Artistic Director & Founder
Since 1983 Ms. Santana has pursued the Company’s mission to promote flamenco and Spanish dance in the United States. Learn more.
Executive Director
Hanaah joined Flamenco Vivo in 2011 as Company Manager and Managing Director and was named Executive Director in July 2017. She is a graduate of Florida State University with a BFA in Dance and Spanish and completed the 2016 Executive Program in Arts & Culture Strategies through National Arts Strategies and Penn University. Hanaah served as the Project Manager of “100 Years of Flamenco in New York,” a multimedia exhibit curated by Flamenco Vivo in conjunction with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. She was a 2014 Emerging Leaders of New York Arts Fellow and currently serves on their Board of Directors as a co-chair. She joined on the Arts for All Abilities Consortium’s Values Group from 2015-2016 and was a member of the Steering Committee from 2016-2017. Most recently, Hanaah participated in the 2018 Nonprofit Leadership & Strategy in Changing Times Fellowship through Community Resource Exchange and the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee and the 2019-20 Adaptive Leaders As Cultural Innovators NYC cohort through EmcArts.
Director – Evolución
A native of New Mexico, Leslie has had an extensive career as a performer and dance educator in both the Contemporary Dance and Flamenco ideologies. Leslie was the director of Murray Spalding Mandalas and has worked with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana for the past 4 years as both a lead dancer and Teaching Artist. Most recently she was awarded a Fellowship through the Kennedy Center’s DeVos Institute for Dancers in Transition.
Senior Director of HR & Operations
Leyda joined Flamenco Vivo as the Director of HR & Operations in 2022. Leyda earned a BA in English Literature and French Language from Vassar College and holds a JD from Tulane Law School. She also attended UCLA’s Screenwriting Program and earned certificates from Southwestern Law School’s Entertainment Law Program and The Paris Institute for International and Comparative Law. Leyda has over 15 years’ experience helping companies by successfully developing innovative and inclusive HR, Recruitment, and Operational programs across the arts, healthcare, fashion, technology, and legal services sectors. Prior to attending Tulane Law School, Leyda worked in the entertainment industry, in film and television production as well as artist management. She has a life-long love and admiration for the art of Flamenco, having studied for several years under artists such as Oneida Quevedo and Bobby Lorca, and hails from a family of Flamenco artists and admirers.
Senior Program Manager – Arts Education
Luciana Farias is an Argentinian flamenco artist and Spanish Dance dancer and educator. In June 2019, Luciana was awarded a full scholarship for the “Spanish Dance and Flamenco Program” in Jacob’s Pillow School. Continually, she earned her certification from Community World Project in 2020 as a Teaching Artist. During 2019 and 2020 she conducted bilingual residencies as a Flamenco Teaching Artist at public schools and senior centers in New York City. Currently, she works as a Program Manager in Arts Educations, coordinating residencies for Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana.
Development Manager
Puma Guerrero is a recent graduate of Dance at Oberlin College. While trained in multiple dance modalities, Puma focused most heavily on studying flamenco dance and history under Alice Blumenfeld and also concentrated in dance writing. Puma has continued their dance training by way of Flamenco Vivo’s Artist Development Series led by Leslie Roybal, where they are currently completing their second year. Puma now serves as Studio Manager for Flamenco Vivo Studios and is also co-editor of Flamenco Vivo’s weekly newsletter and creator of organic content for social media.
Project Coordinator
Rachel is a graduate of Fordham University earning a BFA in dance from the Ailey/Fordham dance program and a minor in Psychology. Rachel has had the privilege of performing internationally with JUNTOS Collective, a non- profit dance outreach organization, beginning in March 2011. She performed internationally and domestically with AATMA Performing Arts in their show Mystic India: The World Tour from 2013-2016. Rachel served as JUNTOSAbroad Program Director from 2012-2016 for JUNTOS Collective, and later transitioned to joining the Board of Directors and served as Board Secretary of JUNTOS Collective from 2016-2023. Rachel is currently a freelance dancer in the New York City/Tri-state area. She is a dancer with GPC Entertainment and Anja Dance Company. Rachel joined Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana in 2022.
Senior Marketing & Membership Manager
Olivia has spent her career bridging the gap between cultural institutions and audiences. She spent four years in Brand, Sales, and Marketing at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where she planned and coordinated panel discussions with industry luminaries for the legendary Jazz Congress, served as the primary liaison for the Jazz Night in America partnership with NPR, and managed merchandise, media sales, and social media for JALC Orchestra tours. Olivia brings her audience expansion expertise and commitment to universal access to her role as Flamenco Vivo’s Senior Marketing and Membership Manager. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, she’s currently pursuing an MA in Arts Administration from Baruch College.
Program Coordinator – Artist Development
Allyssa Trujillo is a New Mexico-based dancer and performing artist. She is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a minor in Arts Leadership and Business. Allyssa began working with Flamenco Vivo in 2020 and has since been the Program Associate, supporting Leslie Roybal with all Evolución programming. Alongside her work with Flamenco Vivo, Allyssa is a freelancer, teaching, choreographing, and performing for organizations and events including Meow Wolf Santa Fe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Studio Coordinator
Joshua Leon Eguia (All Pronouns Accepted) is a latinx artist based in NYC. Born in Texas, he attended the University of Houston school of Theatre and Dance where he earned dual degrees in both Acting and Dance. Since, their works have spanned the Dance, Choreography, Acting, Modeling and Commercial industries.
He has collaborated in the creation of original roles including with Vladimir Varnava for the International Touring Production of Natalia Osipova’s Isadora. They have danced and created with notable choreographers and companies including Karole Armitage, Christopher and Lauren Grant, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Alison Clancy, MinuteZero, Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, Bill T. Jones, Marc Jacobs, VRSNL, and Arthur Aviles Typical Dance Theatre.
His work has been commissioned by Dance Source Houston, SUNY FREDONIA, and has been presented by companies including Austin Dance Festival, Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Four in the Mix, BAAD!, and Moving Men.
His works “The Mary Go Round Broke Down” and “Variance” have been awarded Best Choreography and Best Artist Collaboration. Joshua Leon Eguia is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.
Chair
Chief Auditor, Citibank
Artistic Director and Founder, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Senior Director, The Trade Desk
Director of Investment, Havas Media Group
VP – Business Analytics Lead Analyst, Citi
Treasurer
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
The Robertson Foundation
Senior Director of Development, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
Secretary
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