Deanna Encinias

A lifelong dancer, Deanna Encinias has trained extensively with ballet and Spanish Classical masters including Lynn Crawford (Atlanta Ballet), Karen Alwin (Albuquerque, NM), Mel Tomlinson (New York City Ballet), Melissa Hayden (New York City Ballet), Luis Fuente (Joffrey Chicago), Pedro Azorín (Madrid, Spain), and Joaquin Villa and Pacita Tomas (Madrid, Spain).
As a professional dancer, she was soloist in Anthony Tudor’s Dark Elegies (1988-1994), soloist with the New Mexico Ballet Company including roles of Sugar Plum Fairy, Karen in The Red Shoes, and the lead in Balanchine’s Serenade (1990-2006), soloist with Ballet Repertory Theatre including the title role in Cinderella and touring The Nutcracker around New Mexico in the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy (1996-2001).

In addition to professional certifications in Physical Training for adults and youth, Encinias is an experienced teacher. She has taught ballet at the Alwin School of Dance, at the University of New Mexico, the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Tierra Adentro of New Mexico: The New Mexico School of Academics, Art and Artesania, and the National Institute of Flamenco’s Conservatory of Flamenco Arts, where she currently teaches Jota, Escuela Bolera, and ballet.