Erick Perales (dancer)

Erick Perales is from Pharr, Texas, where he began his dance training at 14 with Luis Canales. Erick later joined the award-winning Ballet Folklorico UTRGV under the direction of Miguel Peña the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). With UTRGV he performed at Jacob’s Pillow, in Mexico, and in numerous places across the United States. Erick earned a BA in Dance Performance from UTRGV in 2019 and gained formal training at Dancentre of Edinburg, under the direction of Yvonne Guajardo and Yvette Iannelli.