Angélica María Barbosa Rodríguez, teaching artist

Born and raised in Colombia. She graduated with honors from the BFA in Performing Arts with an emphasis in dance at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia), doing her last semester abroad at Institut del Teatre (Barcelona, Spain) in Dance Pedagogy & Choreography and Interpretation. During her studies she had the opportunity to work with Latin American choreographers such as Humberto Canessa and Jenny Ocampo. After graduating, she moved to New York to continue her professional training at the Ailey School, where she participated in processes with choreographers such as Annie Rigney, Nattie Trogdon & Hollis Bartlett, and Brandi Lewis. She received supplemental training at institutions such as P.A.R.T.S (Brussels, Belgium), Dart Dance Company (Berlin, Germany), Martha Graham School and GALLIM school of movement (NYC). Additionally, she has participated in various musical videos by Latin artists like Juliana Velázquez, Aterciopelados, Som Caney, La llama, and as an actress in the Colombian tv miniseries “Desde Adentro” produced by Buenavida Films. Currently, she is a scholarship student from Limón professional training program, and is doing an administrative & social marketing internship with GALLIM.