Marcos Antonio Vasquez, teaching artist

Marcos Antonio is a teacher and performer from Los Angeles, CA. He studied classical ballet, jazz, and modern dance under the direction of Amy Nakamura and Yvonne Racz Key. With Ballet Lubbock, he started the outreach ballet program geared towards bringing the art of dance to students in various elementary and secondary schools. As an Artist in Residence with local hospitals, he used ballet as a tool to engage young patients in movement, dance, art, and performance activities. He believes dance is an integral part in health and wellness for the person and community as a whole.