ALTAGRACIA ROSARIO MENDEZ BRUNO
       
     
 

Altagracia literally danced before she was born because her mother, a professional singer and dancer performed until she was six months pregnant. At the age of 5 Altagracia was performing and has not stopped since. Altagracia's life's passion has been music and dance. She has taken her dance training that ranges from Hispanic Folkloric, Flamenco, Ballet & Modern to develop her own unique style of Spanish Arabic Fusion.

As a teacher of Spanish Arabic Fusion and Middle Eastern Dance for 30 years she has molded many talented young dancers. Altagracia has taught at major New York studios like Serena Studios, Harkness Dancer Center and BellyDance America. An established teacher and performer Altagracia is not carmera shy and has appeared on major network programs. Her performances at venues like Lincoln Center, NYU Kimmel Center, Donnell Library - World Performance Series and Harkness Dance Center has delighted audiences.

 
EFREN - mom
ALTAGRACIA

DANCE EXPERIENCE

  • Choreographer, Instructor, Performance Coach

Featured Dancer - Middle Eastern

  • Fazil's Night Club - New York City
  • Café Feengon - New York City
  • The Oasis - New York City
  • Beirut - New York City
  • Istanbul - New Jersey
  • Ararat - New York City
  • HOMELINE CRUISES - SS Oceanic, SS Homeric

DANCE COMPANY APPEARANCES

  • Serena Dance Theater
  • Ramzi El Edlibi Dance Company
  • Kismet Dance Ensemble

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Dance Instructor: Serena Studios
  • Workshop Teacher
  • DanceWorks - London, England
  • HARKNESS DANCE CENTER AT 92ND STREET Y
  • TIME CIRCLE STUDIOS
  • EGYPTIAN ACADEMY OF ORIENTAL DANCE
  • BELLYDANCE AMERICA

MEDIA EXPERIENCE

  • GOOD MORNING AMERICA - ABC
  • MTV - Comedy Channel with Dennis Leary
  • Appeared in BBC Dance Documentary: segment- FLAMENCO DANCE IN AMERICA
  • NEON'S WorldDance New York
  • GOOD MORNING NEW YORK - FOX 5

STAGE EXPERIENCE

  • CO-CHOREOGRAPHER FOR OFF BROADWAY PLAY " Midnight in Havana"

HOMESPANISH/ARABIC FUSION GALLERY

PERFORMANCES/LINKS CLASSES/WORKSHOPS