About Lorena
Lorena is an award winning belly dancer from Albuquerque, New Mexico known for her theatrical expressions, high endurance technique, musicality, and risk taking balancing skills.
Lorena’s dance journey began in 2010 with Eric Salazar where she learned Raqs Sharqi and Fusion belly dance fundamentals, history and technique. Over the years, she has had the pleasure to study and train with many well renowned international dancers. She has earned certificates in Part 1 & 2 of Journey through Egypt by Sahra Saeeda, Key of Diamonds in DanceCraft® format by Zoe Jakes, and Stage One of Dance Cohesion with April Rose. She holds a BA in Dance with a concentration in Flamenco from University of New Mexico where she studied with several master Flamenco artists from Spain.
Lorena was honored to take home 1st Place and Peoples Choice award for an original collaboration choreography between she and Sadie Adair (Yaa Halla Y’all, Desert Rose of Texas 2017) as well as 2nd place award in the fusion solo category. In 2024, she played the lead roll of The White Rabbit in Jillina Carlano's Belly Dance Experience production of Alice In Wonderland, where she choreographed the "rabbit chase" scene (in collaboration with Sadie Adair) for the production.
Along side Sadie Adair and Ally Lowry, she co-directs professional dance company The Desert Darlings. The Darlings Darlings are known for their creative and wildly entertaining shows ranging from small, intimate venues to large stage productions.
When Lorena isn't performing, she loves to share her knowledge of dance with others. She teaches several classes throughout the week at Sirena Studio in Albuquerque, NM, and offers online tutorials through her Patreon.
Lorena’s dance journey began in 2010 with Eric Salazar where she learned Raqs Sharqi and Fusion belly dance fundamentals, history and technique. Over the years, she has had the pleasure to study and train with many well renowned international dancers. She has earned certificates in Part 1 & 2 of Journey through Egypt by Sahra Saeeda, Key of Diamonds in DanceCraft® format by Zoe Jakes, and Stage One of Dance Cohesion with April Rose. She holds a BA in Dance with a concentration in Flamenco from University of New Mexico where she studied with several master Flamenco artists from Spain.
Lorena was honored to take home 1st Place and Peoples Choice award for an original collaboration choreography between she and Sadie Adair (Yaa Halla Y’all, Desert Rose of Texas 2017) as well as 2nd place award in the fusion solo category. In 2024, she played the lead roll of The White Rabbit in Jillina Carlano's Belly Dance Experience production of Alice In Wonderland, where she choreographed the "rabbit chase" scene (in collaboration with Sadie Adair) for the production.
Along side Sadie Adair and Ally Lowry, she co-directs professional dance company The Desert Darlings. The Darlings Darlings are known for their creative and wildly entertaining shows ranging from small, intimate venues to large stage productions.
When Lorena isn't performing, she loves to share her knowledge of dance with others. She teaches several classes throughout the week at Sirena Studio in Albuquerque, NM, and offers online tutorials through her Patreon.
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