About Alonso Guzman

Summary:

Past:

Danced for  The Metropolitan Opera House and Ballet Hispanico.

Present:

Dancing for Armitage Gone!, Dardo Galletto Dance, New York Theater Ballet, Deborah Abel Dance Company, and Creating, dancing and directing at Alonso Guzman Danza.

Future:

Keep dancing, teaching and creating until my body just can’t no more for the love of dance.

Childhood:
Native Puerto Rican, raised under the Caribbean culture. He dedicated 10 years of his early life studying martial arts. Tae Kwon Doh under the direction of Guinness World Breaker Fernando Camareno. After 8 years of training, he was promoted Black Belt by South Korean Master and marine of Korea’s Blue Dragon Brigade, Young Soo Doh. Later he expanded his training and started Muay Thai under the direction of Krav Maga Worldwide Instructor Juan Delgado, and Capoeira under the direction of his brother Mestre Pixaim Abada.

After winning numerous gold medals from local and national competitions including one from the US Open Mix Martial Arts 2009, he finally decided to show interest in classical and modern dance. He joined School for the Performing Arts and quickly rose up to become a dancer at the school’s company Dramadanza.

2010:

• At the age of 17, he moved to New York City after being awarded the Oprah Winfrey Foundation Scholarship and the Olive Tree Foundation Scholarship to study in the Ailey School for 3 years.

2011 – 2013:

• Worked as Dance demonstrator for Milton Myers in The Juilliard School, The Ailey School, Ailey first company members, and Steps on Broadway.
• Joined The Contemporary Dance Program at Jacob’s Pillow (MA).
• Featured in the Huffington Post’s Blog among with Kassandra Cruz after participating in Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program:
•  Choreographed “NONE” he’s first solo contemporary work.
• Joined Ballet Hispanico 2nd Company (NYC)
• Joined Steps Repertory Ensemble (NYC);
• Met The Kuperman Brothers with whom he performed for Dumbo Dance.

2014:

• Performed with Oui Danse (NYC)
• Joined The Deborah Abel Dance Company in Boston (MA)

2015:

With the Kupermans:

• Sid’s ID @ BC BEAT 
• Anthony D’Amato – Was A Time
• Russel Elliots’ Music Video “Around”
• October: Featured in Out Magazine

Met Dardo Galletto who introduced Alonso to Argentine Tango.

2016:

With the Kupermans:

•  Danced at the Opening ceremony of The Lortel Awards.

With Deborah Abel Dance Company:

• Featured on Dance International Article Summer 2016.

With the New York Times:

• Featured in the New York Times; front cover of the ARTS section of: “The City? It’s a Dance Floor – The New York Times”.

Joined The Metropolitan Opera House

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2017:
With Dardo Galletto:

• Hosted and choreographed for Dardo Galletto Dance Gala.

With the Kupermans:

• Madison Square Garden – New Year Concert 2016/17, Dancer for PHISH

Independent:

• Created, Hosted and choreographed for Blueprint Dance Festival in Times Square, NYC:

• Choreographed for the World Final: Danone Nation Cup, Red Bull Arena (NJ):

• Joined Ballet Hispanico
  
• Joined Armitage Gone Dance

2018:

• Founded, Alonso Guzman Danza Inc.
• Join New York Theater Ballet.
• Founded EL TORO MILONGA: www.eltoromilonga.com

2019:

With Alonso Guzman Danza Inc.:

• Created dance:call, to showcase prominent choreographers and stimulate audience engagement and artistic growth.