LEAGUE CITY PERFORMING ARTS

Victorio is a performer, Guitarist, Pianist and Singer awarded by the USA as "extraordinary ability". His music records were produced by EMI Music and Warner Chappell. EMI Music distributes his recordings over twenty countries worldwide. He received several Awards for his talent in Tango Guitar and Creative Compositions, as well as was invited to talk as keynote speaker in multiple Seminars. He holds three degrees (Composition, Tango Guitar, Music Instruction). Victorio has composed a worldwide spread song named "Voces por la Paz" (Voices for Peace) that was recorded by him and others famous artists of Latin America, which was produced by Warner Chappell. This song was composed to feature the World March for Peace and Non Violence, in 2008. In his 23-year career, he has recorded 5 CD's, 1 DVD, and worked as Song Editor in a Book/CD/DVD. He has performed in concert to enthusiastic audiences throughout his homeland of Argentina, across Europe, and North and South America. The Argentine Foreign Ministry has financed Victorio's International Tango Fussion Tour and he has been covered extensively on television, radio, and in printed media.
Victorio's Guitar performances, his compositions, and his creation of a new musical genre, Tango Fussion, have been extensively covered over a range of different media including national television in the United States and Argentina; on numerous radio broadcasts in the US and abroad; on a variety of Internet Forums; and in newspapers and magazines including The Washington Post, La Union, Las Americas, Rolling Stone, and Clarin (the top Argentine Newspaper).
Victorio is the proud CEO of  LCPA and he is pleased to help others to blossom their music talent.

Founder / Music Director

Giseli has a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and an extensive experience in the field. She has always loved arts in general and photography, in paticular, which is her passion and major hobby. Giseli has worked for big companies and she is putting all her knowledge and love for arts to serve LCPA and the League City community. 

Executive Director

Madison Newman is an outstanding young professional, with a passionate spirit for dancing and children. She was born and raised in League City, Texas. Over the past 6 years, Madison has intensely trained in various dance genres, with many inspiring teachers and programs. Her first studio was League City Dance Academy, where her passion for Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet, and Drill blossomed and flourished. She then transferred to League City Performing Arts to mature her dance ability, and diversify her styles. Madison is a Junior at Clear Springs High School, with an admirable goal of College at Texas A&M University, for Pediatric Oncology.

Dance Instructor

Amy Antoline began her dance training at the age of 4 in Morris, IL. While in the Chicago area Amy trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Acrobatics. At a young age, Amy was one of the few dancers chosen from her studio to perform in the Nutcracker with Masi Chicago Ballet. After Amy’s family moved to League City, Texas in 1989 she continued her dance training with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (RAFA). During her tenure with RAFA, Amy became a company member with the Clear Lake Metropolitan Ballet and was a participant in RAFA’s graded program. Amy has studied several genres of dance to include: ballet, contemporary, modern, pointe, jazz, tap, character, drill, and musical theatre. Amy had the privilege of being chosen to dance in Swan Lake, with the Royal Ballet of London while they were on tour in Houston, Texas. Amy’s has studied dance under the late Lynette Mason Gregg, Marta George, Keith Cross, Soili Arvola, Leo Ahonen, Olga Kostritsky, and Louis Fuente. 

Dance Instructor

Monica Martens (M.S., M.A.) teaches children and adults, specializing in ballet, creative movement, choreography, and Pilates.  She grew up in a family that fostered involvement in the fine arts and artistic literacy.  She has taught in studios, public schools, classrooms for those with special needs, and college settings.  She took her first ballet class at age 3 and later studied with Mrs. Joni Messler, founder of the Gainesville Ballet Theatre who frequently collaborated with a retired protégé of George Balanchine, the late Marie-Jeanne.  Ms. Martens became a soloist with the Gainesville Ballet Theatre, then continued her study of ballet as an adult. She holds a certificate in Dance Education from the National Dance Education Organization, of which she is a member, and researches somatics-based and positive psychology teaching methods.  She is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.  She is certified in Pilates Mat and equipment modalities.  She is also conversational in Spanish. 

Dance and Pilates Instructor

Always passionate about music, Juan Rangel was introduced to Tango at an early age thanks to the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. As far as he knew, Tango was an art that could probably only be experienced in recordings and films. It wasn’t until he found himself in Houston, and stumbled upon the Continental Club, where Glover Gill’s piano showed him that tango is as alive as ever. You just have to let it find you. Rangel feels that the importance is not in the vastness of our vocabulary, but using the right words to deliver an inspired message that tells something about the space and time we are occupying in that instant.

Since his beginnings in tango, Juan has grown as an established instructor in Houston; carrying weekly group classes as well as private instruction for performances and choreography. As a performer, he has participated with Dance Houston in 2014, at MECA's "Dia de los Muertos" Festival in 2015 and 2017.

Tango Instructor

Christopher started lessons at the age of 8 working his way through composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy. He spent his childhood playing in school's orchestra and later performed with his high school and college jazz band. He holds a Bachelors of Arts from the University of the Incarnate Word and has served in the US Army as a paratrooper.

Christopher has been in numerous bands in the San Antonio and Houston area covering music in the genres of classic rock, pop, blues, country, and indie.  He also teaches piano to students in the Houston and Springbranch school districts.

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Music Instructor

Desiree Raciti was born in Catania, Italy. She was first introduced to a combination of Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Funky dance styles at the early age of 5. As time progressed, she was also introduced to Latin Dance genre and, at that moment, she realized that this would be her main dance style. In 2002 she attended one of the most recognized Latin Dance Academies in Catania, called "Fuego Latino", where she got specialized in Puertorican Salsa.

During the course of her dance career, Desiree was chosen by one of her instructors, Katia Aponte, to participate and work for her Dance Company "Las Fires", where she performed in many shows all around Italy. She also participated in Ballroom Salsa competitions and received many awards.

Desiree continued her dancing education in "Cubache Academy", where she also obtained training in Afro Cuban Native dance. In 2013 she was then chosen as one of the Company's main dancers. They performed in Italy's Salsa Congress in which many well-known dancers participated such as Maykel Fonts, Les Twins and Teresa Castaneda. A year later, Desiree became an instructor. Currently, she resides in Houston and is quickly becoming a popular dancer, choreographer and Zumba instructor. In Houston she has participated in shows and events like the Annual “Salsa y Salud” that was conceived by the “Jefferson Award” winner, Raul Orlando Edwards.

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Zumba, Salsa, Latin Dance, and Hip Hop Instructor

Christian has been dancing Salsa among many other Latin rhythms for over 13 years. Christian has always had a passion and gift for dancing her entire life. She is trained in Salsa, Samba, Merengue and Bachata over the past 8 years and continues to advance her training. Christian has been performing in these Latin Dances over the past 5 years. Christian’s dream is to create a Latin Dance Community and share her love for dance in League City, where she was raised and currently resides.

Salsa and Latin Dance Instructor

Elena was born in Russia, and at the age of 4 she started practicing Figure Ice Skating. By the age of 10, after she was moved to the advanced athletic class, she also started practicing Track and Field, besides the Skiing. During her career, she earned several local competitions and accumulated over 30 years' experience.

In 2012, she moved to the USA and, though her sport modality has changed, she has always been passionate about health and fitness.

Elena believes that anyone is capable of being their own kind of athlete. It just takes dedication and a good coach.

Fitness, health and beauty are her lifestyle choices!

Booty Barre Instructor