Artist Statement

The creation of my movement is inherent to my life. Nature, Ancestors, Surviving, Decolonizing, Thriving. I am absolutely inspired by nature, art pieces and open spaces, always reminding me and urging me to dance, to move. My education in Bomba comes from an urge to understand myself, an afro boricua femme growing up in the middle of the mountains and separated from parts of her history. Learning and understating Bomba was not a luxury choice, it was a need to understand myself better. This curiosity became my passion and journey that I embarked in 2013 and continues to fuel me and my practice. 

The study of Bomba has led me to be curious and invested in Afro Caribbean rhythms, such as Rumba Cubana, Tumba Francesa, Haitian Dances and others, while continuing to be inspired and practice Contemporary dances. Creating as a way of breathing, of existing, will remain to and continues to guide my artistic practice: Art as a Way of Existing.