Ariel (AJ) Juarez
Lecturer/Hip-Hop
B129 Lathrop Hall
1050 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1304
Ariel Juarez (AJ), who teaches Hip Hop for the Dance Department, is a native of Argentina and has been dancing for 16 years. He began his training in latin ballroom, but quickly discovered a love for lyrical jazz, musical theatre, hip hop, and modern contemporary styles. AJ studied dance at the Julio Bocca School of Musical Theatre and immediately began performing in productions of “Applause” and “Aladdin” in Argentina’s Broadway. For was member of Chet Walker’s Fosse company, a featured dancer on Royal Caribbean Cruises and Celebrity Cruises, and has danced and choreographed for Argentina’s “Dancing with the Stars,” “Singing for a Dream,” and “Dreaming to Dance.”