when one leaves and returns to his roots. The years that pass and the distance across bodies of water do not affect the characters' ability to recognize himself in others and to re-experience his heritage from different viewpoints.

See the Literary inspired video here....When the De La Cruz family danced.






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