Nelida Tirado
| Nelida Tirado | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1971 (age 44–45)[1] Bronx, New York |
| Occupation | dancer |
| Website | www.NelidaTirado.com |
Nelida Tirado is an American flamenco dancer based in New York City.[2]
Born in the Bronx,[3] Tirado began her training with Ballet Hispanico of New York when she was six years old. She later joined Jose Molina Bailes Espanoles with which she toured the United States. She then joined Carlota Santana's Flamenco Vivo where she was a soloist and dance captain. Tirado was a member of the Spanish Ballet at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She received a grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts as Artist in Residence in 1997.[4]
She has danced in Carmen at the New York Metropolitan Opera, been a featured performer in Riverdance on Broadway, and danced with the flamenco group Noche Flamenca.[1] The "small but potent"[5] dancer was described by a reviewer in the New York Times as dancing "as if her body were a medium for some unearthly force".[6]
Awards and commendations
Tirado was named one of "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine in 2007.[1] She also won a 2007 BRIO award for dance.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 "25 to Watch". Dance Magazine. January 2007.
- ↑ "Famed dancer featured in FestivALL event". Charleston Gazette. June 19, 2010.
- ↑ Joyce Soho Dance: Nélida Tirado (July 17, 2008)
- ↑ "Bio". Nelida Tirado. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ↑ Sulcas, Roslyn (April 14, 2011). "An Intimate Setting For a Range of Intensity". New York Times.
- ↑ La Rocco, Claudia (August 11, 2006). "Saving the Evening With a Heart-Pounding Solo". New York Times.
- ↑ "Nelida Tirado: 2007 BRIO winner for dance". Bronx Council on the Arts. 2007.