Candia Raquel, host of The Sensual Sessions Podcast on episode #115

#115 The Sensual Pleasure Of Dancing And Being — Úrsula Verduzco

Maybe you´re drained from pushing beyond your needs…

…to become this or that.

…to achieve more success.

…to be a better person.

The good news is that there´s a different way of getting more and better that begins with asking what your being is wanting to say.

Discover more here on episode #115 “The Sensual Pleasure Of Dancing And Being” of The Sensual Sessions Podcast with Úrsula Verduzco, Professional Dancer and Choreographer, Founder and Director of The Latin Choreographers Festival.

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About Úrsula Verduzco

Ms. Verduzco is a freelance ballet and contemporary Dancer and Choreographer born in Mexico and residing in NYC since 1997.
She danced featured roles with a wide array of companies, performing in classical and contemporary repertoire. She has been invited as a Solo Artist to perform in Mexico and Cuba in recent years.
She was honored to appear in Dance Magazine as one of the dancers highlighted in their July 2010 issue, “Race & The Next Generation.”
As a choreographer she has created several commissioned works throughout the years for Ellison Ballet, Youth America Grand Prix, Benjamin Briones Ballet, Staten Island Ballet, Nomad Contemporary Ballet, Periapsis Music and Dance, Neville Dance Theatre, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, CounterPointe, UK film company "More than a Londoner's" short film project and the Cuban dance company Danza Libre. Her latest commissioned work was part of the exciting premiere of AVID Dance in 2024 in NYC.
She creates solo work for Pre-professional and Professional ballet and contemporary dancers, coaching the delivery and balance between technical proficiency and artistry.
Her personal projects are a form of exploration, laboratory and individual expression and include dance, voice, singing, writing, acting and healing practices.
In 2018 she was commissioned to create a piece for the 28th Anniversary of Cuban company Danza Libre and was invited to participate at the Grand Prix Vladimir Malakhov in Holguin Cuba with it. She was commissioned a second time in 2020 creating a piece that premiered at their 30th Anniversary Gala.
She has choreographed through the years, winning solos and ensembles at NBC, YAGP, and other Ballet Competitions, and was awarded the Outstanding Choreographer Award at YAGP 2023.
She is the Founder and Director of The Latin Choreographers Festival, an initiative that was born to support the work, vision and background of Latin choreographers that reside anywhere in the world. And had a successful run from 2008 to 2012, celebrating its 5th Anniversary.
As a Ballet Instructor she has taught Internationally and in New York and Connecticut for companies and schools like Ballet Grand Diva, Movement Migration, Southern New Hampshire Dance Theatre, Soul Arts Academy, Center Stage Dance and others. She is currently Faculty at the Joffrey Ballet School, Ellison Ballet and Dance Matters in NYC.
Exploring also, a variety of Healing Arts and Ritual practices, Ursula combines the fascinating worlds of Sound Healing, Ceremonial Dances, Voice exploration, Energetic Singing and various Somatic work Therapies.

Learn more about her work at:

https://www.instagram.com/ursulosa/

https://www.instagram.com/healingarts.and.ritual

https://www.instagram.com/ursulaverduzco.choreography

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ursula-verduzco-b5578812/