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Ernestina Ramirez (November 7, 1929 – September 6, 2022) was an American dancer and educator, best known as the founder and artistic director (1970–2009) of Ballet Hispanico, the premier Latino dance organization in the United States.
Sep 9, 2022 · Tina Ramirez, who founded Ballet Hispánico in New York on a shoestring more than 50 years ago and built it into the country’s leading Hispanic dance performance and education troupe, died on...
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Tina was raised near her mother’s large, extended family in Powhatan County, Virginia where her father founded a medical practice and her mother ran a midwifery practice. Her parents, both second-generation descendants of Mexican and Czech immigrants and both Air Force Veterans, influenced Tina’s passion for service, freedom, and work with ...
Tina Ramirez was a tireless, brilliant, singular woman who left behind a rich legacy of bringing dance, cultural connection, and transformation to students and communities worldwide. For her work as a trailblazer for women and communities of color, she was the recipient of the National Medal of Arts.
Ballet Hispánico mourns the loss of our beloved founder, Tina Ramirez, September 6, 2022. Tina grew our company from a local, community-based dance program into a world-renowned organization with a celebrated professional dance company, a scholarship-rich School of Dance, and extensive community arts programs and partnerships.
Feb 24, 2023 · "The atmosphere was uplifting, not somber, at this event, dubbed “A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Tina Ramírez,” as associates recalled her work as a teacher and an institution-builder. " — Robert Johnson, New York
Ms. Ramirez was born in Venezuela, the daughter of a Mexican bullfighter and grandniece to a Puerto Rican educator who founded the island’s first secular school for girls.
