Before the parade marches through town and the football team takes the field, College of Arts and Letters will host its annual master class series on Oct. 16 as part of its Homecoming event schedule.

Sandra Paola Lopez Ramirez (BFA, 2008) will be among those presenters

Dancer travels the world to inspire others

Paola Lopez Ramirez is a dancer, teacher, activist and community organizer who has traveled throughout the U.S., Colombia, Brazil, Cyprus, France, Canada and Mexico to share her craft.

Exploring identity through dance, art, education

Her work — an intersection between art and personal experience — explores issues such as relationship, gender, race, identity, awareness, kinesthetic listening and touch.

She has taught widely in both formal and non-formal education settings including the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, and is currently a faculty member in the dance program at the University of Texas at El Paso. She has also presented at national and international conferences, including TEDx El Paso.

When will she present?

Date: Oct. 16
Time: 3:45 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Plaster Student Union Theater
Admission: Free and open to public
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