Alex Profile Page
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| Alex | |
| Morel | |
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| New Jersey/Dominican Republic | |
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| Dance Teacher |
| Being a Dominican-native and raised in the urban neighborhoods of Paterson, NJ makes it easy to understand how Alex began his musically artistic journey. He admits to always identifying with music of all genres. "Music can make you go through a range of so many different emotions - sadness, excitement, melancholy, love...it's beautiful. "Despite the presence of Latin music at home and in his surroundings he found himself more drawn to mainstream POP, R&B and Dance. "My mom would want me to get up and dance at family parities, but I was too embarrassed. I would want to listen to Michael or Madonna instead". As he got older, however he began to grow more of an appreciation for Latin music. Meeting one of his relative from Dominican Republic allowed him to experiment with the body movements and steps involved in interpreting the music through the art of dance. He was very much into dancing his native music of Merengue and Bachata and would dance to it every opportunity he got at local clubs and parties.
Soon after graduating college, Alex quickly sought after a dance instructor in the NJ area. Alex made the decision to begin lessons with renowned instructor, choreographer and director of Caribbean Soul Dance Co. Ismael Otero - also known as the "Million Moves Man". After the first few lessons, Alex eagerly snuck over to the intermediate side of the class although merely knowing 2 basic steps. That day, Ismael pointed out - "You, in the back" show me your basic step...see that's the problem, perfect your basic step". From that day forward Alex worked very hard to learn as much as he could while perfecting his basic steps. With time Alex's dancing evolved - he would take moves he learned in class and hone them to his own style. With the help of both instructors Shani Talmor and Ismael Otero Alex was able to grow both musically and technically. After a while, Alex was then asked to join Caribbean Soul's professional dance team. Not exactly sure of what being in a professional dance group meant, Alex reluctantly accepted. "I just always wanted to dance, never had I imagined dancing on stage for others". Two things Alex had always been self-conscious about is his appearance and his dance background. When you think of a dancer, you don't necessarily think of someone with an above average waistline. The second factor was the fact that he has never undergone any formal dance training anywhere. Performing with a professional dance team would involve showcasing to the world his passion for dance. Alex hopes to motivate and inspire other aspiring dancers or those who may feel reluctant about stepping foot on the dance floor. He plans on continuing to exercise his passion for dance and hopes to bring joy and smiles to more and more people across the world with hsi style of dance. |
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