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Movement artist | Interpreter

| Choreography | Dance Instructor | Improviser

Originally from the Dominican Republic, based in NYC. Interpreter, improviser, choreographer, dance instructor. Semi-Finalist at Dominicanas Got Talent 2019.  An Elite Judge at the Hip-Hop International. Founding member of the National Contemporary Dance Company of the Dominican Republic 2010-2019 directed by renowned Cuban choreographer Marianela Boan, all her work is created by the active collaboration and improvisations of the dancers, touring to different dance festivals all over the world. Tejeda holds a Master in Performing Arts from the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, Spain. Invited to participate in a choreographic process by the Cooperative Maura Morales in Dusseldorf, Germany, for being the winner of the Quisqueya Dance Grand Prize with her choreography "Impossible to Explain" with which she also been touring and has performed at: the Bates Dance Festival in USA 2018, XVII Encuentro de Danza 2019 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Audience Award Winner at Solo Dance Festival USA Edition 2021 Oklahoma, Festival FIDCDMX 2021 Mexico City, Union PDX Dance Festival 2021  Portland, Oregon and International Festival of Contemporary Dance EDANCO at the Dominican Republic. Invited by the French choreographer David Milome to dance in 2014 and again 2022 for 1-year contract touring around France, festival D’Avignon, etc. She has also danced with choreographers like: Carmen Werner (Spain), Francisco Centeno (Costa Rica), Fernando Hurtado (Spain), Pepe Hevia (Cuba), Karol Marenco (Costa Rica), Sasa Queliz (Dominican Republic – Germany), Awilda Polanco (Dominican Republic).  Residence as Hip-Hop teacher at Western Michigan University in 2016. Master classes of Street Contemporary at University of the Arts (UARTES) Ecuador 2019 also in Rome, Italy for Promotes RD 2017, at Union PDX Festival, Oregon 2021 and MD school in Matinique2022. Participated at Heat Awards of Latin Music 2019, danced with artists like: Farruko, Anuel AA, Thomaz, Greeicy, Eddy Herrera. Video clips: Daddy Yankee, La Materialista, Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul. Don Omar at the Most Important Art Award at DR Soberano.