Suspiro Flamenco Dance Company

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 Liliana Ruiz-Flamenco Dancer -  Director. 
Acclaimed performer Liliana Ruiz was raised in Mexico City in a Spanish culture-based home. She started dancing classical ballet and performing arts at the age of six. Shortly thereafter, she began Classical Spanish dance and Flamenco, and has been actively performing ever since. Her notable dancing credits include performances with Placido Domingo, the famous singer Julio Iglesias, Emmanuel, and Benitez Carrasco, among others. She has performed in local venues such as the Kimmel Center with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, and the Suzanne Roberts and Wilma Theaters as well as with the Bay Atlantic Symphony in New Jersey. Ms. Ruiz also founded the dance company Suspiro Flamenco, which has performed in festivals and celebrations throughout the Philadelphia area, and has choreographed musical plays and participated in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival on several occasions. Ruiz performs internationally with La Revancha. She danced and choreographed Carmen with The Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. Choreographed and directed the play Las Estaciones del Alma. During the pandemic, she hosted online live performances such as " A Spanish Night with Suspiro Flamenco". She choreographed Nuances of the Soul, and recently performed with the Bay Atlantic Symphony and Messo Soprano Barbara Dever "Extraordinary: Opera to Flamenco".