Qs and As from Doris

1.What were your dreams before you became a dancer?

  I actually wanted to be a singer when I was young.

2.What are your dreams now that you are a dancer?

  To be a better dance teacher and choreographer so the pieces I       create touches people and work with professional dancers.

3.What has been your most embarrassing moment on stage?

  When a choreographer decided to present a piece in a poetry          festival and our dance had nothing to do with the theme, so the    audience had an open dislike. It wasn't only embarrassing for me,  but for all the dancers too.

4. What is good about working with teenagers?

   They have energy, they are very creative and funny.If they really    want to learn how to dance they are interested in my class.      Working with teenagers for me is a big challenge for my personal growth as a teacher and a professional. 

5. What is bad about working with teenagers?

  Nothing. They can be challenging though. 

6. Did you go to a dancing school?Where?

  Yes, I did. In Germany, Bellas Artes in Toluca and a private dance studio in Mexico City.

7. Why do you like dancing?

  It makes me feel good. I guess I like to express myself through  movement and I think dance is a universal language that can be  understood everywhere. 

8.What is your greatest fear?

  Being paralized I guess. ha ha!

9.Did your parents encourage you to dance?

  Not really. I actually made another career because of them. I'm a  chemical analyst. 

10.Did they accept or like the fact that you came to Mexico?

  No. Not really. They felt it was too far away and we wouldn't see  each other very often.

11.What is your idea of perfect happiness?

  My idea of perfect happiness is to find a balance between my professional life and my private family life. Also that my family is living in harmony. 

12.Which living person do you most admire?

  I don't think I could put it in one person. I admire great writers. I admire people that fight for ecology and that make a difference in the social environment. 

13.What do you dislike about yourself?

 I'm actually pretty at peace with myself.

14.Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

  "5,6,7,8." and "From the top." and "Ready?"

15.If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

   Thats a hard question. I would have to think about it.

16.What would you consider your greatest achievement?

  Starting a performing art school inside an already existing  institution which is the Recreo. Another great achievement was  having three children that are all wonderful young people. 

17. What is your most treasured possession?

   My music collection. I couldn't live without it.

18.What is it that you most dislike?

  Ignorance towards environment and poverty.

19.On what occasion do you lie?

  I don't. I learned from a very early age that I shouldn't.

20.What is your greatest regret?

  That I didn't take the advantages of learning new things when I  had the opportunity. 

21. When and where were you happiest? 

  One of my happiest moments was ridding on a wonderful horse in the  middle of an open field and I had a tremendous moment of freedom  and liberty. Also when my children were born. Some of the  performances I've had. I actually had many happy moments in my life. 

22.Where do you see the Sindicato in 5 years?

  I would like to see it with a lot of students interested in art: dance,music and theater and being able to give scholarships to the ones who want to dance but cant pay for it.