Excited to present to you the beautiful Queer Fierce, Femme, Xicana, Co-Founder of the Queer Latin Dance Festival, and Co-Founder of In Lakech Dance Academy, all the way from the West Coast Oakland, California, Angelica Medina.
In this Episode Angelica talks about her early life, Her upbringing, Her time in college, Her passion for honoring her feelings and how it has helped her achieve her goals. And how finding someone who was aligned with her vision now has been able to combine her passion for helping people through dance and movement. For her powerful story make sure to tune in and be ready to moved like never before with deep thought and emotion. Along with tuning in to a power mix by Dj Ace to help you connect with some of Angelica's favorite music hits.
Angelica is a Queer Xicana Femme from Los Angeles, CA. She earned her B.A. in Theatre Arts with a minor in Psychology from Arizona State University. In 2013 she earned her M.A. in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Drama Therapy from California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco.
In August 2011, she moved to San Francisco for her graduate studies in Drama Therapy (an embodied approach that is active and experiential). She has worked with a few non-profit organizations in the Bay Area, providing Mental Health services/consultation at various schools and community centers working with children, youth and their families. At the same time she began to train in Bachata with Ineseence Dance Company and in Salsa with Salsamania Dance Company. During her time with Salsamania, she competed from 2013-2015 at the World Latin Dance Cup. The Amatuer Salsa Team Division placed 2nd in 2014 and 3rd in 2015. She also competed under the Amateur Salsa Solo division and placed top 3.
In 2015, she met her sweetheart Jahaira Fajardo and competed in the Same Gender Latin Ladies Division and placed 1st. In 2018, Angelica & Jahaira returned to WLDC as pros and placed first in the Same Gender Bachata Couple Pro Cabaret division. In 2017, they participated and completed the Alex and Desiree Bachata Instructor Certification Course. They had the honor to direct the AnD WW Team SF-Season 1. In 2018, they opened up their own Dance Academy in Oakland, CA called In lak'ech Dance Academy. She is also one of the promoters of the Queer Latin Dance Festival.
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