Jesse Obremski – a native New Yorker, has been described by DanceTabs as one who dances “with fluent simplicity” and “quiet understanding”. He started training at The Ailey School and later at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. While there, he performed in musical productions of A Chorus Line, Hairspray, and Guys and Dolls. In 2016, Jesse graduated from The Juilliard School, under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts. Jesse, an Eagle Scout Rank recipient (2010), a Father Fame Awardee (2012), and recipient of the 2016 Jadin Wong Dance Award, administered by the Asian American Arts Alliance, has also attended Springboard Danse Montreal, Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts (EMIA), and Jacob’s Pillow’s Contemporary Program. Jesse also enjoys choreographing, teaching, photography, and stagecraft.
He has had the pleasure to perform works by renowned choreographers such as Kyle Abraham, Robert Battle, MADBOOTS, Brian Brooks, Camille A. Brown, Nacho Duato, Sharon Eyal, Martha Graham (principle role), José Limón (soloist role), Lar Lubovitch, Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Paul Taylor (principle role) and Kate Weare among others. Jesse has performed at various venues including The Joyce Theatre, BAM Fisher, Kaatsbaan International Center, The Apollo Theater, the American Dancing Festival and Chicago Dancing Festival.
Jesse has performed with Diversity of Dance Inc., the Kate Weare Company, DaretoCreate Dance Theatre, Zest Collective, and is currently a company member with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company (2015-present), Buglisi Dance Theatre (2016-present). This is Jesse’s first season with the Limón Dance Company.
www.jesseobremski.com
Savannah Spratt (Apprentice) – bio coming soon
Alex McBride (Apprentice) – bio coming soon
Bradley Beakes – bio coming soon
Leon Cobb – bio coming soon
Tomas J. Rossant is a founding Design Partner of Ennead Architects. His work is recognized for design excellence and has received New York State AIA and New York City AIA Awards as well as other local and regional awards. Projects completed under Tomas’ design leadership include: the new headquarters for the WGBH Public Broadcasting Station in Boston, the third building for Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications, the renovation and expansion of the Peter Norton Symphony Space, the renovation of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, and the Eastern Parkway Entry Pavilion for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. He is currently designing the Center for Neuroscience Excellence at North Shore University Hospital, a New Academic Building for the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, the renovation and expansion of Kansas State University’s College of Architecture, Planning, & Design, and the Masterplan for Yaddo, the historic artist colony in New York State.
N/A
Robert A. Meiste is an Attorney, a partner in Pedowitz & Meister LLP, and an Adjunct Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. A graduate of Columbia University School of Law, he is a member of the Bars of New York State and numerous federal courts. He is listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America and in Marquis Who’s Who in American Law. Bob became a Director of the José Limón Dance Foundation in 2004 and serves on its Executive Committee. He was President and Chairman from 2006 to June, 2013. He traces his interest in Limón to the 1940’s when his mother studied dance with José Limón.
Louis Maldonado is a consummate marketing professional. At d’expósito & Partners, he leads new business development and oversees several of the agency’s accounts like ConAgra Foods and Amway Global. Prior to joining d expósito, Louis worked at the Marketing Store, where he was the account director overseeing McDonald’s National Hispanic Promotions and Brand Activation Work, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Mexican National Team Activations. Louis previously worked at The Bravo Group, as well as at the general market shop Warwick-Baker-O’Neill. While at Bravo, he was instrumental in developing new business. He worked in the OTC and pharmaceutical categories, leading the Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Glaxosmithkline, Novartis, and Astrazeneca teams. Louis also led the Philip-Morris USA business, handling the youth smoking prevention and Quitassist brands. Other brand experience includes Hellmann’s Best Foods Mayonnaise, French’s Mustard, Frank’s Red Hot, Magner’s Irish Cider, and H+R Block.
N/A
Gerardo de Nicolás Gutiérrez is the HOMEX’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. de Nicolás served as Chief Strategic Officer and head of the Executive Committee from October 2006 to June 5, 2007. Mr. de Nicolás also served as the CEO of the Company from 1997 to September 2006. He holds an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering from Universidad Panamericana, in Mexico City and an MBA from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Guadalajara.
Paula Carriço Maria Paula Carriço is a Director at Athelera LLC. She joined in October 2005. From 1999 to 2005 Maria Paula worked at Violy & Company and Violy, Byorum & Partners as an Associate and Vice President providing strategic advisory and capital raising capability to companies across sectors in Latin America. Maria Paula developed a particular focus in the telecommunications, airline, gaming, beverage, and packaging industries as well as in the development of new business opportunities and client relationships. From 1996 through 1999, Maria Paula was a Corporate Finance Analyst at Lehman Brothers within the Latin America and Global Privatization Groups where she focused primarily on strategic advisory assignments with clients in the telecommunications and energy sectors in Latin America. Assignments included the strategic advisory to the Government of Brazil regarding the privatization of the telecommunications sector, and M&A privatization advisory to Telefonica Internacional on their acquisition of telecommunications assets in Brazil totaling US$10 billion. Maria Paula holds a Master in Environmental and Energy Analysis from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires. Maria Paula is a citizen of Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and French.
Sonia Garcia-Romero is a Managing Director and market manager responsible for the Andes, Central America and Caribbean region of J.P. Morgan Latin America Private Bank. Sonia began her career in Spain with J.P. Morgan Investment Bank in 1994 and moved to London in 1995 to work with the Global Markets Treasury Liquidity and Repo desks. In March 2000, she joined Bankers Trust in New York as a structured derivatives specialist for the Latin American Private Wealth Management. She returned to J.P. Morgan Private Bank in May 2003 as senior investment advisor to manage client’s portfolios. Sonia holds a B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from C.U.N.E.F. (Universidad Complutense) in Madrid.
Ivan Sacks is a private client lawyer and trusted advisor to international and domestic families of significant wealth. He became global Chairman of Withers Worldwide in July 2013. Ivan is also head of the firm’s Latin American Planning Group. Both in the US and in an international context, he counsels families and entrepreneurs on the structuring of their closely held business interests, family offices, and charitable foundations, the design and administration of trusts and estates, and comprehensive risk management, governance and succession planning. He also frequently advises banks and trust companies on fiduciary matters. Mr. Sacks is admitted to the bar of the State of New York and the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York. He graduated from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, a Charles Evans Hughes Fellow and Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. He is an active member of several bar and professional bar associations and speaks frequently on topics related to wealth planning. He also serves as a director or other fiduciary for a number of private and non-profit organizations.
David Glista is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Dance Performance.At The Conservatory, he performed works by José Limón, Anna Sokolow, Doug Varone, Alwin Nikolais, Paul Taylor, and Bill T. Jones. Since graduating in 2013, David has been a member of Prometheus Dance, The People Movers, and The Anna Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble. David also works as a freelance set and lighting technician, and stage manager.
Ruka Hatua-Saar holds a BFA in Dance from Florida State University and an MFA from Hollins University. He is also an Act-So Dance Gold Medalist. He has danced with Armitage Gone! Dance, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and Philadanco and has performed works by George Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, Alonzo King, and Donald Byrd. This is his first season with the Limón Dance Company.
Paquito D’Rivera. Composer, clarinet and saxophone musician, Paquito D’Rivera is known worldwide as one of the most versatile accomplished jazz artists of our time. Trained as a classical musician, he has made his mark in the classical and jazz idioms, and has received numerous awards for his contributions as a composer and performer, including: 2005 National Medal of the Arts from the NEA, the first artist to win Latin GRAMMY’s in both Classical and Latin Jazz categories in 2003, 2005 NEA Jazz Master, 2008 Living Jazz Legend Award, 2008 International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) President’s Award, 2008 Frankfurter Musikpreis, 2009 Medal of Arts from National Arts Club, and a Nelson A Rockefeller Honoree and the African-American Classical Music Award from Spelman College in 2010. He is Artist in Residence at NJPAC and serves as a board member of many influential artistic organizations in the US, impacting both classical and jazz musical idioms. He has served as artistic director of jazz programming at the NJ Chamber Music Society and continues as Artistic Director of the famous world-class Festival Internacional de Jazz de Punta Del Este in Uruguay. Additionally, he is Artistic Director of Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C. This year he collaborated with the Limón Dance Company in his first commission for a contemporary dance company.
Risa Steinberg is internationally known as a solo artist, teacher, and director of the works of José Limón. Born in New York, and trained at the High School of Performing Arts and The Juilliard School, she was invited by Limón to join his company, where she danced for 11 years. Cited by the Village Voice critic Deborah Jowitt as “One of our great modern dancers,” Ms. Steinberg has performed as a guest artist with the companies of Bill Cratty, Daniel Lewis, Annabelle Gamson, Anna Sokolow, Danzahoy of Caracas, American Repertory Dance Company of Los Angeles, Colin Connor, Wally Cardona, and Séan Curran. She has reconstructed Limón works for companies around the world, working with such artists as Rudolph Nureyev, Frank Augustyn, and Karen Kain. She is presently a guest faculty member of The Juilliard School, and continues to teach extensively throughout the world.
Maxine Steinman has danced with Eleo Pomare, Denishawn Repertory Dancers, Mafata Dance Company, Robin Becker, Regina Larkin, Sue Bernhard, Spiritdance, and in lecture demonstrations with the Limón Dance Company. In 1994, with a sponsorship from the American Consulate in São Paulo , Brazil , Maxine performed a section of Limón’s Dances for Isadora under the direction of Carla Maxwell. She has been invited to Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Japan and Cyprus to teach, choreograph and perform and has also taught and presented her choreography throughout the New York area . Maxine holds a BFA in dance from Adelphi University and an MA degree in dance education from Teachers College Columbia University.
Dante Puleio 
Connie Procopio. Upon graduating from the University of South Florida in 2000, with a BFA in Dance Performance, Connie trained at the Limón Institute. She has worked with Sue Bernhard, Alan Danielson, Raphael Boumalia, Maxine Steinman, and Kathryn Alter. She performed for the Avodah Dance Ensemble from 2003-2009 working with JoAnne Tucker, Julie Gayer, and Sidra Bell, and where she also led the company’s outreach work in women’s prisons. In 2010, Connie established RISE (Rehabilitating Incarcerated Sisters Everyday) a dance program for the women at York Correctional Institution in Niantic, CT. Connie has been on the Ballet and Modern Faculty at Chen Dance Center since 2004. Under the direction of Dian Dong and H.T. Chen, she has been co-directing and teaching an after school dance program for PS 42 since 2006. She is an active teacher/educator and choreographer in the Tri-State area and in West New York, NJ. Her work has been performed in various venues in NYC, NJ, Connecticut, Virginia, Italy, Canada, and Florida. She is currently dancing for Sue Bernhard/DanceWorks.
inda McGuire
Jim May is a teacher, choreographer and performer who embraces the Humphrey/Limón tradition. A soloist with the Company for many years, Mr. May has been on the faculties of SUNY Purchase, The Juilliard School and Princeton University. He is the recipient of a 1996 Fulbright Award to research the work of Limón and Anna Sokolow in Mexico and the U.S., and a 1999 Bessie award for lifetime achievement in dance performance. His choreography has been performed by Players’ Project, Dance Conduit, Dance Forum Taipei, Peridance Ensemble, and Thoughts in Motion. He teaches internationally as a guest artist and regularly for the Limón Institute at Peridance.
Fritz Ludin joined the José Limón Dance Company in 1963. He appeared in the NET documentary “An Hour with José Limón”, and assisted Mr. Limón in restaging “Missa Brevis” at the University of Utah, where he performed Limón’s own role. He and Betty Jones have been commissioned to restage Humphrey/Limón masterworks in Russia, France and USA. He has toured and choreographed internationally as the co-founder of Dances We Dance, including frequent teaching engagements in USA, Japan, China and Europe.
Betty Jones was a founding member of the José Limón Dance Company. Countless roles in the Humphrey/Limón repertory were originally created on her, including her acclaimed Desdemona in Limón’s “The Moor’s Pavane.” Her performances with the José Limón Company and her own Dances We Dance were infused with lyricism, dramatic intensity, and an unmatched delicacy. Her extraordinary gifts as a teacher have touched legions of dancers across the globe.
Jennifer Chin has performed and taught throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay and Finland with a variety of inspiring choreographers. She received her BA from Queens College and her MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Jennifer is an instructor in modern dance, Pilates, and yoga. She has been on faculty at Université du Québec á Montréal, Dance Space, Peridance Center in New York and is presently on faculty at Montclair State University, NJ.
Becky Brown is from England. She completed her dance training at the Laban Centre, London, went on to be a member of Transitions Dance Company, and then continued her training in Canada. Becky was a member of Loop Dance Company for 12 years and has worked as a freelance teacher, choreographer and dancer. She has extensive teaching experience at University level, lecturing on Dance Degree and Performing Arts Degree courses in the UK. Becky trained in the Limón technique on the Professional Studies Program and the Limón Teachers Program at the Limón Institute. She is currently the Limón Program Manager and a Peridance/Limón faculty member.
Melissa Brading
Sue Bernhard‘s dances have been shown in the USA, Canada, and Poland. She is on the faculty of The Juilliard School and SUNY Purchase, and has taught at numerous colleges and studios. She has created pieces for Convergence Dance Co., CCDT, Long Island University, North Carolina School of the Arts, Meredith College, and others. With award-winning videographer Penny Ward, Sue has created several video/dance collaborations. Their work, “Boundaries and Exposures,” was featured at the International Conference on Dance and Technology. Sue is Artistic Director of DanceWorks. She performed internationally with the Limón Dance Company, and for ten years with Annabelle Gamson/Dance Solos.
Francisco Ruvalcaba, a native of San Diego, CA, has toured with the Lincoln Center Institute, El Festival Nacional é Internacional de Danza en México, and the Innsbrook Festival of Ancient Music. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Ruvalcaba performed the works of José Limón, Paul Taylor, Mark Morris, Jirí Kylián, Benjamin Harkarvy and Agnes De Mille. He joined the Company in 1996.
Brenna Monroe-Cook
Logan Frances Kruger was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. She trained with Annette Lewis and Pamala Jones-Malavé, among many others. Kruger was a full time member of Good Moves, a children’s modern dance repertory company, directed by Annette Lewis, from 1993-2003. She went on to receive her BFA in dance from The Juilliard School, under the direction of Larry Rhodes. Professionally, Kruger has collaborated extensively with Michelle Mola, including her work with The Troupe, a band of dancers co-directed by Mola and Zack Winokur. Additionally, she has performed and toured with various companies and choreographers, such as Adam H. Weinert, Shen Wei Dance Arts and Jonah Bokaer. Kruger joined the Limón Dance Company in 2009.
Ross Katen 
Kristen Foote
Daniel Fetecua Soto, a native of Bogotà, Colombia holds a BFA from Folkwang-Hochschule, Germany, and has appeared as guest artist in Pina Bausch’s masterpieces, Rite of Spring and Tannhäuser. Fetecua has also worked with La Fura Dels Baus, Kuo Chu Wu, and won a salsa award in the European Salsa Championship in 2004. He is founder and artistic director of Pajarillo Pinta’o, a dance company that combines Colombian Folklore and Modern Dance, based in New York and Germany. He is currently guest choreographer and board member of ID Studio Theater, a not-for-profit organization led by German Jaramillo. In spring 2008 he was commissioned to create a new piece by Dancing in the Streets with funding from Harlem Stage. Fetecua has been a member of the Limón Dance Company since 2006. He would like to dedicate his dancing to the dear memory of his brother Oscar, his father Israel, and his mother Maria Eugenia.
Elise Drew Leon
Durell R. Comedy, a native of Prince Georges County MD, began dancing at the age of 6 with Spirit Wings Dance Company. He graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program of Suitland High School in 2004 and from George Mason University (magna cum laude), receiving his BFA Degree in Dance Performance in 2008. Since then, he has worked and performed with artists such as the Mark Morris Dance Group, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Troy Powell, Matthew Rushing, CorbinDances, Roger C. Jeffrey|Subtle Changes & Kyle Abraham|Abraham.In.Motion. Described as a “scrupulous dancer with a serious jump” by the New York Times, Mr. Comedy was a soloist dancer with the Baltimore Opera Company in their production of Aida, a Principal Dancer in Washington National Opera’s production of Show Boat. A former fellowship student at the Ailey School, Mr. Comedy joined the Limón Dance Company in 2009.
Mica Bernas, originally from Manila, Philippines, received her training at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Dance School studying ballet, modern and other techniques. She later on became a soloist of Ballet Philippines, performing major roles in productions and worked with acclaimed Filipino choreographers like Agnes Locsin, Denisa Reyes, Tony Fabella, Alden Lugnasin, Novy Bereber. Since moving to New York in 2006, Mica has worked with Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Connecticut Ballet, H.T. Chen & Dancers, White Wave Dance, Armitage Gone Dance, and Gallim Dance. She also worked with Ginette Laurin, Artistic Director of O Vertigo as part of Springboard Danse Montreal in 2014. Mica is currently on faculty at BIMA at Brandeis University.
Kathryn Alter hails from Juneau, Alaska. After attending Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, she went on to graduate from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance with the highest honors in 2001. In 2003, Alter joined the Limón Dance Company. She is also a founding member of the Riedel Dance Theater and has enjoyed projects with Alan Danielson and Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theater. Alter is a faculty member of the Limón Institute, and has been a guest teacher across the U.S. and Mexico. Her latest choreographic project was at Stephens College in May.