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What My Teacher Taught Me: Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Tatiana Melendez on Houston Ballet Academy’s Sally Rojas

From the beginning of my training, I’ve worked with teachers who have a reputation for being tough on dancers. Julio Montano and Gissell Durand started my dance education at All American Dance Factory in Tampa, Florida, and were notoriously difficult to please. They were so strict that at times I thought I might never be […]