Born and raised in Brownsville, TX. She was introduced to Ballet at the early age of 2. She then proceeded to add different genres like Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Gymnastics, and Musical Theatre to expand her knowledge in the arts. She was introduced to Ballroom dancing at the age of 10 where she immediately fell in love with the craft. As a teen, she joined Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Brownsville- right when it made its debut. She was a part of the formation team,Texas Heat, for 6 years. They competed at the U.S National Amateur DanceSport Championships where they represented as the first all Hispanic, Texas, and Fred Astaire Youth Formation Team. They became the U.S National Youth Latin Division II Champions of 2023. Along with this great victory, Coral and her partner, Hector, became the U.S National Youth Open Rhythm Champions of 2023. While in high school, she juggled being the captain of the dance team – where she performed at every football game and dance competition, ballroom team at school, Texas Heat, getting her associates, being a part of the South Texas Cotillion organization, being a Mental Health advocate for the Health Occupations Students of America, and completing her certification to be a licensed Pharmacy Technician. She first graduated from Texas Southmost College with her Associates of Arts, then proceeded to pass her examination to be a Pharmacy Technician, and finally graduated High School at the age of 17. She has many dreams and goals, but her main aspiration is to change people’s lives with the thing she loves to do the most: Dancing! She knows how dance played a big part in her life not only on the physical aspect, but even more in the emotional area. With that being said, she will do everything in her power to uplift and empower anyone who walks up our stairs.
Coral Garza – Dance Instructor
