LNXdance Podcast

Send us a message! Mari & Marcus are back with another episode after a two-week break. Find out what they have been up to in life and how Marcus has been using dance as a way to heal like going social dancing at SalsaMania and taking a Hustle class from Nelson Flores at Yamulee Dance Company Studios. Mari talks about presenting at the New York State Dance Education Association Conference and t...

Send us a message! Welcome back to another episode of LNXdance with your hosts Marcus Mantilla-Valentin and Mari Vasconez! Take a few minutes to get to know our next guest, Franklin Liranzo. 8X World Salsa Champion, Internationally-acclaimed choreographer, teacher & photographer, creator of NudeYorker, now known as RudeYorker, and proud Veteran of the US Navy! A multi-faceted and talented indi...

Send us a message! Mari & Marcus discuss the current restrictions and changes seen in the NYC dance industry due to the new variant and how it has affected artists. They explore ways we can be resilient to respond as teachers, dancers, and performers. They also talk about current performances and movies that are in their minds including the upcoming Full-Lenght performance titled "Doña Pe...

Send us a message! Welcome to another episode of LNXdance with your hosts Marcus Mantilla-Valentin and Mari Vasconez. Take a few minutes to get to know Deanna Lynn Martinez as she navigates a new role of Dance Educator in Queens, NYC. Listen to hear all about her struggles with identidad and how she is empowering herself to become an advocate and example to all of her students of varied nationalit...

Send us a message! Welcome to our very first episode of LNXdance with your hosts Marcus Mantilla-Valentin and Mari Vasconez. Take a few minutes to get to know us with a fun icebreaker Q&A.  Support the show -- Brought to you by MotionScoop Dance Corp, LNXdance Podcast is a series of conversations FOR Latinx dancers and educators BY Latinx dancers and educators. Join Mari & Marcus -M&M-...