Costas graduated from Catholic University of Puerto Rico, with a B.S. degree in biology, but, instead of turning to medicine as his family desired, he followed his dreams into the world of dance. He earned an M.F.A. in dance from New York University's prestigious Tish School of the Arts. OCC's Fiesta Latina features 13 student-dancers and was established by the college as a dance outreach to Orange County's schools. The 50-minute performances are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and noon. Schools and members of the public are invited to attend.
Admission is free, but reservations are required.
OCC's dancers will take their lecture-demonstration on the road to local schools during the week of May 8. In the future we hope to include additional Latin American countries and cultures in our mix, and we'll even begin to include other cultures from around the world. Costas selected his OCC dancers during an audition held on campus last December. He has choreographed all the dances himself. We have wonderful student dancers who are working hard.