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MARIA TORRES' RESUME
TV/Video Accomplishments:
Latin Style Music Award choreographer at the Shrine Auditorium
"Rock Adelante Show" Seagrams Industrial in New York - Tour in 10 cities for the year 2000
Co-choreographer for Bailamos - Engrique Englesias Video. Aired in the Tonight Show and Oprah
Budweiser TV commercials starring John Leguizamo
The Desi Arnaz Entertainment Awards
Choreographer for "DLG" Video "No Morira" music group tour
Choreographer for HOT 97 radio station (choreographer for the Top "Latin Freestyle Music Artist")
"Celia Cruz" (tour to South America & Madison Square Garden, NY)
HBO special with Robert Wuhl@ The Joyce Theatres
"Easter Extravaganza" at Radio City Music Hall
Panasonic TV commercial, Japan
MTV (featured &
interviewed for a Latin & hustle video)
Stage and Screen Accomplishments:
Re-opening Gala at the Radio City Music Hall - choreographer for Lou Bega, Mambo #5 (airing Dec 1 on NBC)
Today Show - Lou Bega (Mambo #5)
Tonight Show - Lou Bega (Mambo #5)
The Donkey Show a Midsummer
Nights Disco, Director Diane Polis and Randy Weiner
As quoted by the New York Times: "Maria Torres as choreographer, devises, smart
parodies of the Hustle and other period dances, which are athletically performed by, among
others, Tytania's buff fairies (played by Oscar Estevez, Luke Miller, Dan Crier and Quinn
as a kind of scantily clad backup group for a Liza Minelli special)."
Summer of Sam starring John Leguizamo and Mira Savino
NY's Shakespeare in the Park; "By The Skin of Our Teeth" starring John Goodman & Kristin Johnson
Feature film "Dance With Me" starring Vanessa Williams, Chayenne & Kris Kristopherson
The Gypsy Project
Honorary event for Phylicia Rashad in Atlanta
Tribute t o Terence McNally - Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno, F. Murray Abraham, Ernie Ceballas, Joan Rivers, Tony Roberts & John Glover.
Director, Choreographer, and Host for the Pathmark Hispanic Arts Festival (developed a dance program for children & adults for the past 7 years, currently being used in the curriculum of the NY School System in order to educate them in Latin Culture)
Co-Chairperson of Lincoln
Center's "Midsummer Night Swing" Series
Dance Competition
Maria has accumulated over 22 titles in American Style Rhythm divisions in the ballroom world, as well as World Champion in Hustle, and one of the top salsa coaches & choreographers in the Industry
Coach to the Dance Theatre of Harlem - Dance Company
Co-founder & President of HUSTLE USA Dance Championships: a competition organized to help promote the dance of "hustle" throughout the United States
Coach and choreographer to teachers & professionals throughout the United States.
