Ballet Hispánico
Tamia Santana has extensive experience in the dance industry, beginning their career as the Executive Director of Jete' Dance Center in 2012. Tamia later became the Executive Director of the Brooklyn Dance Festival in the same year and held this position until 2022. In 2015, they joined the Brooklyn Museum as the Resident Dance Director, where they remained until 2022. Currently, Tamia serves as the Chief Engagement and Inclusion Officer at Ballet Hispánico, starting in December 2021.
Tamia Santana completed a certificate program in Inclusive Leadership: The Power of Workplace Diversity at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 2023. Earlier, they pursued Liberal Arts and Sciences at Brooklyn College, and also studied Business Administration and Management with a concentration on Organizational Leadership at Southern New Hampshire University.
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Ballet Hispánico
Ballet Hispánico is the nation’s renowned Latinx/e/Hispanic dance organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures. Ballet Hispánico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latine/x cultures through innovative dance performances, transformative dance training, and enduring community engagement experiences. Founded in 1970 by National Medal of Arts recipient, Tina Ramírez, the organization emerged during the post-civil rights movement on New York’s Upper West Side, providing a safe haven for primarily Black and Brown Latinx youth seeking artistic sanctuary during New York City’s plight in the 1970s. The need for place, both culturally and artistically, led families to find Ballet Hispánico. The focus on dance as a means to develop working artists, combined with the training, authenticity of voice, and power of representation, fueled the organization’s roots and trajectory. With its strong emphasis on dance, achievement, and public presence, the organization has flourished in its three main programs: its Company, School of Dance, and Community Arts Partnerships. The organization serves as a platform for historically omitted and overlooked artists providing them with increased capacity, voice, and affirmation. Over the past five decades, by leading with Latinx culture at the forefront of performance, education, and advocacy, Ballet Hispánico’s mission is a catalyst of change and possibility for communities throughout our nation.