Tatiana Monteiro 

 

" I love to teach because everyone was born to be an artist and must share that Divine gift with many people. Especially dance. When my father passed away when I was a young girl, dance was the only thing that made me feel alive.

 

When I teach the orphans, I go in deeply so I don't only teach dance... I make them see and feel the light of life. I show how it can be found within their hearts. DANCE IS PURE JOY! Where we can spread our wings and set ourselves free."

 

This Brazilian actress, singer and theater dancer started her career at just 5 years old in her school Santos Anjos in Rio de Janeiro. At 14 years old she became a professional actress and joined a musical company called Corpo,voz e emoção (body,voice and emotions )directed by Cininha de Paula where she was part of the cast of Jesus Christ superstar. The very well know Luiz Carlos Tourinho invited Tatiana to study comedia dell'art with him at the biggest theater school in Rio,o Tablado.

After 2 years she was starring the Tabroadway musical. She joined another musical company Musicarte with the director,choreographer and singer Carlos Leça,she played in many musicals as rock horror show,sweet charity, rio's cabaret,opera do malandro and many others. Tatiana travel to NY in 2000 to study on Broadway and her passion for musicals theater became stronger in 2003, she got a scholarship competing with 500girls from all over the world to graduate in musical theater. For many many years Tatiana lives between Rio and NY, she is also Brazilian soap operas star and carnival queen. Tatiana also was Dolly from the musical Hello Dolly to honor the biggest Broadway diva, Carol Channing in her 90th birthday celebration,in Palm Springs in 2011. In NYC Tatiana was a lead role in 2013 for the off Broadway musical Holiday in Heaven. She sang with the godfather's actor Gianne Russo in NYC at Le Cirque in august, September, and October 2014. She was honored with the Brazilian Portuguese award at ONU,in December 2014. She has debuted on Broadway in June 2015, being part of the cast, for the 25th anniversary of Broadway Bares with the show, Top bottom of Burlesque at Hammerstain Ballrom Theater in NYC, October 2015 she performed singing,dancing and taping and sharing her story how she achieved her dreams in America for the biggest Latin América event, Celebration Power Life. She continues performing entertaining in many different shows,events and plays in America and Brazilian stages.

 

Workshops:

MONICA at Proquality Leblon in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

From CASA DE LA CHINCA in Medellin, Colombia

BAILAMOR – Samba, African, Theatre Dance Workshop

December, 2015