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Tatiana Castañeda

Dancer, Choreographer, and Teaching Artist

Tatiana Castañeda (she/her) is a dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist from Oak Park, Illinois. She is currently a company member and teaching artist with Aerial Dance Chicago, as well as a dancer and choreographer for MOMENTA Dance Company. 

Tatiana received her BFA in Dance from Point Park University in 2020. She teaches ballet and jazz at The Academy of Movement and Music in Oak Park, where she began her dance training as a young child. Tatiana has danced throughout the Chicagoland area with Thwack Dance, GRIT Dance, and Movement Revolution Dance Crew. Throughout her years dancing, she has been lucky enough to train in and perform various styles and disciplines of dance, including classical and contemporary ballet, historical and contemporary modern, hip hop, musical theater, and aerial dance.

Featured Artworks

  •  A white woman with red hair tied back performs an Aerial dance on a rigging system. The stage below is lit in blue with shadows. The Less Explainable Soul with Aerial Dance Chicago Choreography and Original Rigging Design by Chloe Jensen Image by Kristie Kahns
  •  A white woman with red hair tied back performs on a dark stage. She is wearing a black leotard and is posed with both of her hands towards the ceiling. Arc of the Heart with Aerial Dance Chicago Choreography and Original Curveboard concept by Chloe Jensen Image by Kristie Kahns
  •  A white woman with red hair tied back performs on a dark stage. They are holding their arms in a circle motion to the side of her body. Atlas with MOMENTA Dance Company Choreography by Sarah Cullen Fuller
  •  A white woman with red hair tied back and a man on a wheelchair perform in a dark room. The man is wearing orange and the woman is wearing blue. Complimentary Colors with Momenta Dance Company Choreography by Tatiana Castañeda Image by Ashley Deran
  •  Tatiana Castañeda artwork Image by Kip Conwell and Aerial Dance Chicago
  •  Tatiana Castañeda artwork Image by Chloe Jensen and Aerial Dance Chicago