Oriana Estrada

Oriana Estrada was born in Managua, Nicaraga but was raised in the vibrant central district of Seattle, Washington. She has loved dancing since a young age and has studied a variety of dance forms including Hip Hop, Salsa, Brazilian, African, Afro-Cuban and more. Music and dance are Oriana's true passion and she has a particularly strong interest in the music and dance traditions of the African Diaspora.

Some of the most recent groups she has trained and performed with include: Johnny Bravo Dance Company (a Salsa performance group), Seattle Brazilian drum and dance ensemble VamoLá, and Eduardo Mendonça’s music and dance group Show Brazil.

Currently Oriana trains and performs with Tudo Beleza and co-teaches a Rio Style Samba class in Seattle.