My name is Nydia Antonia Russe and no, I did not formally go to college to learn to dance. But my passion for dancing begins when I was six years old. One Saturday, my family got together to watch my cousin's ballet recital, and when I saw her for the first time I instantly said: I want to be a ballerina! And my uncle shouted out loud, in front of everyone, saying: You're too fat to be a ballerina! So I never had ballet classes. But when no one's watching, I've always been in my room dancing with myself. On college days, I started taking "Sevillanas" and "Salsa" classes. In my twenties, on weekends, I went out to dance in salsa clubs. I never feared dance floor, in the 90's I took a lot of aerobics and step classes, following routines and new movements. In Seville, during my Master in Hispanic Studies, I went to the"Feria de Sevilla" and "tablados" to dance and watch people dancing. On the last decade, I never stop learning. New Year's Eve, December 31, 2011, Amapola, one of my best friend, who studies classical ballet, saw me dance, and she said to me: I love your dancing! You remind me of Isadora Duncan's dancing. I started to do research on her and was amazed at her work, and later that year, I began to do my practices following her style like an exercise. In 2014, doing some freelance for an advertising agency in Puerto Rico, I knew a ballerina, María del Mar, who also is a creative copywriter like me and she shared her dancing experiences with me. That same year I lost my job. I was so depressed. She encouraged me to take some free classes on Isadora Duncan Day, September 14, at Centro de Bellas Artes of Puerto Rico. I took them and felt so uplifting that day! Also, I met Mayra Collazo Ortiz, a Specialist in Dance, TC Royal Academy of Dance in London and a teacher at Facultad Curricular de Danza Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico. She was encouraging dancers to study Dance Therapy, I did not know that could be possible, and I thought to myself, well maybe I will not be a ballerina, but I could help people through dancing and feel good about myself doing this, perhaps this could be a real movement in my career. I mean, I‘ve been in Advertising for 20 years, I lost my job, everything has turned down for me, maybe this is the moment to make a change in my life. In those days I was so excited with dancing! I did research on free classes because I did not have money, so I found some workshops in Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, with Noemi Segarra and Alejandra Martorell, two dancers, who started a project called: Piso Proyecto. I started just watching them and filming their work. They taught me about the Authentic Movement and Impro Dance. This knowledge brought me back again! It was therapy and it imade me feel alive again. The workshops ended, and I wanted more, so in June 2014, I joined the REAL CONSERVATORIO DE DANZA DE PUERTO RICO to take two summer classes, with professors Mayra Collazo Ortiz and Verónica Rodríguez. The courses were "Sbarra Terra" and "Improvisation for Composition." I finished both courses, and then I found d a job in Miami, so I left REAL CONSERVATORIO DE DANZA DE PUERTO RICO. Recently I moved to New York and had the same feeling again, that I should study Dance Therapy Movement. In 2014, I started my authentic movement practices, as therapy for myself, and they helped me a lot to improve my mental health and to move on with my life during difficult times. I have every practice documented! Now I'm studying Social Media Marketing at New York University, but I hope to have the opportunity to study Dance Therapy Movement, someday... What do you think? Can I have that chance? I'm a creative and compassionate woman who wants to dedicate her free time to wellness and healing. I want to help you to deal with your strengths and shortcomings. Deal with your problems one day at a time with Individual Creative Therapy Sessions! Make an appointment! Contact me at nydiarusse@gmail.com Creative Therapy works for me! Maybe it works for you too… Give it a try! Don't be shy! 

Love,

Nydia Antonia