Ruben T. Ornelas is a dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher in Rochester, NY. He has taught dance at universities and professional schools in the Americas, Europe, and East Africa. He has a BFA in Dance from Juilliard and a MFA in Dance from the University of Michigan. He has been a Fulbright Specialist to Mexico, and Guatemala, and an Artist in Residence at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.