The professional choreographic team, Dario Mejia and Giselle Mejia, received specialized training in the styles of modern, contemporary, and traditional dance forms, from The Juilliard School and SUNY Purchase College, respectively. Their many endeavors in the metro area include teaching with the Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts, Academy of Russian Ballet, Premiere Dance Academy, Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts, and setting original choreography for the Main Street School of Performing Arts. They launched a dance company, Curio Dance, in January of 2009 with a premiere evening length duo performance. Since then, they have aired on MN Original, were highlighted in a documentary of Latino voices in Minnesota, orchestrated a week long artist-in-residence in Hood River, OR, and curated Drop the Mic! at the Guthrie Theater in January 2011.
Group website: www.curiodance.com and www.youtube.com/CurioDance or www.facebook.com/CurioDance
