Julian Maldonado
Born in New York, Julian started dancing Hip-hop at the age of fifteen in Los Angeles as a street performer. He has been a part of Dance Discovery Studio in Abilene,Texas with director Teri Wilkerson and Desert Eagle Productions with Director Gerard Gibbs in El Paso. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso where he studied Ballet and Contemporary dance as well as studying Aerial with the Company Project In Motion located in Las Cruces. Julian has also worked for Mando Rodriguez at Shundo Ballroom Dance Studio teaching different styles of ballroom dance. Throughout the years Maldonado has been part of UTEP dance productions such as The Trials of Pobrero El Campesino, Hit The Road Jack, and Dreamscapes: A Multimedia Dance Event. Maldonado has also been a part of The UTEP Dinner Theatre’s productions of In the Heights, West Side Story as "Riff" and was the lead "Ren McCormack" in Footloose The Musical. Julian received a scholarship in the summer of 2015 to attend a dance intensive and teach Hip-Hop in Florence, Italy. In Florence, he also had the opportunity to perform several works from his fellow instructors as well as choreograph a few pieces of his own. Julian is now pursuing a career in acting.
"Having known Director Rafael Chávez and Assistant Director José Barraza for several years now, I am truly honored to have been a part of Human Nature Contemporary Ballet. I see the talent within the group and I am excited to see what HNCB will have in store for El Paso. I hope the company can bring something unique to the table, creating a love and respect for the arts that El Paso can appreciate."
"Having known Director Rafael Chávez and Assistant Director José Barraza for several years now, I am truly honored to have been a part of Human Nature Contemporary Ballet. I see the talent within the group and I am excited to see what HNCB will have in store for El Paso. I hope the company can bring something unique to the table, creating a love and respect for the arts that El Paso can appreciate."
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