Co-Director, Choreographer, Professional Dancer and Dance Teacher Born in the State of Mexico, Alma studied Dance at Bellas Artes at the age of 5.
When she arrived in the United States, she could not find an academy where she could explore her Latin American identity, so she began taking private lessons with her sister Selene Stafford. She began participating in competitions at the age of 15 and continued her training with choreographers and teachers such as Nelson Reyes (former principal dancer of the Havana Ballet) and Eric Carpio, choreographer for Televisa Mexico.
Alma was a teacher in the Dancing for Diversity program for 3 consecutive years, a program between the Latin American Women’s Association and CMS. She has had the opportunity to travel to Mexico City and reinforce her knowledge with maestro Renato Levi of the Ballet Folklorico de Amalia Hernandez.
She has been a professional dancer for over a decade and has worked with international figures such as Pedro Fernandez, Belinda, Lucero, Grupo Cañaveral and many more. Alma is the most energetic dancer and instructor at El Alma de la Luna. And there is no rhythm I can’t master.