Shantel Mora, Education Services Coordinator

Shantel Mora-Gonzalez, Ballet Instructor & Education Services Coordinator

Originally from San Diego, California, but raised in Mexico. Shantel trained in the art of classical ballet for 20 years and danced in classical ballets such as The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Giselle, Paquita and Sleeping Beauty. She started her training in “Escuela de Danza Gloria Campobello,” and then received her BA in Dance Education with a focus on classical ballet from “Escuela superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey,” in Mexico. While in Monterrey, she worked as the 1st grade teacher of the BA in Classical Ballet in the same school and as a ballet teacher in Freeman Dance Training, where she trained dancers for national and international competitions, such as the YAGP. 

Besides her training in classical ballet, she has also trained in jazz, contemporary, modern, lyrical and Spanish dance. She has prepared in summer intensives with the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, Ballet Liszt Alfonso, and the National Ballet School of Cuba, in La Habana, Cuba.  In 2019, she became a certified teacher by the American Ballet Theatre. In present time, she danceswith the Spanish dance company, “Real Flamenco,” and is pursuing a professional certification from The Flamenco School of Andalucia to become a certified flamenco dancer.

She has prepared with courses in administration such as a certificate in “Economics Administration for the Arts” by CONARTE and a diploma in “Organizational Analysis,” by Stanford University. Academically wise, she is completing an Associate of Science in Business Management.

Shantel grew up between a border and has been going back and forth between languages, different cultures and learning opportunities. She lovesto travel and respect different customs and traditions. In her spare time, she likes to hike in nature or take a walk in the beach, admiring nature is a must in her day-to-day life.

Contact: shantel@sdcyb.org