Margarita Tortajada has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from UNAM, a Master´s degree in Education and Artistic Research from INBA and a Doctorate in Social Sciences from UAM. She has been a researcher at the Cenidi-Danza José Limón since 1988. She is a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores and has written several publications on art theory and historical analysis of Mexican dance. In her last five writings, she has discussed gender issues. She is currently working on the research project “Dance and Pain”. She is professor of dance history at the Contempory Dance School at the Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli.

Editor in chief of Dance Magazine, had a 30-year career as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She was a member of the Trisha Brown Dance Company from 1975 to 1978 and performed with many other choreographers. In 1983 she formed the Wendy Perron Dance Company, which performed in New York, nationally and in Europe, until 1997. From 1991 to 1994 she was associate director of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. She often interviews dance artists publicly and occasionally serves as commentator for NPR Radio. She serves on various committees and on panels for the National Endowment for the Arts and American College Dance Festival Association. She is currently artistic advisor for the Fall for Dance festival in NYC., has written articles for The New York Times, the Village Voice, Ballet Review, Dance Research Journal and Dance Magazine.

Rosito di Carmine began his professional career in Porto Alegro as first dancer of the Companhia de Dança do RGS (1981) and of Terra – Companhía de Dança (1981 – 1984), performing in Germany, Brazil and Italy. He has been guest first dancer of the London Latin Ballet (England), of the Ballet del Mercosur (Argentina), of Paralelo 32 (Mexico), as well as many international events such as Salon de la Danse of Paris, the Rassegna de Danza Moderna e Nuove tendenze in Rome, Dance in October Gallery in London, the Festivales del Mercosur, de Joinville, Campina Grande, Belém, Manaus, Porto Alegre, the Festival Iberoamericano de la Danza in Argentina, the 73rd. Birthday Celebration of Satia Sai Baba in India and the Encuentro Binacional de Danza en México. Since 1990, he has participated as a judge in international contests throughout Latin America and Europe. He has published dance articles in Argentina, Brazil, the United States and Uruguay. He also directs international dance video presentations.